(surnames from DADE to JUPP)
A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England
showing three generations of those who came before May 1692
on the basis of John Farmer`s Register
Volume 2 originally published Boston 1860-62
Second revision published by James Savage 1965
Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company 1965
History of Congress Catalog Card no. 65-185451
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EDMUND JACKLIN, EDMUND JACKLENE, EDMUND JACKLYN, or J EDMUND ACKLING, Boston 1634, glazier, freeman 6 May 1635. By wife Susan, had Samuel, born 19 April 1640; Susanna, 27, baptized 30 April 1643, died in few months; Susanna, again, 1 October 1644, died very soon; Hannah, 12, baptized 16 November 1645; Susanna, again, 16 January 1649; Mehitable, 15 February 1654; Mary, 15 June 1655, or January 1656; and Ruth, 4 August 1658. His will of 23 December 1672, probated September 1681, names only wife and children Samuel, Mehitable, and Mary. To each of the daughters he gives £50.
SAMUEL JACKLIN, SAMUEL JACKLENE, SAMUEL JACKLYN, or SAMUEL JACKLING, Boston, son of the preceding, freeman 1690.
JAMES JACKMAN, Newbury, was from Exeter, County Devon, it is said. He had wife Joanna, children Sarah, born 18 January 1648; Esther, 12 September 1651; James, 12 June 1655 ; Joanna, 14 June 1657; Richard, 15 February 1660. He was freeman 1684, and died 30 December 1694, aged 83.
JAMES JACKMAN, Newbury, son of the preceding. He married Rachel Noyes, daughter of Nicholas Noyes, had Joanna, born 20 April 1683, died young; Joanna, again, 25 May 1687; John, 3 February 1691; Mary, 23 January 1695; Sarah, 19 May 1697; and Esther, 5 November 1699.
RICHARD JACKMAN, Newbury, brother of the preceding. He married 26 June 1682, Elizabeth Plumer, daughter of Samuel Plumer, had Richard, born 17 August 1684; James, 5 September 1686; Elizabeth, 12 May 1689; and Joseph, 17 April 1698. George Jackman, a descendant died at Boscawen, June 1826, aged 90.
ABRAHAM JACKSON, Plymouth, apprentice of Seer Morton. He married 18 November 1657, Remember Morton, daughter of the Seer, had Lydia, born 19 November 1658; Abraham; Nathaniel; Eleazer, October 1669; and John. His wife died 24 July 1707, and he died 4 October 1714. Lydia married Israel Leavit; and next, Preserved Hall.
ABRAHAM JACKSON, Newton, son of John Jackson. He married 20 November 1679, Elizabeth Briscoe daughter of John Briscoe, who died 12 September 1737. He freeman 1690, and died 29 June 1740, leaving only son John, born 25 April 1682. But other children were Elizabeth, born 8 August 1680, who by husband Ephraim Williams was mother of the worthy founder of Williams College; Sarah, 1683; Margaret, 1685; Mary, 2 December 1686, probably died soon; Hannah; Mary, again, 19 January 1689; Abigail, 21 March 1690, died soon; Abigail, again, 1692, died before 13 years; Abraham, 12 March 1693, died soon; and Thomas, 6 September 1694, died at 9 years.
CALEB JACKSON, Rowley, son of Nicholas, had Caleb, born 1687, and a daughter.
DAVID JACKSON, Boston. In his will of 11 December 1683, probated 3 January 1684, gave all his estate to brother Daniel, "if he returns," otherwise to Henry Bouton, and Edmund Shore, made executors so that I inferred he was a bachelor, and probably transient.
EDMUND JACKSON, Boston 1635, shoemaker, joined our church 15 November of that year. By wife Martha, who died 12 November 1652, had Hannah, born 1 March 1636; John, 20 October 1638; Thomas, 1 March 1640; Samuel, 27 June, baptized 2 July 1643; Jeremiah, 14, baptized 20 July 1645; Mary, 17 February or April 1647; and Isaac, 22 November 1651. He next married 7 January 1653, eight weeks after death of the first wife Mary Cole, daughter of Samuel Cole, widow of ---- Gawdren, if the record be right, and had Edmund, 30 October 1654, probably died young, as he is not mentioned in will of grandfather Cole; Elizabeth, 11 February 1657; and Elisha, 12 February 1659. This wife died 11 March following. By third wife Elizabeth, he had Sarah, 24 September 1660; Martha, 11 February 1662; Susanna, 2 December 1663, died soon; Susanna, again, 19 September 1666; Edmund, 5 October 1668, died young; Edmund, again, 2 August 1672; and Mary, 22 December 1674; and died next year. His will of 2 May 1675, probated 28 July 1675 names elder children Samuel, Jeremiah, and Hannah Andrews, provides maintenance for five younger, Sarah, Martha, Susanna, Edmund, and Mary. He made wife Elizabeth executrix; from whom I presume all the other children had died, though their grandfather having 15 years before provided for two of the three, it is not certain. The name is by Drake, 235 and 245, misprinted Edward, though he refers to the facsimile of his signature, plain enough on page 243. His widow died soon and eldest son Samuel, acted as administrator under the will. He was freeman 25 May 1636, and probably came from old Boston.
EDMUND JACKSON, Boston. He married 27 October 1660, Elizabeth Pilkington, if there be no error in the record of which I have strong suspicion that the date is too late by one year and also that he is the same person as the preceding for I find not any other of the same name, but
EDMUND JACKSON, Weymouth, who by wife Mary, had Samuel, born 22 July 1691, and may have removed to Abington.
EDWARD JACKSON, Cambridge, a nailer from Whitechapel parish in London, where lived his father Christopher Jackson. He was baptized 3 February 1604, or 05, at Stepney. He came about 1643, caused entry on our County record of a certificate from the Treasurer under Ordinance of the two houses of Parliament at Westminster, that he had brought in for them light gold and money to amount of £40. On 7 September 1642, and again £22.10 on 12 October 1642 and again £32.10 on February 1643. In an Indenture between the Right Honorable Sir Richard Saltonstall, knight, Lord Mayor of London, and two other Commissioners of her Majesty, 40th year of Queen Elizabeth and the parties deputized to collect the first of three subsidies granted by Parliament the year preceding bearing date 1 October 1598, for St. Helen's Parish, Bishopgate Ward, I find the names of Edward Jackson, John Alsop, and Thomas Child (all in a following generation repeated among New England people) chargeable with William Shakespeare, the great poet of humanity, as liable with others to that rate. Among the details of minute circumstances in the life of our immortal bard by a score of pens, I do not recollect that his residence in that parish of London is mentioned. He was freeman 1645, purchased 1646 the beautiful farm of 500 acres from Governor Bradstreet, for £140, which had been sold to him for six cows by Thomas Mayhew, in 1638, before he went to the Vineyard, Representative 1647 and 15 years more, several times honorary with notice as the aid of apostle Eliot in the event Elizabeth of the Indians. He died 17 July 1681 in 77th year perhaps, though the grave stone whose accuracy I distrust, says, aged 79 years 5 months making large gift of Iand in Billerica to Harvard College. He lived in what was called the village, now Newton. By his first wife brought probably from England named Frances, he had, says the family tradition four sons and four daughters but we may doubt the story, as names of only six that were there baptized are furnished; and yet others may have been born to him after that record. On the parish record of baptisms at Whitechapel, Mr. Somerby found Israel, 9 March 1631, who died in infancy; Margaret, 1 January 1633; Hannah, 1 May 1634; Rebecca, 12 October 1636; Caleb, 10 October 1638; and Joseph, 13 September 1639. In favor of the tradition one may add Jonathan; Sebas, who was born on the passage from England it is said; and Frances, who died 5 October 1648; but that this was his wife is far more probable though the history of Newton counts her the child. His second wife married 14 March 1649, was Elizabeth Newgate, daughter of John Newgate of Boston, widow of John Oliver, the scholar (who died 30 September 1709 at a good age, even if deducted from the report of 91 years be allow.) by whom he had Sarah, 5 January baptized at Boston 21 April 1650; Edward, 15 December 1652; Lydia, 1656; Elizabeth, 28 April 1658; another Hannah, about 1660, married about 1681, the second Nathaniel Wilson; and Ruth, 16 January 1664, who about 1692, unmarried Hannah, the first born of those brought from England married about 1650, John, Ward; Rebecca married second Thomas Prentice; Sarah married 21 March 1678, Reverend Nehemiah Hobart of Newton, and died 23 February 1712; Lydia married 1680, Joseph Fuller, and died 12 January 1726; Elizabeth married 28 March 1677, John Prentice, and next, Jonas Bond, and died 25 January 1741.
EDWARD JACKSON, Cambridge, in the village, brother of Abraham Jackson. He was killed by the Indians at Medfield, I suppose, on 21 February 1676, in Philip's war.
EDWARD JACKSON, Newton, son of the first Edward Jackson, and the only one by his second wife. He was freeman 1685. By wife Grace, had Edward, born 25 December 1681, died young. His wife died 8 April 1685. He next married Abigail Wilson, daughter of Nathaniel Wilson, had Elizabeth, 23 February 1687; Abigail, 13 May 1690, died young; Hannah, 10 August 1692; Samuel, 19 May 1695; Alice; Edward, again, 3 April 1700; and Abigail, again, 14 September 1705. He was Representative 1702, Deacon, and he died 30 September 1727. His widow Abigail died 1746, aged 83.
EDWARD JACKSON, Newton, eldest son of Sebas Jackson of the same. By wife Mary, had Experience, born 9 August 1696; Edward, 1 October 1698; Isaac, 2 February 1701; Sarah, 28 October 1703; Sebas, 20 April 1706; Michael, 28 February 1709; Jonathan, 25 June 1713; and Ann, August 1714. He died 27 March 1748. His widow died 1753.
GEORGE JACKSON, Marblehead. He went, says Farmer, as surgeon in the wild Canada expedition of Phips 1690, but outlived it. He had wife Mary, and bought a farm in Scituate 1702.
HENRY JACKSON, Watertown 1637, one of the lessees of the fishing war at that place, perhaps was freeman of Fairfield 1669, had large estate. He may be the man, who came from London, 1635, aged 29, in the Elizabeth and Ann, for no other of the name can I find earlier.
JAMES JACKSON, Charlestown 1640, but Frothingham says no more.
JAMES JACKSON, PATRICK JACKSON, and RICHARD JACKSON, unhappy Scotch prisoners from the great battle of Worcester, 3 September 1651, sent over hither in the John and Sarah, on board of which in November they were laden, and disembarked at Boston in May 1652 to be sold, all died I doubt not, speedily, of broken heart or other malady. But at Dover was one
JAMES JACKSON, taxed 1659 and 1661.
JOHN JACKSON, Salem, had grant of land 1637, says Felt. He came probably in 1635 from London, in the Blessing, aged 40; with wife Margaret, 36; and son John, 2. He suffered loss of his house by fire October 1636, as told by Winthrop I. 200, and may have been the "godly man," saved from shipwreck as he also tells, II. 19. He was a fisherman, according to the custom house record, perhaps the freeman 2 June 1641, though not so probably as that the Ipswich man was he; for the first John lived 7 years at Gloucester, there sold his estate 1662. The Ipswich John Jackson died June 1656, having made his will, in which he names wife Mary, and son John, on 31 January 1656.
JOHN JACKSON, Cambridge, baptized at Stepney, near London 6 June 1602, was elder brother of Edward Jackson, and I presume came in the Defence 1635, from London, aged 30, called at the custom house "wholesale man in Burchen lane." By wife, who perhaps died soon, had besides perhaps two daughters Sarah and Theodosia, John (who died 17 October 1675 in 36th year probably never married). He was freeman perhaps 2 June 1641, but more probably 10 May 1643. By wife Margaret had Caleb, born 12 December 1645, died in 2 days; Hannah, 7 June 1646, says History of Newton 327, probably error for 7 January 1647; Abigail, 14 August 1648; Margaret, 20 June 1649; Edward, 14 January 1651, killed by the Indians at Medfield, 21 February 1676; Mary; Abraham, 14 August 1655, before mentioned; Deliverance, 9 November 1657; Joshua, 15 September 1659; and Grace, whose date is, like Mary's, unknown. He bought in 1639 the estate of Miles Ives, was Deacon, and he died 30 January 1675. His widow Margaret died 28 August 1684, in 60th year. Theodosia married 10 December 1664, Captain Noah Wiswall; next, Samuel Newman of Rehoboth; Hannah married Elijah Kenrick, and next, 20 January 1682, John Hyde; Abigail married Daniel Preston; Margaret married 30 January 1674, James Trowbridge, as second wife; and Mary married Samuel Truesdale.
JOHN JACKSON, Boston, perhaps brother of Henry Jackson. He came in the Elizabeth and Ann 1635, aged 27, a carpenter. By wife Abigail, had Sarah, born 15 August 1639, baptized 13 September 1640, his wife having the week preceding united with our church; Abigail, 24, baptized 29 August 1641; John, 26 June, baptized 2 July 1643; Hannah, 2, baptized 27 July 1645; Peter, 12 September 1647, died young; Mary, 4 November 1649; Benjamin, 23 February 1651, died young; and Mary, again, 25 October 1652. He died after 1673.
JOHN JACKSON, Ipswich, probably freeman 2 June 1641, for the name above his, and that below, belonged there. He left widow Catharine, who married 18 September 1648; one son, and five daughters.
JOHN JACKSON, Boston. He married 14 November 1657, Jane Thomas, daughter of Evan Thomas, had John, born 11 February 1659. One John Jackson took oath 14 July 1657 at Exeter; though of what import, is less clear. See Genealogical Registrar VIII. 77.
JOHN JACKSON, Scarborough 1663.
JOHN JACKSON, Gloucester, son of John Jackson of Salem, born in England. He married 12, or as another reads the record 22 July 1659, Susanna Jones, daughter of Thomas Jones, had John, born 3 June 1660, and she died 10 April 1662.
JOHN JACKSON, Portsmouth. He died about 1654, leaving widow Joanna, and son Richard, perhaps born in England.
JOHN JACKSON, New Haven. By wife Mary Hull, daughter of Richard Hull. He married 1 March 1654, who died 26 February 1665, had one child born 1654, another 1655, both died soon, neither of whose names is mentioned by the record; Mary, born 15 October baptized 22 November 1657; Grace, 4 baptized 6 February 1659, died at 5 years; Mehitable, 5 January baptized 1 April 1660, died 23 December following; and Hannah, 13, baptized 15 March 1663, who died in few days, as did another child with the mother. He married 2 July 1668, Sarah Smith, daughter of George Smith, and he died 1683. His wife as Mr. Porter tells me, was accused of attempt at killing him. But among proprietors in 1685 this name does not appear.
JOHN JACKSON, perhaps son of John Jackson of Ipswich, was a witness against poor Mrs. Easty, executed in 1692, for a witchcraft. How strong his evidence was, is seen in Essex Institute II. 242.
JOHN JACKSON, Cambridge 1672, the freeman probably of 1674, was son of Deacon John Jackson of the same. He died 17 October 1675, unmarried. In his will made after death of his father, his mother-in-law is remembered and to his unmarried sister Sarah it gives £50, but to each of his other sisters £5, and rest of his property to brothers Edward, and Abraham, who are executors.
JOHN JACKSON, who was Lieutenant and resided legatee of Richard Jackson. He had wife Sarah, who died 15 November 1700, aged 50 years and 8 months. By her he had, probably no issue. But by wife Deborah Fifield, daughter perhaps of Giles Fifield of Charlestown, had Fifield, born 8 April 1702; John, 12 January 1704; James, 1706; and Xene, 2 April 1708. He died 26 September 1709, aged 64. See Harris.
JOHN JACKSON, Newton, son of Sebas Jackson of the same. By wife Mary Curtis had John, born 24 July 1701, died young; Mary, 23 November 1702; Hannah, 1 July 1704; Amos, 31 October 1706; and Abigail, 8 February 1708. He took 3 October 1712, second wife Mary Bettis of Watertown, removed to Woodstock, Connecticut, had Elizabeth, born 16 October 1713; Margery, 1 June 1716; and Jonathan, 9 June 1718.
JOHN JACKSON, Portsmouth, son of Richard Jackson of the same. He died 1691, leaving widow Margaret, and son John; but was probably not of middle age, for his father had administration of his estate.
JONATHAN JACKSON, Boston, son of the first Edward Jackson of Cambridge, born probably in London, united with 3rd church of Boston 22 July 1670, and freeman 1671. By wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth born 16 February 1668, baptized 24 July 1670; Mary, 3, baptized 4 December 1670; Jonathan, 28, baptized 29 December 1672; Edward, baptized 9 January 1676; and Sarah, born 9 October 1679. In the great fire of that year 8 August 1679 his warehouse was burned. He died 28 August 1693.
JONATHAN JACKSON, Scituate, son of Samuel Jackson, had a grant of land for service in Philip's war. He had only son Jonathan, born 1685; and daughters Sarah and Hannah.
JONATHAN JACKSON, Rowley, son of Nicholas Jackson. He had Jonathan, Joshua, Daniel, and three daughters.
JONATHAN JACKSON, Boston, son of Jonathan Jackson of the same. He married 26 June 1700, Mary Salter, daughter of Jabez Salter, had Jonathan, born 28 April 1701, died soon; Mary, 4 April 1702; Jonathan, again, 14 June 1704; Elizabeth, 26 November 1705; Edward, 3 January 1707, died soon; Edward, again, 26 February 1708; and Jabez, 25 March 1715. He died 4 May 1736, leaving large estate.
JOSEPH JACKSON, Newton, youngest son of Sebas Jackson of the same. He married 28 November 1717, Patience Hyde, daughter of Samuel Hyde, had Lydia, born 20 September 1718; Timothy, 20 April 1726; Joseph, 2 August 1729; and Patience, 21 April 1734. He died 28 June 1768. His widow died 25 October 1775, aged 84.
MANUS JACKSON, Charlestown. By wife Rebecca, had Rebecca, born 25 December 1643. His is the only occurrence of this baptized name in the record except as a prefix to the name of Sally in the same town.
NICHOLAS JACKSON, Rowley 1643. He had Samuel, born 1649; Jonathan, 1650; and Caleb, 1652. He was of Salem in 1668.
RICHARD JACKSON, Cambridge, a gentleman of distinction. Representative 1637, 38, 39, 41, 48, 53, and 1661. He died 22 June 1672, aged almost 90. He had taken second wife in 1662, Elizabeth Brown, the daughter of Richard Brown, who died 11 January 1677. He left no children. His will, made that day on which it is said, perhaps erroneously he died, made wife executrix, names kinsfolk John Jackson, and Sarah Child, and former wife's kin.
RICHARD JACKSON, Portsmouth, son of John Jackson of the same, swore fidelity 1656. He had John, who married, and had family but died before his father.
ROBERT JACKSON, Hempstead, Long Island 1665. Wood's History.
SAMUEL JACKSON, Scituate. He came in from Plymouth, says Deane. He joined the church 25 February 1638, and had daughter Ann, baptized 25 March 1638, but she was born says the record two or three years before, and his wife died in March 1639. He married 20 November 1639, Esther Sealis, daughter of Richard Sealis, had Bethia, baptized 14 March 1641; Esther, 5 February 1643; and Samuel, 7 February 1647. He was freeman of that Colony 1644, removed to Barnstable, about 1646, and he died 1682, aged 72.
SEABIS JACKSON, SEBIS JACKSON, SEBAS JACKSON, SEBES JACKSON, or SEBAT JACKSON, Cambridge, son of the first Edward Jackson, born perhaps on the passage, whence may have sprung the unchristian name, which was, says tradition guessed Seaborn, lived at the village now Newton, was freeman 1690. He married 19 April 1671, Sarah Baker, daughter of Thomas Baker of Roxbury, had Edward, born 12 September 1672; Sebas, 12 March 1674; John, 1 March 1676, died soon; Sarah, 8 November 1680; Elizabeth 2 March 1683; John, again, 15 March 1685; Jonathan 10 December 1686; Mary 27 December 1687; and Joseph, 6 March 1690. He died 6 December 1690, and his widow died 25 March 1726, aged 84, says the history of Newton, not remembering that she was born 1650.
THOMAS JACKSON, Plymouth, a servant who ran away from his master, with three others, and on their way to Providence, robbed and murdered a solitary Indian as fulsome, is told in Bradford's History 362-5, for who he, and Arthur Peach, and Richard Stinnings, in September 1638, were hanged.
THOMAS JACKSON, Portsmouth. He married Hannah Johnson, daughter of James Johnson, had Mary; but though so far I obey authority of Honorable John Wentworth, and would submit to his dictation whether this Mary shall be wife of John Sherburne, son of Henry, or John, son of John; yet I feel great scruples about everything, without dates. See Genealogical Registrar IX. 180, and 208.
THOMAS JACKSON, Reading, in Mr. Eaton's list of early settlers may have removed to Boston to be the freeman of 1690. He, or another of the same name, married Elizabeth Grafton and Priscilla Grafton, daughters of Nathaniel Grafton. See note on Genealogical Registrar VIII. 270.
WALTER JACKSON, Dover 1658, was of Portsmouth in 1667; but chiefly resided at Dover. There was taxed 1661-75, had grant of land 19 March 1666 adjoining his own lot. He was dead March 1698, when oldest son William brought inventory. Perhaps he was brother of James Jackson of the same.
WILLIAM JACKSON, Rowley 1639. He had wife Deborah; only son John, who died before his father, and he died 1 May 1688, leaving only daughters Mary, wife of Isaac Foster; born 1640; and Deborah, 1644. His eldest daughter Elizabeth married probably James Howe of Ipswich. He built the first house in that part of the town which became Bradford.
WILLIAM JACKSON, Saybrook 1648. Twenty one of this name had been graduates at Harvard in 1849, five at Yale, and I know not how many at other New England Colleges.
BARTHOLOMEW JACOB, or BARTHOLOMEW JACOBS, New Haven 1668. He married 20 December 1666, Mercy Barnes, daughter of Thomas Barnes, had a daughter born 1667; Elizabeth, 19 October 1668; Samuel, 9 August 1671; Mercy, 8 September 1674; Thomas, 4 November 1677; and Lydia, 3 April 1681. He was a proprietor in 1685 and he died 1693. Mercy married 1 January 1695, John Hull.
DAVID JACOB, or DAVID JACOBS, Scituate, son of John Jacob. He married 1689, Sarah Cushing, daughter of John Cushing, had David, born 28 October 1690; Elisha, 30 October 1696, died young; Joshua, 31 March 1702; Joseph, 16 August 1707; Benjamin, 10 April 1709; and Elisha, again, 7 October 1711; besides daughters Mary, 15 July 1692; Sarah, 15 September 1694; Deborah, 22 April 1698; Lydia, 1 August 1700; and Hannah, 27 April 1704. His wife died 24 September 1723; and he died 10 February 1748.
GEORGE JACOB, or GEORGE JACOBS, Salem, unhappily lived in the village now Danvers, charged with witchcraft, sent to Boston, because the gaol in Essex County could not hold half of the accused imprisoned from 12 May to July 1692, condemned 5 August 1692 as was Reverend George Burrows, and executed together on 19 August 1692. Part of the evidence against him was extorted by threats from his granddaughter Margaret, who under seventeen years of age, also swore ("not knowing what an oath did mean," she says), against Burrows, whose punishment was, no doubt, more desirable (he being a clergyman of course a more valuable servant of the devil), by the judges, than that of Jacobs. But we may presume, that his greater age made up for his inferior mental capacity. She confessed that it was altogether false as to both, but the fate of these subjects was not changed; nor is it probably that her own life after thus telling the truth, could have been saved had not a disorder in the head, perhaps caused by her imprisonment preventing her trial until the following term, when the horrible delusion had begun to dissipate. Burrows forgave her before the double execution. His will of 29 January 1692, before his accusation after his execution was allowed in October 1692. See full account in Essex History Collections I. 52. Wife Mary, and daughter Ann, wife of John Andrews, besides the son George, are all the relatives except the grandchildren; and honorable descendant in the seventh generation furnished that account. His son George, and wife Rebecca, mother of this girl thus impiously abused by the judges in open Court, for the glory of God, were also charged but he escaped by flight, and she by confession which falsehood obtained her discharge with her daughter from prison in January following. Hutchinson II. 38-40. Felt, II. 477-52.
GEORGE JACOB, or GEORGE JACOBS, Danvers, only son of the preceding. He married 9 February 1675, Rebecca Frost, whose father is unknown, had Margaret, born 26 November 1675, who was the wretched witness; George, 29 September 1677; John, 18 September 1679; Jonathan, 29 July 1681; and Mary, 20 May 1683.
JOHN JACOB, or JOHN JACOBS, Hingham, son of Nicholas Jacob, born in England. He married 20 October 1653, Margery Eames, daughter of Anthony Eames, had John, 2 October 1654, who was of Johnson's company in the Narraganset campaign, December 1675, and was killed by the Indians 19 April 1676, near his father's house; Mary, 21 March 1656; Sarah, 29 September or 6 December 1657; and Benjamin, 2 April 1659, died at 11 months. His wife died 7 April 1659. He married 3 October 1661, Mary Russell, daughter of George Russell, who died 2 October 1691, aged 52, had Jael, 7 September 1662; David, 20 June 1664; Elizabeth, 11 April 1666; Peter, 12 February 1668; Hannah, 20 December 1669; Samuel, 30 November 1671; Deborah, 15 August 1674, died at one year; Deborah, again, 8 August 1677; John, again, 31 July 1679; Lydia, 18 April 1681; and Abigail, 13 November 1683. In Philip's war he had company under him some time. His will, dated 11 September 1693, probated 17 November 1693, names all the twelve living children, four sons, eight daughters. Jael married 31 December 1683, Matthew Cushing.
JOSEPH JACOB, or JOSEPH JACOBS, Hingham, brother of John Jacob of the same. By wife Hannah, had Joseph, born 20 February 1673, died soon; Joseph, again, 10 April 1675; Benjamin, 10 April 1680; Nathaniel, 29 January 1683; and Mary, 16 September 1686, died young.
JOSEPH JACOB, or JOSEPH JACOBS, Ipswich, son of Richard Jacob of the same. He married Susanna Symonds, daughter of William Symonds probably, and so an heir of Deputy-Governor Symonds, of who she has been erroneously thought to be daughter, had Samuel, born 1 December 1691, died in few days; and Joseph, 12 March 1693. The father died probably 1697, as his inventory is of 20 October 1697. Delay in settling of estate of her grandfather until 1693, though he died 1678, caused the confusion.
NATHANIEL JACOB, or NATHANIEL JACOBS, Rowley, son of Richard Jacob, freeman 1684, had estate also at Ipswich.
NICHOLAS JACOB, or NICHOLAS JACOBS, Hingham. He came in 1633, with wife and two children John and Elizabeth, resided first at Watertown, but removed 1635 to the new settlement. Freeman 3 March 1636. He had, besides the children mentioned in his will, Josiah, born 6 November 1642, died in few days. He was Representative 1648 and 49, and died 5 June 1657, leaving as we see by his will of 18 May 1657, probated 25 July 1657, widow Mary, executrix, who married 10 March 1659, John Beal; sons John, and Joseph, who was baptized 10 May 1646; daughters Elizabeth, who married December 1648, John Thaxter; Mary married 1653, John Otis junior; Sarah married 25 November 1652 or February 1654, Matthew Cushing; Hannah, baptized 23 February 1640, married 13 December 1657, Thomas Loring; and Deborah, baptized 26 November 1643, who married February 1664, Nathaniel Thomas. Usually the progeny of Nicholas Jacob rejects the final son.
PETER JACOB, or PETER JACOBS, Hartford 1647.
PETER JACOB, or PETER JACOBS, Hingham, son of Captain John Jacob. He married 7 December 1693, Hannah Allen of Barnstable, had John, born 17 October 1694; Hannah, 22 July 1696; Mary, 29 September 1698; Elizabeth, 9 April 1700; Peter, 25 October 1701; Jael, 10 May 1703; Lydia, 16 April 1705; Joseph, 11 August 1706, died soon; Joseph, again, 14 April 1708; Abigail, 3 December 1709; Sarah, 13 July 1712; and Deborah, 28 August 1714.
RICHARD JACOB, or RICHARD JACOBS, Ipswich. He came, 1634, in the Mary and John; and was freeman 6 May 1635. He married Martha Appleton, daughter of first Samuel Appleton, had Richard, Thomas, John, Samuel, Nathaniel, Joseph, Martha, and Judith; but no dates are found. He died 1672 or 1674. His second wife Joan had been widow of Deacon Robert Hale of Charlestown, and she died 28 November 1681, in 78th year at Charlestown.
SAMUEL JACOB, or SAMUEL JACOBS, Newbury, with prefix of respect, says Coffin. He died 16 June 1672. He was probably son of Richard Jacob of Ipswich, and died before his father, leaving widow and one child Lydia.
SAMUEL JACOB, or SAMUEL JACOBS, Hingham, son of Captain John Jacob. By wife Elizabeth, had Samuel, born 27 June 1695. The father died four months after (October 1695).
THOMAS JACOB, or THOMAS JACOBS, Ipswich, probably son of Richard Jacob, freeman 1674.
GEORGE JAFFREY, Newbury. He married 7 December 1665, Elizabeth Walker, had Sarah, born 26 February 1667. He removed to Boston, and again, about 1677, removed to Great Island or Newcastle, New Hampshire. Had second wife Ann, who died 6 December 1682, giving birth to George, and aged 18 when his second wife Ann died 6 December 1682. In 1683 he was petitioner against Governor Cranfield; after was Representative and speaker, and counselor 1702. He died at the house of Colonel Appleton in Ipswich, 13 February 1707, leaving good estate. By Reverend John Pike, in his Diary, he is noted as "of singular understanding and usefulness". His widow Hannah married (as third wife) Penn Townsend of Boston.
GEORGE JAFFREY, Portsmouth, son of the preceding, Harvard College 1702. He married 10 January 1710, Sarah Jeffries, daughter of David Jeffries of Boston, had George, born 8 February 1717; Elizabeth, 20 July 1719; Sarah, 25 March 1722; Ann, 26 October 1723; and Rebecca, 23 May 1734, died next month. His wife died 12 January 1735. He married Sarah Wentworth, daughter of John Wentworth, widow of Archibald McPhedris, had no children by her. He then married 10 January 1711, Sarah Jeffries, daughter of David Jeffries. He was a counselor, and Judge of the Supreme Court. He had George, born 1716, Harvard College 1736. He died 8 May 1749, in 67th year. That son was a counselor and died 20 December 1801, in 85th year. Descendants in esteem at Portsmouth were known in our day.
JEREMY JAGGER, Wethersfield, one of the first settlers, may therefore have been of Watertown, served in the Pequot war 1637, removed 1641 to Stamford, there was master of a traditional vessel, and went to the West Indies four years before his death 14 August 1658 abroad. His widow Elizabeth married 12 May 1669, Robert Usher. In 1671 grants for his conduct in the old war were made to his three sons John, Jeremiah, and Jonathan.
JEREMIAH JAGGER, Stamford, son of the preceding. He died 1690, leaving Sarah, aged 13; Elizabeth, 11; Mary, 7; and Jeremy, 5.
JOHN JAGGER, Southampton, Long Island, 1641, perhaps brother of the first Jeremy Jagger, was living 1664.
JOHN JAGGER, Stamford, son of the first Jeremy Jagger, propounded for freeman 1670. He had Elizabeth, aged 18; Hannah, 16; Sarah, 14; Mary, 11; and Jonathan, 9; as appears by the probated record of 16 February 1684, when his inventory is returned. No wife is named, and his eldest daughter died before May 1686.
JONATHAN JAGGER, Stamford, brother of first John Jagger, was living there 1673, and not in 1687, but whether he had family then or after, is unknown to us.
CHARLES JAMES, Gloucester. He married 17 July 1673, Ann Collins, had Charles, born 12 July 1674; and Francis, 22 May 1677. He died 11 September 1720, aged, says Babson, about 69 years.
EDWARD JAMES, Newbury, may, or may not, be the same, who having probably come in the fleet with Winthrop requested administration as freeman 19 October 1630, but we see no evidence of his becoming so. Perhaps he went home before the time of administration next year and came again. The early settler was probably of Watertown, and his wife Reana. However, the man at Newbury who had Edmund, born 1670; and Benjamin, 15 April 1673; and in that year died as says Coffin, could not be the Watertown settler because his widow Reana, by contract of marriage 11 August 1640, says Bond, 800, became wife of William Andrew.
EDMUND JAMES, a servant of Reverend Francis Dane of Andover. He died 14 September 1682, and was probably the son of the preceding.
ERASMUS JAMES, Salem 1637, then had grant of land, was of Marblehead 1648. He died about 1660, leaving widow Jane. Felt. She died that year. He had probably son of the same name, who was acting for the town, March 1674.
FRANCIS JAMES, Hingham. He came in the Diligent 1638, with wife and two servants Thomas Luckling and Richard Baxter, from old Hingham. He was freeman 10 May 1643. He lost house by fire in May, and died 27 December 1647.
FRANCIS JAMES, Hingham, freeman 1684, probably was son not of the preceding but of Philip James. By wife Elizabeth, had Francis, born 26 January 1667; Thomas, 7 December 1669; Samuel, 1 April 1676; and others; certainly Sarah, who is mentioned in the will of her brother Francis, 28 December 1717, as wife of John Sale; also Jane, who was baptized 5 November 1664, wife of Edward Darby, mentioned in the same will; and Philip, probably eldest, born 29 April 1657, who died 14 February 1688, of whose estate administration was given to his mother. He died 29 November 1684, inventory was given 5 May 1685, and his widow Elizabeth made administrator.
FRANCIS JAMES, Gloucester, son of Charles James. He married 1703, Elizabeth, the spelling of whose surname is uncertain, but Babson, 107, says, though she had several children yet none perpetuated the name.
GAWDY JAMES, Charlestown 1639, freeman 18 May 1642, had leave to inhabit at Boston 1657. By wife Ann, had, perhaps, no children at least none to outlive him, for in his will, 26 December 1683, probated December 1684, after releasing tenants of his estate of Winnowfarthing in England and making provision for wife during her life, he devised his property to the First Church of Boston, to which many years preceding he had removed. Sometimes this uncommon name of baptism is erroneous given Gardy.
HUGH JAMES, Portsmouth, sent over by Mason, 1630, or 1.
JOHN JAMES, Providence 1645, perhaps son of Thomas James of the same, had division then of 25 acres.
JOHN JAMES, Scituate, who Deane supposed to be son of Thomas James of Dedham, and calls a freeman of Scituate 1668. He married 1675, Lydia Turner, daughter of John Turner, had only child John, born 1676. He died about the same time of the consequence of wounding from the Indians. His widow married 1680, William Barrell.
JOHN JAMES, Derby 1694-1706, had preached in Haddam, as early as 1683. By Mather, in Hecatompolis, erroneously marked as bred at Harvard but he is not in the Catalogue of alumni, yet may be the gentleman to who in 1710 was given A.M. being the third honorary degree ever conferred by the institution. By Farmer he was thought son of Reverend Thomas James of Charlestown, but Dr. Field informed us, page 69, that he was "supposed to be a native of Wales"; and Dr. Stiles had information that he came from England was "devoted to books." He died at Wethersfield, 10 August 1729, having there lived in private some years. This Stiles derived probably from MS of Reverend Mr. Mix, minister of Wethersfield at the date of death of James, and above thirty-five years earlier; and Mix called him "a very good man, with a very ungraceful delivery". That the first minister of Charlestown might have son John living to that date should not be full grounds of conjecture, but it obtained no support from the name in Frothingham, 183, among the householders of 1678, Thomas James, for this is found by severe inspection to be Thomas Jones. This John, probably left no descendants or Mix would have mentioned the names.
JOSEPH JAMES, Fairfield 1674. He died before January 1688, leaving widow Mary, and daughter Mary, who married Nathan Adams.
PHILIP JAMES, Hingham, probably brother of Francis James. He came 1638, in the Diligent, with wife, four children, and two servants William Pitts, and Edward Mitchell (we may regret that blessed Daniel Cushing has not as well told us, in his contemporary record the names of these children) from Hingham, in old Norfolk. He died soon after, and his widow married 14 February 1640, George Russell.
RALPH JAMES, Weymouth 1650. He may be thought the man who married 17 April 1650 at Plymouth, Mary Fuller; daughter perhaps of Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower.
SAMUEL JAMES, Scituate, thought by Deane to be father of William James.
THOMAS JAMES, Charlestown, bred at Emanuel College Cambridge, where he had his degrees 1614 and 1618, had preached in County Lincoln, where probably he was born. Came in the William and Francis 1632, arriving 5 June 1632, with wife Elizabeth, and probably son Thomas. He was freeman 6 November 1632. He had John, baptized 9 June 1633 or 6 January 1633, the first baptism of that church says Budington, 35; but the less trusty town record makes the birth 18 January 1633 and I know not any other church at Charlestown. His ordination for the service of those who had 14 October 1632 been dismissed from Boston church to found the new one was on Friday 2 November 1632, and before the end of next year a spirit of discord or jealousy was so active, that as early as March 1636 he was dismissed. After few years he went to New Haven, where in November 1639 a lot was granted to him. He was made a freeman of that Colony 1640. He had Nathaniel, baptized 1 August 1641. On 7 October 1642, he sailed to Virginia, in company with Knowles and Tomson, but came back in June 1643, and before 1648 went home, became minister of Needham, in County Suffolk, and so continued until the great day of ejection in 1662, but passed the remainder of his days there. He was living in 1678, then about 85 years old, and Hubbard, who gives this account thinks he might be, when he wrote two or three years later. Hubbard, 191; Prince, Annals 413; Budington, 196; Calamy, II.
THOMAS JAMES, Providence 1637, one of the founders of the First Baptist Church, a physician, strong friend of Williams, a good servant in the cause of humanity, as is seen in the History of Bradford, 364, and Winthrop I. 268.
THOMAS JAMES, Dedham. He may be the man who had grant of land at Salem 1638, and the same, who married at Plymouth, 17 April 1650, Mary Fuller, perhaps daughter of the beloved physician of the Mayflower. He came from Marlborough, County Wilts, April 1635 by the James from Southampton, whose name, Mr. Somerby, in Genealogical Registrar V. 440, says is misprinted. Thomas Davyes in 3 History Collections VIII. 319. This, if correct, is an unusual carelessness in me, who may tax the ingenuity of readers to account for. If I understand Mr. Somerby, the error is not on my page, for Drake’s later copy in Genealogical Registrar XIV. 333, agrees wholly with mine. Yet neither of us have that surname; and I feel sure, that much less than half of the names of passengers on that voyage by that ship were reported at the custom-house. By wife Margaret, he had John, born 16 May 1641. Perhaps soon removed back to Salem, for there he was living 1659.
THOMAS JAMES, Lancaster. He died shortly after 13 March 1660, the date of his will, in which to his wife who if lived was then in England, and cousins named Isaac, Lydia, Mary, Hannah, and Christopher Lewis, he gave all his estate, and made John Lewis, perhaps their father his executor. Yet they may have no relations to our country; and he have been only transferred.
THOMAS JAMES, Easthampton, son of the first Thomas James, born in England, had with his father lived at New Haven, several years there was freeman early in 1645. He had Elisha, Nathaniel, Abel, and Abigail, all baptized 19 March 1648; and Ruth, 21 March 1650. He removed to Long Island in 1650, became their minister, and he died 1696. See Wood's History Sk. of Long Island.
THOMAS JAMES, Salem, 1659. He died about 1666. He had James, Joseph, and Sarah, but they all were living in Carolina, when he died.
WILLIAM JAMES, who required 10 October 1630 to be administered freeman but never took the oath, had probably come in the fleet with Winthrop and, perhaps, went home before May following as did, I suppose, Edmund James, possibly his brother. Felt thinks him the same, who had grant of land at Salem1637. But this man it seems more likely came in the Lion, arrived 16 September 1632. Either of these Williams may have been the planter at Kittery 1651.
WILLIAM JAMES, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on the list of freeman 1655, may have been son of Thomas James of Providence; but it is more probable he had been of Salem church and was excommunicated with thirteen others, as by Hugh Peter triumphantly in his letter to church of Dorchester 1 July 1639, related in full. Hutchinson I. 421. Felt, in his list of members of the Church thought it his duty to omit the whole.
WILLIAM JAMES, Scituate 1673. He had wife Mehitable, but no children. Deane thought him of a different family from John, and that his father was Samuel James. Twelve of this name, says Farmer, had, in 1828, been graduates at the Colleges of New England and New Jersey.
ANDREW JAMESON, Boston 1657, one of the first members of the Scot's Charitable Society that year. ROBERT JAMESON, Watertown 1642.
WILLIAM JAMESON, Charlestown, was, I suppose, a soldier of Turner's company 1676, whose name is, I think, called Jennison in Frothingham's list of householders 1678, page 183, because in Budington is found as church member 16 October 1681, Goodman William Jimmison, and such name is not seen in Frothinghams. Had wife Sarah, married 18 October 1677. Her gravestone says she died 24 March 1691, aged 38, by whom he had William, born 26 May 1679; Margaret, 2 June 1680; John, baptized 7 November 1686; William, 17 November 1689; and Mary 15 March 1691; and second wife Sarah, died 7 September 1710, aged 61; and third wife Mary, died 15 March 1718, aged 67. He died 25 February 1714, aged 61. At Dover, in 1658, an inhabitant was recorded calling Patriarch Jemeson, says Mr. Quint, but perhaps the clerk should have written Patrick.
WILLIAM JAMESON, Casco, about 1685.
ABEL JANES, or ABEL JEANES, Northampton, son of William Janes. He married 1679 daughter of William Judd of Farmington, had Mary, born 1680; Ruth, 1682; Elizabeth, 1684; Sarah; Noah; Rachel; Bathsheba; and perhaps more. He removed to Lebanon, and he died 18 December 1718. His widow died 24 April 1735.
BENJAMIN JANES, or BENJAMIN JEANES, Northampton, brother of the preceding. He had four children killed by the Indians 13 May 1704. His wife was scalped but she recovered. He removed to Coventry.
JOSEPH JANES, or JOSEPH JEANES, Northampton, brother of the preceding. He died unmarried 26 February 1695.
SAMUEL JANES, or SAMUEL JEANES, Northampton, another brother of the preceding. He married 1692, Sarah Hinsdale, daughter of Samuel Hinsdale, had six children of who three with himself and wife were killed by the Indians when his brother Benjamin fell, and Pascomuck hamlet was destroyed 1704, and his son Samuel was tomahawked but recovered and son Jonathan escaped.
WILLIAM JANES, or WILLIAM JEANES, New Haven 1643, then had family of five, perhaps one of more born in England. He had Ruth, born 15 February 1650. He was preacher about 1651, removed 1657, to Northampton, where his wife Mary died 4 August 1662. By her he had, also, Abel, Joseph, Ebenezer, and Jonathan, the last two were killed by the Indians 2 September 1675 at Northfield, and also Nathaniel, and Elisha, both died at Springfield 1663. He married in few months Hannah Bascom, widow of John Broughton, daughter of Thomas Bascom, had Samuel, born 1664; Hepzibah, 1666; Hannah, 1669; Benjamin, 1672; and perhaps, William of Hartford, about 1700, may also have been his son. His daughter Ruth married 3 July 1667, John Searle. He was among the first settlers at Northfield, and preached to the people there under an oak tree; but twice that plantation was broken up, and he driven down to Northampton, there he died 20 September 1690. His descendants spelled the name Janes, though he always had e before the a.
HENDRICK JANSEN, or HENDRICK JANSON, Newtown, Long Island, 1656, a Dutchman, willing to endure the jurisdiction of Connecticut.
DANIEL JAQUES, Newbury, youngest son of Henry Jaques. He married 20 March 1693, had Daniel, born 27 December 1693; and Richard, 2 February 1696. He had second wife Susanna.
HENRY JAQUES, Newbury, a carpenter, came 1640. He married 8 October 1648, Ann Knight, daughter perhaps of Richard Knight, had Henry, born 30 July 1649; Mary 12 November 1651, died under 2 years; Mary, again, 23 October 1653; Hannah; Richard, 1658; Stephen, 6 September 1661; Sarah, 20 March 1664; Daniel, 20 February 1667; Elizabeth, 28 October 1669; Ruth, 14 April 1672; and Abigail, 11 March 1674. He was freeman 1669. He died 24 February 1687, aged 69, and his widow died 22 February 1705. Mary married 7 May 1674, Richard Brown; Sarah married 10 October 1683, John Hale, junior; Hannah married 15 January 1680, Ephraim Plummer; and Elizabeth married perhaps, Luke Perkins of Ipswich.
HENRY JAQUES, Newbury, eldest son of the preceding. He died before his father, leaving Henry.
RICHARD JAQUES, Newbury, brother of the preceding. He married 18 January 1682, Ruth Plummer, daughter of Samuel Plummer, had Richard, born 5 December 1682, died soon; and Richard, again, 6 January 1684. He was drowned 28 May 1683.
STEPHEN JAQUES, Newbury, brother of the preceding, freeman 1690. He married 13 May 1684, Deborah Plummer, daughter of Samuel Plummer, had Stephen Jaques, born 28 July 1686, Harvard College 1707; Samuel, 19 March 1692; Mary, 26 September 1694; Sarah, 23 September 1697; Richard Jaques, 1 April 1700, Harvard College 1720, who was minister of Gloucester; Benjamin, 23 September 1702; and Ann, 25 February 1705. Two others of this name, besides the above mentioned were graduates at Harvard, probably of this family also. Sometimes the name is Jaquith.
ABRAHAM JAQUITH, Charlestown. He married Ann Jordan, daughter of James Jordan of Dedham, whither he soon removed I think, had Abraham, born 19 December 1644; Mary, 3 November 1646; and three other children, who were all remembered in the will of grandfather Jordan Jaquith. He was freeman 1656, written Jackewish, when the spelling was by sound.
ABRAHAM JAQUITH, Woburn, son of the preceding. He married 13 March 1671, Mary Adford, or Mary Adverd, daughter of Henry Adford, had Abraham, born 17 February 1673; Elizabeth, 19 May 1675; Sarah, 21 September 1677; and perhaps he removed.
ELEAZER JAQUITH, Woburn, perhaps brother of the preceding, was freeman 1671. Sometimes the name is as the preceding.
JOHN JARRATT, Rowley, freeman 13 May 1640. He died 1648. His inventory of September 1648 was £69, in his will named wife Susanna and daughter Elizabeth. Felt would count him of Salem.
JOHN JARVIS, Boston, merchant. He died 24 September 1656; but probably he was only transient visitor.
JOHN JARVIS, Boston, shipwright. He married 18 September 1661, Rebecca Parkman, daughter of Elias Parkman, had Nicholas, baptized 1666; and Samuel, 1674; but probably the elder died young. In his will of 19 January 1689, probated 4 March 1690, he names wife Rebecca, and three children all minors, Samuel, Mary, and Abigail.
STEPHEN JARVIS, perhaps of Huntington, Long Island. He married a daughter of Jonathan of the same before 1670.
JONATHAN JAY, a soldier, 1676, under Captain William Turner.
WILLIAM JAY, Boston. He married about 1653, Mary Hunting, daughter of John Hunting of Dedham. I presume he died early, and his widow in her mother's will was called Buckner.
FRANCIS JECOCKES, or FRANCIS JECOXE, Stratford 1646. It may be Jacocks, or sometimes Jackax.
JOHN JEFFORD, Lynn 1675.
DAVID JEFFREY, DAVID JEFFRIES, or DAVID JEFFERY, Boston, merchant. He married 15 September 1686, Elizabeth Usher, daughter of John Usher, had Jane, born 4 July 1687; John, 5 February 1689; David Jeffrey, 15 June 1690, Harvard College 1708; Elizabeth 12 February 1692, who married 13 January 1709, Charles Sheprove; Rebecca, 9 December 1693, who married 9 August 1711, Ebenezer Wentworth; Sarah, 4 May 1695, who married 10 January 1711, George Jaffey; Frances, 12 July 1696, who died at 19 years; and Peter; 18 November 1697, died young. These all living when his wife died 27 June 1698, as Sewall tells, in Genealogical Registrar VI. 77.
DAVID JEFFREY, DAVID JEFFRIES, or DAVID JEFFERY, Boston, son of the preceding. He married 5 November 1713, Catharine Eyre, daughter of John Eyre, had only child David Jeffrey, born 23 October 1714, Harvard College 1732. He perished in shipwreck 1716, returning from England. His widow married 6 February 1719, Oliver Noyes.
DIGORY JEFFREY, DIGORY JEFFRIES, or DIGORY JEFFERY, Kittery, was constable in 1664.
EDWARD JEFFREY, EDWARD JEFFRIES, or EDWARD JEFFERY, came in the Truelove 1635, aged 24, from London; but we know not, where he sat down.
FRANCIS JEFFREY, FRANCIS JEFFRIES, or FRANCIS JEFFERY, Falmouth, about 1685. Willis, I. 218.
GEORGE JEFFREY, GEORGE JEFFRIES, or GEORGE JEFFERY, Windsor. He had there Mary, born 12 June 1669; Hannah, 23 August 1671; and Elizabeth, 24 December 1675. He removed to Suffield, there had James, 1681, who was of Westerly, Rhode Island 1709; also he had Sarah, and perhaps other children. He died 15 September 1683.
GEORGE JEFFREY, GEORGE JEFFRIES, or GEORGE JEFFERY, Boston 1676, a merchant from Scotland, may have been, 1684, at Portsmouth, the member of Moody's church, which had a vessel seized by Edward Randolph, which was rescued. See Farmer's note in Belknap I. 104.
GREGORY JEFFREY, GREGORY JEFFRIES, or GREGORY JEFFERY, Wells, was freeman 1653, constable 1658. He had wife Mary and son John, an infant as his will of 14 January 1662, only two or three days before his death shows. To each he gave half of his estate and his widow married John Lux. By her will of 8 September 1664, she gave some of her property to her husband and more to her son but if he died before 17 years old then to Mary Lux and her brother Joseph.
JOHN JEFFREY, JOHN JEFFRIES, or JOHN JEFFERY, Boston, eldest son of the first David Jeffrey. He married 24 September 1713, Ann Clark, daughter of Thomas Clark, had only Ann, born 25 June 1719 or 1720, died young.
ROBERT JEFFREY, ROBERT JEFFRIES, or ROBERT JEFFERY, Charlestown. He came in the Elizabeth and Ann 1635, aged 30, embarked at London with wife Mary, 27, and children Thomas, 7; Elizabeth, 6; and Mary, 3; two maid servants Susan Brown, 21; and Hannah Day, 20. His wife united with the church in April 1636 but though in the great religious schism, I do not find him so prominent as to be publicly censured yet he removed with the disaffection to Rhode Island 1638, where he was in high repute as physician, and treasurer of Newport 1640, and there was living 1646.
THOMAS JEFFREY, THOMAS JEFFRIES, or THOMAS JEFFERY, Dorchester, freeman 14 May 1634, removed before 1643 to New Haven, probably with Eaton in 1638, had served with reputation in the Pequot war; was called a Sergeant when he died August 1661, in good esteem. By will, of who Thomas Trowbridge was executor, his estate of £152 was distributed to relatives and friends, in part, and to the poor, named no children nor brother, only a sister Sarah, wife of George Betty, and her two children in St Nicholas, County Somerset.
WILLIAM JEFFREY, WILLIAM JEFFRIES, or WILLIAM JEFFERY, Weymouth, one of the earliest settlers in Massachusetts Bay, before Governor Winthrop or even Captain Endicot, probably first at Cape Ann, and may have drifted along shore to Manchester, early called Jeffry's creek, or as far as Salem, and Felt claims him for Ipswich, but of course this would be some years later. He desired administration 19 October 1630, and was sworn freeman 18 May 1631. I think he may have had Mary, born 20 March 1642, and tradition gives him son John. He may be the brother of Robert Jeffrey, who was on Rhode Island 1638, and certainly is seen in the list of freeman at Newport 1655, where he died 2 January 1675, aged 84. From his will of 8 December 1674, referred to his mother Audry Jeffrey late of Chittingly, County Sussex, it may be presumed that he came from that shire; it names his wife Mary, eldest daughter Mary, wife of John Green of Newport; son Thomas, daughters Sarah, wife of James Barker; Priscilla, and Susanna, and brothers of his wife, John and Daniel Gould.
HENRY JEFTS, or HENRY JEFFS, Woburn 1640. He married 13 September 1647, Ann Stowers, and next, 21 May 1649, Hannah Borth, or Hannah Births, perhaps Hannah Booth, had John, born 11 May 1651; Hannah, who died first week of May 1653; Hannah, again, 14 February 1655; Joanna, 24 May 1656; Henry, 21 March 1659; and possibly others before or after. But these all, since the first, at Billerica, of which he was one of the first settlers, and there died 24 May 1700, aged 94. Strangely is the name printed Sciffs in 2 Massachusetts Historical Collection II. 162.
HENRY JEFTS, or HENRY JEFFS, Billerica, called junior, probably son of the preceding, freeman 1690.
JOHN JEFTS, or JOHN JEFFS, Boston 1656, mariner. He had Mary, born 8 January 1636. By wife Sarah, who took administration upon his estate 26 August 1670, because "nigh twelve years since departure and no news of him." Subsequently John Jefts, probably his son had administration de bonis non..
WILLIAM JEFTS, or WILLIAM JEFFS, Rhode Island 1652.
DANIEL JEGGLES, DANIEL JEGLIS, or DANIEL JIGGLES, Salem 1639.
DANIEL JEGGLES, DANIEL JEGLIS, or DANIEL JIGGLES, Salem, perhaps son of Thomas Jeggles, or possibly of the preceding, was master of a vessel taken by the French 1689. See Revolution in New England Justif. 43.
THOMAS JEGGLES, THOMAS JEGLIS, or THOMAS JIGGLES, Salem, perhaps brother of first Daniel Jeggles. He married October 1647, Abigail Sharp, daughter of Elder Samuel Sharp, had Abigail, born 21 July 1648; Thomas, 14 November 1650; William, 1 March 1653, died in few days; Samuel, 4 February 1654; Elizabeth, 15 October 1656; William, again, 30 May 1659; Daniel, 9 December 1661; Mary, 9 March 1665; Nathaniel, 14 September 1666; all except the third, baptized 22 November 1668; John, born 25 March 1669; Ebenezer, 9 March 1672, baptized in May 1672; and Benjamin, born 25 May 1674. Abigail married 2 December 1668, Isaac Foote.
THOMAS JEGGLES, THOMAS JEGLIS, or THOMAS JIGGLES, Salem, son of the preceding, a mariner. He married March 1683, Mary Weston, daughter probably of John Weston, had Sarah, born 5 January 1685; and Thomas and William, perhaps twins baptized 25 June 1699. He died 19 August 1687, and the widow brought them to the rite.
THOMAS JEGGLES, THOMAS JEGLIS, or THOMAS JIGGLES, also a mariner of Salem, and probably older than the preceding, was son of William.
WILLIAM JEGGLES, WILLIAM JEGLIS, or WILLIAM JIGGLES, Salem 1637, shipwright, probably brother of first Daniel Jeggles, and, perhaps, of first Thomas Jeggles. He died May 1659. He had wife Mary and son John, and two or three other children. His widow Elizabeth was administrix and died soon.
WILLIAM JEGGLES, WILLIAM JEGLIS, or WILLIAM JIGGLES, of Salem, who came from Virginia. He died 12 May 1674, was probably his son. Giggles, Gyggles, and other forms are used.
JOHN JELLETT, Boston. He died 13 August 1656, yet it might seem that he was only transient since we see no other mention of him; but the record of marriages contains that of William Wardell with widow Elizabeth Jellett, and under Gillet may be read more of her.
THOMAS JELLICOE, Middletown, had wife Mary, but probably no children. He died 1684.
JAMES JEMPSON, JAMES GIMSON, or JAMES JEMSON, Boston. He had wife Sarah, administered of our church 27 November 1647, had son James, born 22 December 1651, who probably died soon; and James, again, 2 January 1655. He died January 1662. His estate was small, but his wife took administration 1 February 1662. Perhaps he may have written the name Jameson.
JOHN JEMSPON, JOHN GIMSON, or JOHN JEMSON, Amesbury, possibly son of the preceding. He married 15 March 1670 Esther Martin, daughter of George Martin of Salisbury. He took oath of fidelity 20 December 1677.
PATRICK JEMPSON, PATRICK GIMSON or PATRICK JEMSON, at Dover, administered an inhabitant in January 1659. There was taxed several years. See Jameson.
EDWARD JENKINS, or EDWARD JENKIN, Scituate 1643. He probably came with Nathaniel Tilden, for in his will, 1641, he is called his servant. Was Representative 1657. He married 1684, perhaps as second wife Mary Ripley, daughter of Abraham Ripley. He died 1699, leaving Thomas, probably by earlier wife Deane.
HENRY JENKINS, or HENRY JENKIN, New Hampshire. He died about 1670.
JOEL JENKINS, or JOEL JENKIN, Braintree. He married Sarah Gilbert, had Lydia, born 13 October 1640; and Theophilus, 7 April 1642. He was freeman 1646, removed to Malden. Theophilus, his son, died there 15 or 25 July 1660. Lydia married 3 May 1657, John Paul.
JOHN JENKINS, or JOHN JENKIN, Plymouth 1643, probably removed to Barnstable. There married 2 February 1653, Mary Ewer, had Sarah, born 15 November 1653; Mehitable, 2 March 1655; Samuel, 12 September 1657; John, 13 November 1659; Mary, 1 October 1662; Thomas, 15 July 1666; and Joseph, 31 March 1669. Mehitable married October 1675, Eleazer Hamblen. He may, or may not, be the passenger in the Defence from London, 1633, called 26 years of age. A few weeks later Elizabeth Jenkins aged 27, embarked in the Truelove, at London, for New England. She may be the person who died at Sandwich, 30 April 1649.
JOHN, JENKINS, or JOHN JENKIN Barnstable, probably son of the preceding. He had Mehitable, born 25 September 1694; Samuel, 15 July 1697; Philip, 26 July 1699; Joseph, 13 August 1701; and Ruth, 1704. He died 8 July 1736.
JOSEPH JENKINS, or JOSEPH JENKIN, brother of the preceding. He married October 1694, Lydia Howland, had Abigail, born July 1695; Bathshua, July 1696; Ann, May 1701; Joseph, 29 February 1704; Lydia, 30 June 1705; Benjamin, 30 June 1707; and Reliance, 6 April 1709.
LEMUEL JENKINS, or LEMUEL JENKIN, Malden 1671. He married 12 July 1670, Elizabeth Oakes, daughter of Thomas Oakes, had Lemuel, born March 1672; and Elizabeth, who died 16 February 1698, unless she were a granddaughter.
MATTHEW JENKINS, or MATTHEW JENKIN, Nantucket, son of Peter Jenkins. He married 9 August or October 1706, Mary Gardner, daughter of Joseph Gardner, had Thomas, born 29 November 1707; Peter, 30 April 1710; Joseph, 29 March 1713; Benjamin, 15 January 1717; Bethia, 25 January 1719; Sarah, 24 October 1722; and Mary, 15 May 1727. He died 10 November 1758.
OBADIAH JENKINS, or OBADIAH JENKIN, Malden. He married 11 January 1677, Mary Lewis, had Sarah, born 9 March 1685; Ann, 29 October 1687; and Obadiah, 4 April 1690. He was freeman 1690.
PETER JENKINS, or PETER JENKIN, Edgartown 1670. He had Joseph, Matthew, Thomas, and Sarah; but no dates of births of children or of his own marriage or death are seen.
REGINALD JENKINS, or REGINALD JENKIN, Dorchester 1630. He is probably the man who removed, says Winthrop I. 89, to Cape Porpus, there was killed by the Indians 1632.
REGINALD JENKINS, or REGINALD JENKIN, Kittery, who submitted 1652, to the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, removed to Dover. There by wife Ann, had Philadelphia, who married 14 June 1676, Matthew Estes. He may have been son of the preceding.
ROBERT JENKINS, or ROBERT JENKIN, Dover 1657, called Junkins, probably the same named Jenkins, at York 1674, where he took, 22 March 1681, oath of allegiance to the King.
SAMUEL JENKINS, or SAMUEL JENKIN, Greenwich 1672. May have been he who married 6 July 1670, Mary Fawer, daughter of Eleazer Fawer of Dorchester.
THOMAS JENKINS, or THOMAS JENKIN, Barnstable, son of the first John Jenkins. He married 24 August 1687, Experience Hamblen, daughter of James Hamblen, had Thankful, born 19 May 1691; Experience, 28 March 1693; Mercy, 5 January 1695; Ebenezer, 5 December 1697; Samuel, 7 January 1700; Josiah, 16 April 1702; Hope, 5 July 1704; and Sarah, 1 December 1706.
DANIEL JENKS, Cumberland, youngest son of first Joseph Jenks, built the first mills in that region. He married Catharine Balcom, or Catharine Bolcom, had Abigail, 8 July 1696; Martha, 6 August 1698; Susanna, 24 May 1700; Daniel, 12 March 1702; Hannah, 15 February 1704; Ruth, 9 December 1705; and Joseph, 5 March 1709. He next married Mary Jenks, daughter of his brother Joseph Jenks, and had Mary.
EBENEZER JENKS, Providence, third son of second Joseph Jenks, ordained 1719, after good part of his days had passed in civil life, but in no public office. He married Mary Butterworth, had fourteen children: Sarah, born 26 December 1695; Ebenezer, 17 September 1699; Daniel, 18 October 1701; Phebe, 16 January 1703; Rufus, 18 December 1704; Rachel, 1 December 1706; Mary, 17 October 1708; Joseph, 25 June 1711; Mercy, 26 August 1712; one son died soon; Benjamin, 3 November 1714; Freelove and Noah, twins 13 September 1717; and Josiah, 2 April 1720. He died 14 August 1726.
JOHN JENKS, Lynn, son of the first Joseph Jenks. He married 11 July 1681, Sarah Meriam, daughter of William Meriam, had Elizabeth, born March 1683; Sarah, 12 July 1686; Deborah, 5 June 1690, died young; Hannah, 20 January 1694, died young; and John, 6 April 1697, who by three wives had nineteen children of who twelve were married and one was father of Reverend William Jenks, Harvard College 1797. He was freeman 1691, and he died 1698. His widow married John Lewis.
JOSEPH JENKS, Lynn 1645, blacksmith, employed at the iron works. He came a widower, is the tradition of the family from Hammersmith, or Hounslow, County Middlesex, or Colnbrook, in the edge of Bucks, near London. He had children Joseph, born in England and, perhaps, another son that may have gone South, and be progenitor of the name in North Carolina. By second wife Elizabeth who died July 1679, had probably Sarah; certainly Samuel, born at Lynn 1654; Deborah, 11 June 1658; John, 27 July 1660; and Daniel, 19 April 1663. He died March 1683. He was an ingenious workman; in 1652 was engaged to cut the dies for our coinage, says report; and Boston, in 1654, gave power (we find by the record) to its selectmen to contract with him for engines to carry water, in case of fire. Sarah married 28 July 1667, John Chilson.
JOSEPH JENKS, Pawtucket, son of the preceding, born in England, living a short time at Concord, and in Rhode Island at Warwick before Pawtucket; built, it is said, the first house in that plantation. He married Esther Ballard, daughter of William Ballard, had, besides six daughters, four sons, each of whom built a house at Pawtucket; Joseph, born 1656, perhaps at Salem, for his father was there 1659; Nathaniel, 29 January 1662; Ebenezer, 1669; and William. He died after being an Assistant of the Colony 4 January 1716, aged 84; and has numbered several thousand in his posterity. Some of the 8th generation are in Ohio. His forge was destroyed in Philip's war. The daughters were Joanna, who married Sylvanus Scott, died 1756, in 85th year; Abigail married Samuel Whipple, had eleven children; Elizabeth married a Tefft; Sarah married Nathaniel Brown; Mary, second wife of her uncle Daniel; and Esther married Samuel Miller of Rehoboth.
JOSEPH JENKS, Providence, son of the preceding. He married Martha Brown, daughter of James Brown, had Joseph, who died young; Obadiah; Catharine; Nathaniel; Martha; Lydia; John; Mary; and Esther. He was a very useful man, agent of the Colony in London several years, and Governor five years, but resigned some reasonable time before his death 15 June 1740, in 84th year.
NATHANIEL JENKS, Providence, second son of second Joseph Jenks, swore allegiance to Charles II., May 1682. He had Jonathan, Nathaniel, Hannah, and Elizabeth.
RICHARD JENKS, Boston, artillery company 1666, freeman 1683.
SAMUEL JENKS, Lynn, third son of the first Joseph Jenks, freeman 1691. He married Elizabeth Darling, had Samuel, born 11 November 1687; John, died young; Elizabeth, 28 June 1692; Mary, 27 December 1695, died unmarried 17 July 1729; Joseph, died young; Abigail, 2 November 1702; and Nathan, 25 March 1705. He married next, 5 May 1709, widow Elizabeth Floyd. He died 1738, aged 84, and his widow died 6 June 1757, in 86th year.
WILLIAM JENKS, Providence, youngest son of second Joseph Jenks, a Judge. He married Patience Sprague, had Jonathan, William, Margaret, Patience, John, Susanna, Esther, and Mercy. He died 3 October 1765, in his 91st year. Five of this name, the old form of which was Jenckes, had been graduates at Harvard in 1834, and five at Brown University.
DAVID JENNER, DAVID GINNER, or DAVID JENNERS, Boston 1685, freeman 1691, probably was of Charlestown before and after. By wife Mabel Russell, married 14 June 1688, had Mabel, born about 31 October baptized 2 November 1690; and Rebecca, baptized 3 January 1692; but in Boston Thomas, 24 December 1693; Elizabeth, 2 August 1696; and David, 9 July 1699. He died 24 August 1709, in 46th year.
JOHN JENNER, JOHN GINNER, or JOHN JENNERS, Dorchester, perhaps soon went to Stratford, where he might be 1650, or of Brookhaven on Long Island 1655. He had probably married Alice Pigg, only child of Robert Pigg of New Haven, who in his will, 1660, gave estate to Thomas Jenner "my daughter's son and her other children".
THOMAS JENNER, THOMAS GINNER, or THOMAS JENNERS, Roxbury, about 1634 or 35, removed soon after to Weymouth, was minister there but a few months or years. Freeman 8 December 1636, Representative 1640, and went to Saco, there preached not long, but went home, and in 1651 was in Norfolk so poor as to sell his library. See letter of apostle Eliot in 3 Massachusetts History Collections IV. 144. Winthrop I. 250. Another Jenner was of Weymouth at the same time with this minister and if his name of baptism were Thomas, might be that freeman of 6 September 1639. But in the division of lands June 1646, six acres for each person over twelve years, and three for younger, eighteen acres fell to the senior and 45 to the junior, for his family.
THOMAS JENNER, THOMAS GINNER, or THOMAS JENNERS, Charlestown 1658, probably the same, to who Frothingham, 86, says, liberty of residence was given 1636. He was not a freeman of the Colony, but perhaps Esther, who joined the church 9 July 1648, was his wife.
THOMAS JENNER, THOMAS GINNER, or THOMAS JENNERS, Charlestown, perhaps son of the preceding, born in England. He married 22 May 1655, Rebecca Trerice, daughter of Nicholas Trerice, who died 23 September 1722, aged 86, had Rebecca, born 27 February 1656, and probably other children we know. Thomas and another child were baptized 6 May 1660; David, 25 October 1663; Sarah, 22 July 1667; Samuel, 21 March 1669; Eleanor and Elizabeth twins, 12 February 1671; and Eleanor, 22 February 1674. He united with the church in March 1681, yet was not made freeman though it is less remarkable since in 1682, I find only two men of that town swore and only three others in 1690, among several hundred from other towns, who took that privilege before 1692. He was of artillery company 1673; a Captain, and I presume that master of the ship from London to Boston, 1685, with which came honest John Dunton, who calls him a man with "some smatterings of divinity in his head." He died about 1699.
FRANCIS JENNESS, Hampton, baker. He married a daughter of Moses Coxe, had Thomas, born 23 February 1671, died at 25 years; Hannah, 26 March 1673; Hezekiah, 30 March 1675; John, 14 June 1678; Elizabeth, 30 January 1681; Mehitable; and Richard, 8 June 1686. Descendants are numerous. Hannah married Edward Locke; and Elizabeth married James Berry. Sometimes this name appears Jennings.
JOHN JENNINGS, Hartford 1639, removed about 1641, to Southampton, where he was 1664.
JOHN JENNINGS, of mean character at Hartford, was whipped 1649.
JONATHAN JENNINGS, Norwich 1684, left descendants.
JOSHUA JENNINGS, Fairfield 1656. He had, in 1648, lived in some town on the river probably Hartford, where he married 23 December 1647, Mary Williams, but whose daughter is unknown. He gave offence, died at Fairfield 1676, leaving family and good estate.
NICHOLAS JENNINGS, Hartford. He came in the Francis, from Ipswich 1634, aged 22, probably a Suffolk shire man, and, perhaps, brother of John Jennings, forfeited his grant of a lot by non residency. Attracted possibly to Saybrook, where, in October 1673, administration on his estate was given to son John.
RICHARD JENNINGS, Ipswich. He came in 1636 with Reverend Nathaniel Rogers, being a Suffolk shire man, born at Ipswich, went home in 1638 or 39. He obtained the living at Combs, whence, by the Act of Uniformity he was ejected 1662. Calamy, 649.
RICHARD JENNINGS, Bridgewater 1666, had, I suppose, been apprentice 1635, to Robert Bartlett. He may have been father of that Susanna who died at Plymouth 23 March 1654. He lived after at Sandwich, whence he removed to Bridgewater, had there a family of children, but the name is not found there in our day. Yet it might, from bad MS be read Jenney.
RICHARD JENNINGS, New London 1676. He came from Barbados, early in June 1678. He married Elizabeth Reynolds, who came from the same Island, had Samuel, born 11 March 1679; Richard, 11 March 1680; and Elinor, who married 20 May 1710, Richard Manwaring.
SAMUEL JENNINGS, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in the list of freeman 1655.
STEPHEN JENNINGS, Hatfield. He married 15 May 1677, Hannah Dickinson, daughter of John Dickinson, the widow of Samuel Gillet, who was killed at the Falls fight 19 May 1676. At the assault on Hatfield 19 September 1676, the Indians took her, carried to Canada, where 14 March 1677 was born the daughter. Called after getting home the same year Captivity. Other children were Stephen, born 16 June 1680; Joseph, 23 August 1682; Sarah, 29 August 1684; Benjamin, whose date is not found; and Jonathan, 1691. He was freeman 1690. He removed to Brookfield and married Abijah Bartlett, who was killed by the Indians 1708, when her brother Joseph Bartlett was wounded. On 20 July 1710, the brothers Stephen (though one account makes him the father) and Benjamin were also killed by the Indians.
THOMAS JENNINGS, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in the list of freeman 1655, perhaps brother of Samuel Jennings.
WILLIAM JENNINGS, Charlestown 1630, not named says Frothingham, 80, after 1634, which is very consistent with the mistake for Jennison.
JOHN JENNISON, Amesbury 1680; possibly son of William Jennison.
ROBERT JENNISON, Watertown 1636. By wife Elizabeth, in the record called Grace, I suppose by mistake, who died October 1638, had Elizabeth, born 12 April 1637. By Grace, his second wife who died 26 November 1686, a daughter Michal, 17 December 1640; Samuel, 15 December 1642, died soon; and Samuel, again, 1645. He was freeman 1645; and he died 4 July 1690. His will was probated 7 October 1690 mentions only daughter Michal Warren, and son-in-law George Read, who had been, of course, husband of Elizabeth. Michal married 10 February 1658, Richard Bloise; and next, 11 July 1667, John Warren.
SAMUEL JENNISON, Watertown, son of the preceding. He married 30 October 1666, Judith Macomber, who died 1 March 1723, had Judith, born 13 August 1667; Mercy, or Mary, 23 January 1669, died young; Rachel, 8 October 1671;Samuel, 12 October 1673; Elizabeth, 12 April 1676; William; Grace, 11 February 1679; Peter, 1 October 1681; Robert, 25 July 1684; and Lydia, 18 May 1688. He was Ensign; freeman 1682. He died 15 October 1701. But the names and dates of some of these children are variously given by Bond, 307, and Genealogical Registrar VII. 71.
WILLIAM JENNISON, Watertown, brother of Robert Jennison. He came, probably in the fleet, 1630, with Sir Richard Saltonstall and Winthrop, freeman 18 May 1631, having requested administration 19 October before having lived at Bermuda some time. He was Ensign 1633, served in the Pequot war 1636, as Underhill tells, Lieutenant, and Captain, after Representative 1635, and very often later, artillery company 1638. He went home 1651; and in April 1657 his brother Robert Jennison, as his Attorney conveys estate of William of Colchester, County Essex. Winthrop II. 176, is explicit in his praise. Five of the name had, in 1828, been graduates at Harvard and two at Dartmouth College.
JOHN JENNY, Plymouth, who was a brewer of Norwich, went to Holland in his youth, lived at Rotterdam. He came in the James, a little vessel of 44 tons, built for the Pilgrims of Leyden, arriving August 1623. With wife Sarah Carey (who he married at Leyden, 1 November 1614, by the name of Carey), and children Samuel, Abigail, and Sarah, at the same time with the Ann, therefore with her passenger reckoned among "old comers," had born here John and Susanna. He was an Assistant 1637-39, and Representative 1641. His will, 28 December 1643, names wife and the five children but provides that the eldest daughter Abigail should live one year with Reverend Charles Chauncey of Scituate before marriage with Henry Wood. He died early in the following year (1644), and his widow who was one of the first purchasers of Dartmouth in 1652, by her will, of 4 April 1654, and codicil 18 August 1655, named daughters Sarah Pope, and Abigail Wood, son Samuel, and his children, grandchildren Sarah Wood, Susanna Pope, and Sarah Jenny, and given Elder Cushman "the Bible which was my daughter’s Susanna's," permits us to infer that both the younger children were dead, and perhaps that John had left daughter Sarah.
JOHN JENNY, Dartmouth, son probably of Samuel Jenny, but possibly of John Jenny, certainly grandchild of the preceding, was a resident 1686.
OTIS JENNY, Dartmouth 1686, probably a grandson of the first John Jenny, but whether son of John or of Samuel is unknown and it may be, that he was a grandson of one of them.
SAMUEL JENNY, Plymouth, son of the first John Jenny, removed early to Dartmouth, where he was living 1686. He had Samuel, born 3 July 1659, and some elder children, one of who was Sarah, referred to in the will of their grandmother.
SAMUEL JENNY, Dartmouth, son of the preceding, was an inhabitant 1686. The name in the record of division of lands 1623, reads Jenings.
CHRISTOPHER JEPSON, or CHRISTOPHER JEPHSON, Dorchester 1646.
JOHN JEPSON, or JOHN JEPHSON, Boston 1647. He married 7 May 1656, Emma Coddington, daughter of John Coddington, had John, born 1 March 1657, died in few weeks, and Richard, 14 June 1660.
JOHN JEPSON, or JOHN JEPHSON, Boston, son of the preceding. By wife Ruth Gardner, daughter of Richard Gardner of Woburn, had John, born 24 August 1687, died young; Ruth, 7 June 1689, died soon; Ruth, again, 28 June 1690; John, again, 15 August 1692; and Ann, 9 April 1694. His wife died 27 October 1695. He married 1 April 1696, Apphia Rolfe, daughter of Benjamin Rolfe of Newbury.
ROGER JEPSON, or ROGER JEPHSON, Saybrook, removed to Middletown. He died 1680, leaving Samuel, aged 8; Jonathan, 6; one daughter Martha, 5; and Roger, 18 months. His widow Martha married Thomas Allyn of Middletown.
SAMUEL JEPSON, or SAMUEL JEPHSON, Middletown, son of the preceding, and was a Deacon. He died 1748.
THOMAS JEPSON, or THOMAS JEPHSON, Boston. By wife Hannah, had Richard, born 16 April 1692; Hannah, 29 December 1693; and Emma, 9 February 1696.
EDWARD JERMON, Providence. See Inman; for so Judge Staples reads the name.
THOMAS JERNELL, a miller, aged 27, unless the custom house record mistake the name, came from London, 1635, in the Planter.
DAVID JESS, DAVID JESSE, DAVID JOSE, or DAVID JOYCE, Boston, goldsmith. He married before 18 August 1698, Mary Wilson, daughter of Phineas Wilson of Hartford, had David, born 18 April 1700; Mary, 20 May 1701. Phineas, 24 December 1702; Elizabeth, 8 May 1704; and Susanna, 13 January 1706. He had good estate with his wife, and he died 1708. His widow Mary married 1717, Joseph King; Elizabeth married 1726, Richard Austin; and Susanna married 1727, Thomas King; all of Suffield.
WILLIAM JESS, WILLIAM JESSE, WILLIAM JOSE, or WILLIAM JOYCE, Windsor, where the name was Joyce, removed to Springfield. There had Abigail, born 1 March 1645. He was drowned at Enfield Falls, in the river 29 October 1645. Abigail married 18 June 1664, James Wright, as in Genealogical Registrar IV. 358 is said; but a higher authority gives me 18 January 1665.
JACOB JESSON, Boston, merchant, agent of his brother Abraham Jesson, ironmonger of London, was of artillery company 1673.
EDWARD JESSOP, Stamford, about 1650, Newtown, Long Island 1656, was of Westchester 1664, had in 1633, or earlier, sold land in Fairfield, but took estate again there. His will of 16 August 1666, names wife Elizabeth and daughters Elizabeth, who married Thomas Hunt; and Hannah.
JOHN JESSOP, an early settler at Wethersfield. He might seem to have died at or near Hartford, 1637, as by order of General court February 1637, all creditors were to produce claims in May following but that means creditor of John Oldham, and Jessop may have been one prosecuted a suit before death of Oldham who might well cause this mentioned of him, and such, I think, must be the construction. He united with others in 1640 to go to settle Stamford, removed to Greenwich, was Representative 1664 for that town, probably with Westchester or Rye, and made commissioner with authority at Westchester; but in 1673 lived at Southampton, on Long Island.
PHILIP JESSOP, a soldier, 1676, in Philip's war.
GEORGE JEWELL, Saco, mariner. He may be that unhappy man, whose loss in 1637, is related by Winthrop I. 244. See Folsom, 33.125.
JOSEPH JEWELL, Watertown. By wife Martha, had Joseph, born June 1673; and Martha, 25 July 1675. Perhaps he was there only transient resident driven by the fear of Indian hostility in the condition of his wife from some frontier town, as if he were son of Thomas Jewell might seem his natural spot in Braintree, though Sudbury or Stow, where later he lived may have been his earlier home. The eldest children may have been born at Sudbury, and all; James, and Mary, for which no dates of birth are found.
NATHANIEL JEWELL, Concord, son probably youngest, of the first Thomas Jewell. He married 2 June 1676, Mary Smedley, only daughter of Baptize Smedley, perhaps widow of Isaac Shepard, had Nathaniel, born 10 November 1678; and Hannah, 17 January 1682. He removed to Plainfield, Connecticut, there he died March 1712.
SAMUEL JEWELL, Boston 1655.
THOMAS JEWELL, Braintree 1639. He had grant at the meeting on Monday 24 February 1640, of 12 acres, which was the common allowance for three heads, himself, wife, and the child probably Thomas. By wife Grizel had Joseph, born 24 April 1642; Nathaniel, 15 April 1648; Grizell, 19 March 1652; and Mercy, 14 April 1653. Of his will, made 10 April 1654, probated 21 July 1655, his wife had administration; and before she married 9 March 1656, Humphrey Griggs, he gave security to pay the shares of each of the children who were all minors, by order of court under date of October 1655. See Genealogical Registrar V. 305.
THOMAS JEWELL, Hingham, son probably eldest of the preceding. He married 18 October 1672, Susanna Guilford as is told by tradition, had Thomas, born 21 August 1676; Hannah, 6 March 1681, died at 2 years; John, 20 May 1683; Hannah, again, 13 September 1685; Samuel, 19 February 1688; and Joseph, 17 November 1691. He long lived at Amesbury, and died there.
ABRAHAM JEWETT, Rowley. He married 2 April 1661, Ann Allen, daughter of Captain Bozoan Allen, but I hear no more, except that his estate was appraised 1716.
EZEKIEL JEWETT, Rowley, eldest son of Maximilian Jewett, freeman 1669, or 1672, was a Deacon, and Representative 1690 and 92, and several years more. He died 2 September 1723, in 80th year. He married 21 February 1664, Faith, daughter of Francis Parrott, who was born in England, and who died 15 October 1715, in 74th year, had Francis, born 15 March 1665; Thomas, 20 September 1666; Ezekiel, 21 July 1668, died soon; Ezekiel, again, 26 October 1669; Maximilian, 5 February 1672; Ann, 29 September 1673, who died at 17 years; Sarah, 24 November 1675; Elizabeth, 29 March 1678; Nathaniel, 12 February 1681; and Stephen, 23 February 1683.
JEREMIAH JEWETT, Ipswich, eldest son of the first Joseph Jewett, born in England. He married 4 May 1661, Sarah Dickinson, perhaps daughter of Thomas Dickinson of Ipswich, had Jeremiah, born 30 December 1662; Joseph, 17 April 1665; and Thomas, 29 January 1668; Eleazer, with the two preceding baptized 1673; Mary, born 27 January 1675; perhaps Sarah; Ephraim, 2 February 1680; and Caleb, 1681; besides, perhaps, Nathaniel. He died 20 May 1714, aged 77.
JEREMIAH JEWETT, Ipswich, son of the preceding. He married 4 January 1689, Elizabeth Kimball, had Hannah, born 16 July 1690; Aaron, 10 February 1694, died at 4 months; Moses, 13 October 1695; and Aaron, again, 13 June 1699, died soon. He died 15 February 1732.
JOHN JEWETT, Ipswich, freeman 1676, was of descent unknown to me. By wife Elizabeth Cummings, daughter probably of the first Isaac Cummings, married 2 April 1661, who died 9 July 1679, he had Sarah, born 7 March 1668; Abigail, who died 3 August 1672; Samuel, 12 September 1672; Abigail, again, 13 September 1675, died at 2 months; David, 3 April 1677; and Mary, 27 May 1679. He married Elizabeth Chadwell, daughter of Benjamin Chadwell of Lynn, had Daniel, 12 November 1681; Jonathan, 2 December 1685; Dorcas; and Rebecca, 7 December 1690.
JOSEPH JEWETT, Rowley, third son of Edward Jewett of Bradford, in the West Riding of Yorkshire where he was baptized 31 December 1609. He married in England 1 October 1634, Mary Malinson, had Jeremiah, born 1637; Sarah, who married 24 June 1657, Philip Nelson; Hannah, 15 June 1640, married John Carlton; Nehemiah, 6 April 1643; Faith, and Patience, twins 5 May 1645, of who Faith died young, and Patience married 29 May 1666, Shubael Walker. His wife died 12 April 1652, and he married in May 1653, Ann Allen, daughter of Bozoan Allen, had Mary, 4 April 1654, who probably died young; Joseph, 2 April 1656; and perhaps, Faith, again, who married John Pingree. He was freeman 22 May 1639, Representative 1651-54, and 60, and he died 20 February 1661. His will, made 5 days before (15 February 1661), probated 26 March 1661 provides for seven living children of which two only by the last wife.
JOSEPH JEWETT, Rowley, son of Maximilian Jewett. He married 2 March 1676, Rebecca Law, daughter perhaps of William Law of the same, had Jonathan, born 11 March 1679; Aquila, 14 September 1684; Priscilla, 9 August 1687; and Rebecca, 24 July 1693. He was Representative 1718 and 19, and he died 29 October 1724.
JOSEPH JEWETT, Rowley, younger son of Joseph Jewett the first. He married 16 January 1680, Ruth Wood, daughter of Thomas Wood, had Ruth; Joshua, baptized 26 August 1683, died young; Hannah, born 30 April 1685, died soon; Elizabeth perhaps, 1686, unless twin with the preceding; Joseph, 10 April 1687; Sarah, 3 February 1689; Priscilla, 1 August 1691; Joanna, 12 April 1693; and Joshua, again, 16 February 1695. He served in Philip’s war, being of Brocklebank’s company and in latter days was called Captain. He died 30 October 1694. His widow who lived to 29 November 1734, married 26 October 1696, John Lunt. Much confusion about these Josephs is in Gage's History
MAXIMILIAN JEWETT, Rowley, elder brother of the first Joseph Jewett, baptized 4 October 1607. He came, as I have heard on good authority from Bradford, in the West Riding of Yorkshire probably with Reverend Ezekiel Rogers, though no previous acquaintance from the wide distance of their respective residences can be presumed at the gathering of the church 3 December 1639, chosen Deacon, in which place he served 45 years and for two hundred and twenty years past, a descendant of him or his younger brother fellow-passenger has been in that office, or minister the whole time, except eight years. Freeman 13 May 1640, Representative 1641, and for 16 years later. He had second wife married 30 August 1671, widow Elinor Boynton. He died 19 October 1684, leaving besides Sarah, born 17 March 1658; and Priscilla,19 May 1664; both died young; seven other children all by first wife Ann, who died 9 November 1667, but whose family name is not seen; Ezekiel, born 1 April 1643; Joseph; Ann, 12 February 1645; Elizabeth, 22 May 1650, who married 21 July 1680, Robert Hazeltine; Mary, 18 February 1647; Faith Dowse, wife of Samuel, born October 1652, married as his second wife 7 March 1677; and Sarah; all named in his will of 17 October 1684, probated 25 November 1684. The last child alone was then unmarried but she became second wife of Jeremiah Ellsworth, 13 May 1689. Ann, the eldest daughter married 6 December 1666, Barsillai Barker of Rowley.
NATHANIEL JEWETT, Concord, freeman 1681. He may be the man who swore 13 September 1662, that he was 56 years old, and, perhaps, was father of several as Abraham, John, or Stephen, if not of all.
NEHEMIAH JEWETT, Ipswich, son of the first Joseph Jewett. He married 19 October 1668, Exercise Pierce of Lynn, where he then lived, had Mary, born 9 August 1673; Nehemiah, 8 August 1675; Joanna, 8 May 1677; Nathan, 25 October 1679; Mercy, 11 February 1681, died at 6 months; and Joseph, 14 September 1685; besides Mehitable, 22 September 1687; and Benjamin, October 1690. He was freeman 1668, was Representative for Ipswich 1689-94, and this last year speaker of the assembly. He died 20 January 1720. His widow died 13 November 1731.
STEPHEN JEWETT, Newbury 1666, one of the petitioners for accommodation with the King.
THOMAS JEWETT, was probably the THOMAS JEWELL, on the former page. Ten of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and fifteen at the other New England colleges.
JOCELYN. See Josselyn.
WILLIAM JOHNS, Hingham. He died about 1 June 1663, "having no relatives left in this country," yet estate enough to need administration.
ANDREW JOHNSON, is the name of a soldier borne on the list of Moseley's company ten days before the decisive battle of Philip's war 19 December 1675.
CALEB JOHNSON, is the name of a servant of John Osgood of Andover, mentioned in his will of April 1650 who was drowned in Merrimack river 24 July 1656, as Coffin, in Genealogical Registrar VI. 345 tells.
CALEB JOHNSON, Sudbury, son of Solomon Johnson. He had Caleb, Solomon, Charles, and perhaps other children. Yet no date is mentioned for either children or his mother or death.
CHARLES JOHNSON, New London, before 1690.
DANIEL JOHNSON, Lynn, probably son of Richard Johnson of the same. He married 2 March 1674, Martha Parker, had Abigail, born 21 April 1675; Stephen and Nathaniel, twins 14 February 1678; Sarah, 5 July 1680; Elizabeth, 7 March 1682; and Simon, 25 January 1684.
DAVY JOHNSON, Dorchester. He came probably in the Mary and John, 1630, requested administration says Farmer, 19 October 1630, though I think he was wrong, and 18 May 1631 was made freeman, but no further memorandum of him is found, but in 1636 mention is made of the daughter of David.
EBENEZER JOHNSON, Woburn, son of Honorable William Johnson, freeman 1684. He married 13 April 1691, Sarah Winn, had Ebenezer; born 11 April 1692, died in 3 days; Sarah, 28 September 1693; Abigail, 13 June 1697, from whom by intermediate with Oliver Farmer, descends the most distinguished antiquary of New England; Joseph Johnson, 9 February 1702; and Timothy, 15 July 1705.
EBENEZER JOHNSON, Stratford, perhaps son of Peter Johnson of Fairfield. He married 23 November 1671, Elizabeth Worster, daughter of Edward Worster, Edward Worcester, or Edward Wooster, had Elizabeth, born 1672. He removed to Derby 1676, there had Eunice, 22 August 1678; Hannah, 6 December 1680; Peter, 1684; and Ebenezer, February 1687; and perhaps more. He was freeman 1678, and long one of the chiefs of the town, its Representative 1685, and after Lieutenant, Major, and Colonel. Continued as proprietor 1717.
EDMUND JOHNSON, Hampton, came in the James from London, 1635, aged 23. He died 10 March 1654, leaving children Peter, who was baptized 1639, and drowned 16 November 1674; John, 16 May 1641; James; and Dorcas; besides widow Mary, who married 11 July 1651, Thomas Coleman, and she died 30 January 1663.
EDWARD JOHNSON, Woburn, the famous Captain and author of the curious History called "Wonder Working Providences of Sion's Saviour in New England" came, no doubt, in the fleet with Winthrop 1630, requested administration 19 October 1630, and took the oath 18 May 1631. He was of Hernehill, a parish near Canterbury, which accounts in some degree for the strenuous opposition akin to the ludier that he always showed to the church of England. After living some time at Charlestown, or Salem, or other plantations, to satisfy himself he went home to bring his wife Susan, seven children and three servants in 1636 or 37, and was settler at Canterbury 1637, became one of the founders of the church at Woburn. Representative 1643-71, except the year 1648, speaker 1655, was town clerk almost 30 years, and did other valuable service. He died 23 April 1672. See 3 Massachusetts Historical Collections VIII. 276. With his great devotion to the cause of religion for which he abandoned national land and good estate it is strange we know not to which of the churches here he joined before the gathering of his own at Woburn and ordination of his ministry in November 1642, about all of which he is so very participation in his History that none can doubt his sincerity of puritan. His will, of 15 May 1671, written with his own hand names wife Susan, to whom he gives rents of his lands in Old England and mansion and lands here in Woburn; his eldest son Edward, and his son the grandson Edward, to whom one quarter of the farm in the parish of Hernehill; son George, and his son the grandson George, to have dwelling house and orchard at Waterham, in the same parish; to son William, and Matthew, and Matthew's eldest son and William, and Edward, son of William, part of the farm at Hernehill, to son John, and his son the grandson John, a small tenement in the same parish; also distinguished these grandchildren William, son of John; Catharine, daughter of Edward; Catharine, daughter of George; Esther, daughter of William; Rebecca, daughter of Matthew; Bethia, daughter of John; James, Susanna, and Hannah, child of son-in-law James Prentice, whose wife was his daughter Susanna; and John, son of John Amee, or Eames, and his eldest daughter whose name, I think, was Martha. I suppose George and John went to fatherland.
EDWARD JOHNSON, York, administered freeman of Massachusetts 1652, with prefix of respect and in later days, I think, lived at Wells, was in high esteem by all parties in their time of confusion from 1656 to 80, and after that swore allegiance to Charlestown. In a deposition 1678, taken by William Symonds he calls himself 82 years. Perhaps he was father of that Edward Johnson, though he may be the same, unfavorable mentioned in Winthrop II. 210.
EDWARD JOHNSON, Woburn, eldest son of Captain Edward Johnson, born in England in the latter days of King James, freeman 2 May 1638, yet I see not, of what church he was member. He married 10 January 1650, Catharine Baker, had Edward, born 5 November 1650; and Catharine. Perhaps he removed to Charlestown and had John, baptized 10 April 1664; and probably no more, and died 15 September 1692, "upwards of 70."
EDWARD JOHNSON, Charlestown, probably son of the preceding. He married 24 May 1675 Miriam Holbrook, had William, Ebenezer, and Susanna, all baptized 18 November 1688; and perhaps Abigail, 19 February 1693.
EDWARD JOHNSON, Branford. He married Esther Wheaden, daughter of Thomas Wheaden, had Elizabeth, born 1690; Amos, 1693; Experience, 1695; Edward, 1697; Esther, 1700; and Ebenezer, 1703.
EDWARD JOHNSON, Woburn, son of William Johnson, freeman 1684. He married 12 January 1687, Sarah Walker, daughter of Samuel Walker, had Edward, born 12 October 1687, died at three months; Edward, again, 4 May 1689. By second wife Esther Gardner, daughter of Richard Gardner, had Esther, 26 January 1694; Samuel, 21 February 1696; and Susanna, 14 January 1701; Ichabod, 22 April 1703; perhaps Elizabeth, 6 November 1705; and Joseph, 22 June 1708.
FRANCIS JOHNSON, Salem 1630, freeman 18 May 1631, perhaps brother of Captain Edward Johnson, and may have come with him. He was nephew of Christopher Coulson (an Assistant chosen at the first election after the charter 13 May 1629, who had contributed freely to the common fund of the company but not intended to emigrate was in October following excursion). He brought order from his uncle to take up his land in ratio of the stock, but failed to obtain it, though in 1660 Felt says he petitioned for it. His oath 29 June 1668, shows he was about 60 years old. See Genealogical Registrar XIII. 170. By wife Joan he had, baptized there, Naomi, 1 April 1638; Ruth, 9 March 1640; Elizabeth, 24 April 1642; Francis, 16 June 1644; Samuel, 20 May 1649; Joan, 5 October 1651; and Sarah, 19 February 1654. He was a Lieutenant and gave his plantation at that part made Marblehead, the style of Brooksby. Probably his wife died in few years more, and he married at Boston, 24 October 1656, Hannah, widow I presume, of William Hanbury; may be the father Johnson in Frothingham's list of 1677, at Charlestown (certainly not entitled in 1648 to the double name of Walsingham given him by Dana), was 82 years old in 1686, and died 3 February 1691, probably at Boston.
FRANCIS JOHNSON, Andover, son of Stephen Johnson. He married 1 February 1694, Sarah Hawkes.
HUMPHREY JOHNSON, Roxbury, son of John Johnson. He married 20 March 1643, Ellen Cheney, had Mehitable, born September 1644, baptized 29 March 1646; Martha, baptized 12 September 1647; and Deborah, 20 January 1650. He removed to Scituate, there had John, born March 1653; Joseph, 24 June 1655; Benjamin, 27 August 1657; and Margaret, December 1659. He may have had another wife at Hingham, and by her, Joseph, again, 1676; and Isaac, at Scituate 1677. But he came back to Roxbury and married 6 December 1678, Abigail May, and had John, again, 17 November 1679. Yet, that this was another man is highly probable and the younger Humphrey Johnson was one of the soldiers drafted from Hingham for Narraganset campaign in the company of brave Captain Johnson of Roxbury.
ISAAC JOHNSON, Salem, son of Abraham Johnson, grandson of Robert Johnson of Clipsham, County Rutland (who was arch Deacon of Leicester, 1584, and parson of North Luffenham in said County whose lineal descendant Ezekiel Johnson, in 1727, was lord of the manor of Clipsham); and his mother, wife of Abraham, was a daughter of William Chadderton, D.D the puritan Baptist of Lincoln. A very remarkable paper, in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 360, calls his mother Ann Meadows, daughter of Robert Meadows of Stamford; and an original will, made by him 28 April 1627, it is said, confirms the fact by referring to his grandfather Robert Meadows. He had larger estate than any of the patentees that came to our country; was an Assistant named in the royal charter next to Sir Richard Saltonstall, and in the list of members of the Boston church formed at Charlestown, stands after Winthrop and Dudley, and before Wilson their minister. He came with Winthrop in the admiral ship of the fleet, formerly named the Eagle, but after purchased by the Governor and company for this expedition called Arbella, in compliment to the illustrious passage. England his wife was one of the daughters of Thomas Clinton, third Earl of Lincoln, and sister of Theophilus the fourth Earl, ancestor of the present Duke of Newcastle, whose eldest son by courtesy, has, therefore, the style of Earl of London; and left, says, Mather, I. 21, in one of the few happy passages of his work, "An earthly paradise in the family of an Earldom to encounter the sorrows of a wilderness, for the entertainments of a pure worship in the house of God; and then immediately left that wilderness for the heavenly paradise." She died in few weeks after landing at Salem, and was buried there; and in about one month he following her, probably to the same spot, before the settlement of Boston. A splendid myth as to his place of burial has possession of the common crapulence. His will, made less than a month before embarking in which he made the ever memorial John Hampden one of his executors with Winthrop and Dudley, besides two English neighbors may be read in 3 Massachusetts History Collections VIII. 244. Prince, in his Annals gives the traditional account from Chief Justice Sewall of his having house in such a part of his lot, to which he had removed which is now the chief square of Boston, and of being interred at the upper end, etc. etc. But as no earlier authority ever eludes to such a fact, and as Sewall was not born for near two and twenty years after the event, and came not here from England for about nine years more, the probably is far greater, that the tradition is worthless; and that after the death of Johnson, 30 September 1630, who was earlier than any even the meanest cottage could be reared on this peninsula since their coming, and before Winthrop or Wilson hall crossed from Charlestown, where he died. The corpse was either buried there, or, if removed at all, was transported by water to Salem to be laid alongside of his noble partner. Nearly exact approximation to that spot is known and Mr. Drake, the ardent authority of the History of Boston, page 91, asks, why a monument has not been reared to designate it. In a note on page 71, he says, "I have myself an engraved portrait of the lady"; but I fear it must not be thought original or certainly his possession would be much envied. Without seeing the picture, I venture to suggest, that it refers to some other person, and that the possessor imposed on himself a fond imagination for reality. See Young's Chronicles 318. He left no children and as his wife was too ill to leave Salem, no doubt he accompanied her. At least we know that he was absent at the first court of Assistant 23 August and present at that of 7 September both at Charlestown, but not attend the next in that month, and indeed buried probably before its close. If, as I presume, he never lodged (on our side of the Atlantic) out of the place of first landing, unless it might be a single night before or after the Magistrate August court, all weight of probability is in favor of Salem, rather than Boston. Drake, page 99, has put forth an opposite opinion and seems to rely solely on Sewall, who was a child when first brought from England about thirty years after the death of Johnson in whose honor the tradition was gradually elaborated and perpetuated by the credulity, not the judgment of Prince. Very curious paper by his father may be read in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 359.
ISAAC JOHNSON, Roxbury, eldest son of John Johnson of the same, born in England, freeman 4 March 1635. He married 20 January 1637, Elizabeth Porter, had Elizabeth, born 24 December 1637; John, 3 November 1639, died 18 December 1661; Mary, baptized 10 (though town record says born 24) April 1647; Isaac, baptized 7 January 1644; Joseph, 9 November 1645, died in few weeks; Nathaniel, born says town record 1 May 1647, baptized says church record 2 May 1647, by name of Nehemiah, who I think is error. He was of artillery company 1645, its Captain 1667, and Representative 1671. He was killed by the Indians at the head of his company in the great Narraganset fight, 19 December 1675. See Hutchinson I. 299, or Mather, VII. 50. Elizabeth married 20 December 1658, Henry Bowen; and Mary married 17 December 1663, William Bartholomew. His will, of 8 March 1673, probated 10 February 1676, provides for wife Elizabeth and the four surviving children, of course double portion to eldest, Isaac. The widow died 13 August 1683.
ISAAC JOHNSON, Middletown, son of the preceding. He married at Roxbury 26 December 1669, Mary Harris, had Isaac, born 19 December 1670; Daniel, 8 October 1672; John, 1 Aug; 1674, died young,; Joseph, 9 March 1677; Nathaniel, 17 January 1679; Elizabeth, 19 February 1681; William, 11 March 1683, died soon; Mary, 18 January 1687, and Ebenezer, 29 October 1692. He died 1720. His will mentions wife Mary, sons Isaac, Daniel, Joseph, and the heirs of son Nathaniel, deceased, besides daughters Elizabeth and Mary, wife of Blake. He left good estate. The widow died 1 August 1740;
ISAAC JOHNSON, Charlestown, son of William Johnson the first. He married 22 November 1671, Mary Stone, had Eleazer, and Mary, baptized 31 December 1676; Isaac, 29 April 1677; William, 23 May 1680; Elizabeth and Hannah, twins 16 October 1681; Nicholas, 7 September 1684; Abigail, 5 December 1686; Hannah, 1 September 1689; Nathaniel, 18 September 1692; and Abigail, again, 25 February 1694. He died 31 August 1711, aged 62.
ISAAC JOHNSON, Guilford, son of John Johnson of the same. He married 6 July 1682, Mary Hodgkin, daughter of John Hodgkin, had Bathsheba, born 1683; and Isaac, 1687. He died that year (1687). His widow in Connecticut Colony Record 111. 241, is called Mary.
JAMES JOHNSON, Portsmouth, sent over by Mason in 1630 or 1631, is said to have died about 1678, aged 79.
JAMES JOHNSON, Boston 1635, a glover, freeman 25 May 1636; artillery company, a Captain in 1656, and Deacon 1667. His wife Margaret died 28 March 1643. He married Abigail Oliver, daughter of Elder Thomas Oliver, had Joseph, born 27, baptized 29 September 1644, buried very soon; Abigail, 25, baptized 30 November 1645; Abigail, again, born 12 February 1647; James and John, twins 7 March 1653; Elizabeth, 12 April 1655, perhaps died in few months; Mary, 27 March 1657; and two named Hannah, of whom the elder, 23 November 1659, the younger was born 12 June 1661.
JAMES JOHNSON, Andover, probably son of Thomas Johnson of the same. He married 26 April 1692, Elizabeth Peters.
JEREMIAH JOHNSON, New Haven 1662. He had Thomas, born 25 April 1664; another child 1666; and Samuel, 8 March 1671. He perhaps removed to Derby, had several more children, and he died 1704.
JOHN JOHNSON, Roxbury. He came, probably in the fleet with Winthrop bringing wife Margery, who died or was buried 9 June 1655, and his children Isaac and Humphrey, probably others, as his will speaks of five children and my conjecture is, that other three were daughters and all born in England. He designated administrators 19 October 1630, and was made freeman 18 May 1631, a man of estate and distinction. Representative at the first General Court, 1634, and many years following, artillery company 1638, surveyor-general of arms and ammunition. He married Grace Fawer, daughter of Barnabas Fawer. He died 30 September 1659.
JOHN JOHNSON, Newport 1638, may have been of Wickford 1674.
JOHN JOHNSON, Sandwich 1643.
JOHN JOHNSON, New Haven 1643, counts five in family, probably the proprietor with others of the name, 1685. Maybe he, who came in the James from London, 1630, aged 26, with wife Susan, 24; Elizabeth, 2, and Thomas, 18 months, which may be thought a blunder by the custom house clerk for 8 months. At New Haven he had Daniel, born 1648, baptized 6 March 1653; Samuel, 25 February baptized 1 March 1654; Hannah, 4, baptized 8 February 1657; Sarah, 26, baptized 28 August 1664; and Abigail, who married 1690, Joseph Foote of Branford. Perhaps he was brother of Edmund Johnson, a fellow-passenger but it must be left for larger inquiry to reach certainty.
JOHN JOHNSON He came from London 1635, in the Elizabeth, aged 23, of which I can guess nothing, but knowing that one John, for served in the Pequot war, 1637, had grant in Connecticut of fifty acres in 1671. He may be the freeman of Guilford, 1669, or of New Haven.
JOHN JOHNSON, Guilford. He married Elizabeth Disbrow, 1 October 1651, who had been divorced that year for offence of her husband Thomas Relph, Rolfe, or Relfe, who ran off to Rhode Island. He had four children by her, John; Ruth, born 8 November 1654; Isaac, 8 March 1656; and Abigail, 5 December 1659. His wife died 23 December 1669; and he died 1681. In his will of 22 November 1681 calls himself 63 years old, and named these four children.
JOHN JOHNSON, Rowley 1650. He married 1 December 1655, Hannah Crosby, daughter of Anthony Crosby, had John, born 1668, and Samuel, 1671; besides two daughters. He probably had served in Philip's war, for in 1677 he was made Captain of the town by the General court.
JOHN JOHNSON, Lancaster 1654. Maybe he of Sudbury, who married 19 November 1657, Deborah Ward, daughter of William Ward, who died 9 August 1697, aged 60; and living at Marlborough, where he had John, born 1672, died soon; Daniel, 1675; Elizabeth, 1677; and Deborah, 1678. He was freeman 1690, and he died 4 May 1713.
JOHN JOHNSON, Woburn, son probably of Captain Edward Johnson. He married 28 April 1657, Bethia Read, had John, born 24 January 1658; Bethia, 20 January 1660; William, 29 September 1662; Obadiah, 15 June 1664; Samuel, 29 October 1670; and Nathaniel, 15 May 1673.
JOHN JOHNSON, Charlestown. He married 15 October 1656, Elizabeth Maverick, daughter of Elias Maverick, had John, born 3 August 1657; and probably others, certainly Ruth, who in 1681 is named in the will of grandfather Maverick, as living with him. He removed before 1662, to Haverhill. He was the first blacksmith there, freeman 1666, and Representative 1690. He had married second wife 8 September 1680, Catharine Maverick, daughter of John Maverick, brother of his former wife.
JOHN JOHNSON, Boston, a turner. He married Sarah Neighbors, daughter of James Neighbors, and united with others in division of his estate.
JOHN JOHNSON, New Haven. By wife Hannah, had Hannah, who married 21 June 1677, Samuel Hummerstone; John, born 27 August 1661; Ruth, 3 April 1667, who married as is said, 10 October 1698, Benjamin Dorman; Abigail, 7 April 1670; Daniel, 21 February 1672; besides Sarah, who married 8 February 1684, John Wolcott.
JOHN JOHNSON, Watertown. He married 19 October 1659, Mary King, daughter of Thomas King, had Hannah, who married 7 December 1697, Francis Pierce, her father having given her in the month preceding houses and lands at Cambridge farms, now Lexington, whither he had removed.
JOHN, JOHNSON New Hampshire. He married 26 December 1661, Eleanor Brackett, had John, born 2 November 1662; Rosamond, 10 June 1665; Hannah, 7 February 1670; James, 13 November 1673; and Ebenezer, 1676.
JOHN JOHNSON, Rehoboth. He had Elizabeth, born 19 May 1673; Joseph, 3 October 1677; Rebecca, 17 November 1679; Rachel, 23 December 1681, died in four months; and Jonathan, 20 February 1683.
JOHN JOHNSON, Norwich 1677, has large posterity.
JOHN JOHNSON, Charlestown, son of John Johnson of the same. He married on the same day with his father 8 September 1680, Mary Mousall, daughter probably of Thomas Mousall.
JOHN JOHNSON, Oxford, one of the Huguenots, who probably came, 1686, from Rochelle in France, after the persecution begun the year before and wrote his name Jean Jeanson. He had wife Susan, was with three of his children killed by the Indians 25 August 1696. His widow married 18 April 1701, her cousin Daniel Johonnot, who rescued her from that fate, as the family tradition credibly reports.
JOHN JOHNSON, Andover, probably son of Thomas Johnson of the same. He married 13 September 1689, Eleanor Ballard, having lost former wife Susanna, on 12 September 1683. He died 1741, aged 74.
JOHN JOHNSON, Salem 1691, a lighter man. Felt. He married 23 February 1678, Esther Beers, perhaps daughter of Philip Beers, had John, born 3 August 1679.
JOHN JOHNSON, New Haven, son of Robert Johnson. He married 2 March 1685, Mabel Grannis, daughter of Edward Grannis, had John, born 3 March 1687; Thomas, 12 June 1690; Ann, February 1691; Sarah, 9 April 1694; Daniel, 22 April 1696; Joseph, 2 December 1698; Benjamin, 9 March 1701; Robert, 2 June 1703; James, 3 September 1705; Mehitable, 29 February 1708; and Hannah, 23 May 1710.
JONATHAN JOHNSON, Marlborough, perhaps son of William Johnson of Charlestown. He had wife Mary, and children Mary, born 1664; William, 1665; and Jonathan, 1667. He was freeman 1685, and he died 21 April 1712. Jonathan, junior, was freeman 1690.
JOSEPH JOHNSON, Charlestown, son of the first William Johnson. He married 19 April 1664, Mary Sally, perhaps daughter of Manus Sally, but had second wife Hannah before 1681,
JOSEPH JOHNSON, Lancaster. He died 17 April 1668, leaving widow Susanna.
MARMADUKE JOHNSON, Cambridge 1661, printer, sent over by the Society for prop the Gospel to put Eliot's Indians Bible to press, ought to have more told of him, than that he was sick of his residence here, and went home in 1664, a little before finishing the work. No doubt the government of the colony were well pleased to be rid of him at first, yet in 1674 he was again chosen printer; whether he had come back from his native land and here solicited patronage is not certainly known but may reasonably be believed. We can boldly presume, that it was not on account of re-impression of the Indians Bible, for that work in the second Edition did not appear before 1685; and he had, I think, died long time before as his inventory is of date 24 April 1676.
MATTHEW JOHNSON, Woburn, son of Captain Edward Johnson, born in England. He married 12 November 1656, Hannah Palfrey, daughter of Peter Palfrey, who died 1 August 1662. On 23 October 1662 he married Rebecca Wiswall, daughter of Elder John Wiswall of Boston, had Rebecca, born 1 March 1665, who married 1692, Samuel Wyman; Matthew, 18 March 1667; Hannah, 23 April 1669; Samuel, 28 April 1672; Ruth, 1 January 1675; Sarah, 14 April 1677; and Henry, 7 April 1683. He was Representative 1686, 89-92, and died 19 July 1696, aged 62.
MOSES JOHNSON, Stratford, is thought to be that son of Peter Johnson, born by his mother when imprisoned 1650 or 51. He married about 1676, Mary Rose, daughter of Robert Rose, had Rebecca, baptized 8 April 1677, died young,; Zeruiah, born 30 April 1682; Rebecca, again, baptized July 1683, or 1684; John, born 18 April 1686; Sarah, 5 August 1688; Mary, 20 April 1690; Elizabeth, 18 October 1691; Moses, 13 May 1694; and Solomon, 5 January 1696. He removed to Woodbury, but Cothren mistakes him for his own son.
NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Roxbury, son of Captain Isaac Johnson. He married 29 April 1667, Mary Smith, had John, born 29 April 1668; Nathaniel, 19 March 1670; Smith, 22 January 1672; Mary, 14 February 1674; and Hannah, 13 March 1683. Perhaps he removed to Marlborough, and was freeman 1690.
NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Medfield. He married 14 November 1671, Mary Plimpton, daughter of John Plimpton. He died in Marlborough, probably 24 July 1718, in 80th year.
NATHANIEL JOHNSON, Charlestown, householder 1678, may have been son of William Johnson, for his name in the list stands next to that of the widow. He had married 24 November 1668, Joanna Long, and died 1678. His widow married 10 December 1679, the second Christopher Goodwin.
PETER JOHNSON, an early adventurer with Bryan Binks, in the settlement of Sagadahock. See Col. Record I. 98. He and his associates probably went to Virginia, at least Winthrop I. 58, gives them no permanence.
PETER JOHNSON, Boston, called a Dutchman, when in 1638, Richard Rawlings was allowed to purchase his house and he removed. Was of Fairfield, about 1649. His wife Elizabeth had a child born in prison where perhaps she died. We find not the occasion of the imprisonment of the wife who was very long, but conjecture is, that she was insane, that the child was posthumous named Moses, and had elder brothers John and Ebenezer. John died in 1659, his minor brothers were heirs. See Trumbull, Colony Record I. 209, 222, 6, and 32. The explanation is altogether traditional, as also the story, very natural, that the mother who administered estate of John, married John Fossecar of Fairfield.
PETER JOHNSON, Andover; perhaps son of Thomas Johnson of the same. He married 23 November 1693, Mehitable Farnham.
RETURN JOHNSON, Hampton, swore allegiance 25 April 1678, but had at Andover married 7 September 1673, Mary Johnson.
RICHARD JOHNSON, Charlestown, or Watertown. He came in the employment of Sir Richard Saltonstall, 1630, and removed to Salem, had grant of land 1637, but probably living at Lynn that year. Freeman 17 May 1637. Had children Daniel, Samuel, Elizabeth, and Abigail. He died 26 August 1666. His will of 20 August 1666 named these four children. Elizabeth married 4 November 1664, the second Thomas Tolman.
RICHARD JOHNSON, Swanzey. By wife Elizabeth, had Richard, born 21 January 1684.
RICHARD JOHNSON, New Haven, had no family probably, but is called "old Richard Johnson" in record of his death 1679.
ROBERT JOHNSON, New Haven 1646. He died 1661, and in his will names his children Thomas, John, and William. His widow Adeline married 7 January 1663, Robert Hill; and next, 22 May 1666, John Scranton. Porter supposed him to be son of an earlier Robert Johnson, who was dead in 1641.
ROBERT JOHNSON, the graduate of Harvard College 1645, is altogether unknown to us, nor has the year of his death been heard of. William Winthrop, a diligent antiquary, who bestowed most of his life on the Collection Catalogue thought he might be son of Captain Edward Johnson, and alluded to in his History with the fantastic title; but by Farmer, a more judicious inquiry. This is held highly improbable.
ROBERT JOHNSON, Marblehead 1674.
SAMUEL JOHNSON, Boston, a mariner. By wife Mary, had Peter, born 2 July 1653. He died 19 March 1654.
SAMUEL JOHNSON, Lynn, perhaps brother of Daniel Johnson, before mentioned, and he or another of Boston, may be the freeman called cornet of Lynn in the list of 1691. He married 22 January 1664, Mary Collins, had Mary, born 19 January 1665, died in 3 months; Samuel, 18 November 1666, died young; Mary, again, 25 May 1669; Hannah, 15 May 1671; Elizabeth, 16 December 1672; Richard, 8 November 1674; Ruth, 6 March 1678; and Samuel, 18 March 1679. He may have taken oath of fidelity at Dartmouth 1684.
SAMUEL JOHNSON, York 1680, was, perhaps, son of Edward Johnson of the same, and took oath of allegiance soon after him.
SAMUEL JOHNSON, New Haven, a proprietor in 1685 was probably a grandson of Robert Johnson.
SAMUEL JOHNSON, one of the soldiers in Gallop's company 1690, in the sad expedition of Sir William Phips, of which no more is known.
SAMUEL JOHNSON, Guilford, son of Deacon William Johnson of the same. He married 7 November 1694, Mary Sage, daughter of David Sage of Middletown, had William, born 4 September 1695, died soon; Samuel Johnson, 14 October 1696, Yale College 1714, the distinguished scholar, who became President of King's College New York; Mary, 8 March 1699; David, 1700; Elizabeth, 19 October 1703, died at 9 years; Nathaniel, 17 April 1705; Abigail, 9 April 1707; William, again, 19 April 1709; Mercy, 19 December 1710, died young; Elizabeth, 20 February 1713, died young; and Timothy, October 1715, died at 16 years. His wife died 8 May 1727; but when he died is unknown.
SOLOMON JOHNSON, Sudbury 1638, freeman 1651. By wife Hannah, had Joseph, or Joshua, and Nathaniel, twins born 3 February 1640; Mary, 23 January 1644. By wife Elinor, had Caleb, 1 February 1646, casually killed at 8 years; Samuel, 5 March 1654; Hannah, 27 April 1656; and Caleb, again, 31 October 1658. He died 28 July 1690. But Bond gives to Elinor the first four children and Barry says, there was Solomon junior, at Sudbury and if my suspicion that this is a mistake, be unfounded some part of the preceding may belong to him. He married second wife 1 February 1687, Hannah Craft. His daughter Hannah married Gershom Eames, and next, 4 or 6 September 1679, William Ward of Marlborough.
STEPHEN JOHNSON, Andover. He married 5 November 1661, Elizabeth Dane daughter perhaps, or sister of Reverend Francis Dane, had Elizabeth, who died 14 February 1668; Stephen; Francis, born 1666; Ann, who died 26 June 1669; Joseph; Mary, who died 22 March 1673; and Benjamin; but the order of births is not known. He died 30 November 1690.
THOMAS JOHNSON, Hartford, a cobbler, as the record of his administration 1640, calls him.
THOMAS JOHNSON, Hingham 1635. He came, perhaps, in the Hopewell, Captain Babb, in the autumn of that year from London, aged 25 (though the name in the custom house record may be taken for Ireson, and inspection leaves it uncertain), is probably the man, was in peril on a raft, 1646, as told by Winthrop II. 305, and was drowned says Boston record in the harbor, 29 May 1656. His widow Margaret, late in December 1659 gave (as she says was the intent of her husband) all her property neither of them having children, to Mary, daughter of John Tucker of said Hingham who married Joseph Church.
THOMAS JOHNSON, Dover 1648-57. He had only child a daughter that died probably soon after her father, who died about 1661.
THOMAS JOHNSON, New Haven, perhaps son of Robert Johnson. He had Joseph, born 30 November 1651; John, 27 April 1654, both baptized 8 February 1657; Abigail, born 19 January 1658, died soon; Sarah, 2 November 1659; and Abigail, again, 14 June 1662. He married second wife September 1663, Frances Hitchcock, had Thomas, 11 July 1664. He removed to Newark, New Jersey; was a proprietor 1685.
THOMAS JOHNSON, of the class in Harvard College 1661, is, like Robert Johnson, wholly unknown as also date of his death. In Mather's catalogue of 1698, both are starred.
THOMAS JOHNSON, New London 1682.
THOMAS JOHNSON, Andover. He married 5 July 1657, Mary Holt, daughter of Nicholas Holt, who died 15 November 1700, had Thomas, John, James, Peter, and Josiah, living at his death 1719, in 88th year. He was freeman 1691 and perhaps had other children, for I find Penelope Johnson killed by the Indians at Andover, 22 February 1698.
TIMOTHY JOHNSON, Andover. He married 15 December 1674, Rebecca Aslett, daughter of John Aslett, and he died 15 March 1688.
WALTER JOHNSON, Middletown 1684, but I learn nothing more of him.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Charlestown 1634, perhaps brother of Captain Edward Johnson. He had wife Elizabeth, says the church record of their administration in February 1635, and Ruhamah, a daughter baptized 21 February 1635, who married 25 April 1654, John Knight; Joseph, 12 February 1637; Elizabeth, 17 March 1639, who married 5 January 1659, Edward Wyer; and Jonathan, 14 August 1641; and probably others, certainly Isaac. He died 9 December 1677.
WILLIAM JOHNSON of Charlestown. By wife Judith, had James, born 21 August 1648.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Boston, mariner. He married Temperance Ratchell, daughter of Robert Ratchell. He died before April 1677.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Guilford. He married 2 July 1651, Elizabeth Bushnell, perhaps daughter of Francis Bushnell, an important man. He was Representative 1665, and often for about twenty years after, was a Deacon. He had Elizabeth, born 1652; Hannah, 21 March 1654, who may be guessed to be called Ann in the will or other records; Mary, 21 February 1657; Sarah, 22 November 1658, died soon; Martha, 27 February 1660, died in few weeks; Abigail, 24 October 1661, died young; Mercy, 12 January 1665; Sarah, again, 13 August 1667, died at 2 years; Samuel, 5 June 1670; and Nathaniel, 17 April 1672. The mother died ten days after (27 April 1672), and the last child died in few weeks. The father died 1 October 1702. Elizabeth married 1674, Samuel Hall; Mary married 23 December 1676; and Ann married 1680, John Fowler the second. In his will, of 18 June 1695, he names Benjamin, and Deborah, child of his daughter Mary, daughter of Thomas Stone, and granddaughter Mercy Scranton, though whose child she was, is not known, besides children Samuel, and two daughters Elizabeth Hall and Ann Fowler.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Stonington 1670. He died 1696, leaving children
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Woburn, son of Captain Edward Johnson, born in England, freeman 1655. He married 16 May 1655, Esther Wiswall, daughter of Elder Thomas Wiswall of Dorchester, had William, born 26 February 1656; Edward, 19 March 1658; Ebenezer, 29 March 1659; Esther, 13 April 1662; Joseph, 14 June 1664; Benjamin, 15 October 1666; Josiah, 15 January 1669; Susanna, 29 June 1671; and Abigail, 4 October 1674. Perhaps he took second wife 18 February 1692, Mary Cook. He was Representative 1674, 76-83, a military officer of every rank, except the highest, an Assistant 1684 till the usurpation by the King of our charter rights, and, on overthrow of Andros, 1689, one of the Committee of safety, a generous and sturdy supporter of old charter so no favorite (Hutchinson I. 414, well presumes) with Mather, who dictated the appointment at the Court of William and Mary. He died 22 May 1704. His widow died 27 December 1707, though the clumsy inscription on her gravestone says she died 17 December 1706, aged 48, when she had been married upwards of fifty-one and a half years before this false date. Daughter Esther married 17 December 1685, Seth Wyman, and she died 31 March 1742.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Wallingford 1670, perhaps son of Robert Johnson, probably removed to New Haven, there had wife Sarah, and was proprietor 1685.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, New Haven, perhaps son of the first John Johnson. He had fourteen children but the mother is unknown; William; Abraham, born 10 March 1669; Abigail, 6 December 1670; Isaac, 27 October 1672; Jacob, 25 September 1674; John and Sarah, twins 6 November 1676; Samuel, 3 September 1678; Mary, 1 April 1680; Lydia, 7 January 1682; Elizabeth, 11 January 1684, died next month; Hope and Elizabeth twins 10 May 1685, of who Hope lived but few days; and Ebenezer, 5 April 1688. The father died 1716.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Andover. He married 23 May 1678, Sarah Lovejoy, had Susanna, who died 7 February 1683; and probably other children. He was freeman 1691.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Charlestown, perhaps son of William Johnson of the same. By wife Sarah Burrage, daughter of John Burrage, married 5 April 1682, had Joanna, born 22, baptized 26 October 1684; and John, 11 September 1685;
WILLIAM JOHNSON, Woburn, probably son of William Johnson of the same, had wife Esther Taylor, married 31 December 1682, who died 17 December 1706, in 49th year. By her had William, born 19 September 1683, baptized at Charlestown 6 April 1684; Esther, baptized at Old South Church in Boston, 6 June 1686; William, again, born 28 March or 17 July, baptized 22 July 1688; Thomas, baptized 28 March 1690; Matthew, 31 January 1692; Bethia, 1 April 1694; and Richard, 17 November 1695.
WINGLE JOHNSON, or WINDLE JOHNSON, New Haven. He married December 1664, Sarah Hall, daughter of John Hall, had William, born 15 September 1665; and John, 20 July 1667. He was freeman 1669.
ZECHARIAH JOHNSON, Charlestown 1672, son of William Johnson. By wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, baptized 9 April 1673; Jefts, 28 November 1675; Elizabeth again, 12 March 1676; Sarah, 18 November 1677; Zechariah, 5 September 1680; William, 11 February 1683; Sarah, again, 14 December 1684; and Mary, 14 October 1688. He was freeman 1676. Of this name the occurrence is so frequent in all parts of New England that out of inquiry confined exclusively to it, a large volume would grow. Perhaps even some stocks may have escaped my research. The first person in New England guilty of the impossible crime of witchcraft, and executed at Hartford, was a Johnson of Windsor. One of the most distinguished was Reverend Samuel Johnson, born at Guilford, 14 October 1696, the first President of King's College at New York, who died 6 January 1772. Sometimes, but rarely, this name appears Johnston. Ten of the names had been graduates at Harvard in 1834, of which three were clergymen, and forty-eight at other New England Colleges of which twenty-one were clergymen.
ANDREW JOHONNOT, Boston, distiller, son of Daniel Johonnot. He married about 1730, Mary Oliver, daughter of Anthony Oliver; whose Huguenot name, as he spelt it, was Anthoine Olivier, had Mary, born 1730; Daniel, 1732; Andrew, 1735; Francis, who died young; Susanna, 1738; Margaret, 1740; Martha, 1750; William, 1752; Elizabeth, August 1754, died next year; Oliver, September 1755, died next year; besides six more, who died infants. He died 1 June 1760, and his widow died 23 January 1774.
DANIEL JOHONNOT, Boston, a Huguenot youth, born about 1668. He came from Rochelle, in France, attending his uncle Andrew Sigourney, probably in 1686, and lived at Oxford with those other noble exiles, until driven away by the Indians in August 1696, when he says tradition that may in this case be nearer the truth than common, his cousin Susan Johnson, whose husband and three children were then killed. On 18 April 1701, he married her, had Zechary, born 20 January 1702; Susan, 18 April 1703; Daniel, 19 March 1704, died at 17 years; Andrew, 21 June 1705; Marian, 17 August 1706; and Francis, 30 November 1709. His wife died after 1731, and he died June 1748. His will, of 29 May 1748 names the three surviving sons only, with children of daughter Marian Boyer.
ABEL JONES, Northampton, freeman 1690.
ABRAHAM JONES, Hull, 1657, freeman 1673, was Representative 1689. In his will of 8 January 1717, with a P.S. of 21 January 1717, made when he was "full of days," he mentioned wife Sarah and his seven sons Benjamin, Thomas, Abraham, Josiah, Joseph, John, and Ephraim.
ABRAHAM JONES, Hull, perhaps son of the preceding, freeman 1680. Another Abraham Jones perhaps was freeman 1690.
ALEXANDER JONES, Portsmouth 1631. He married a daughter of Thomas Walford of the same, and had Alexander. He was one of those sent by Mason, the patentee.
BENJAMIN JONES, Bristol, son probably of the first Robert Jones. He had wife Bathshua in 1688.
BENJAMIN JONES, Waterbury, among early settlers. He married 2 May 1661, Hannah Spencer of Milford, had Benjamin, born June 1662, who died young; and Benjamin, again, minor at the death of his father 30 December 1690.
BENJAMIN JONES, Malden 1681, perhaps is the man who married at Hingham, December 1686, Susanna Beal; but this name is repeated in six or seven generations at Hingham and no details can I obtain.
BENJAMIN JONES, Gloucester, son of Thomas Jones. He married 22 January 1678, Elizabeth Wills, says Babson, who adds, they had four children there, but he does not name them, and only says, none of the family were there after 1686.
BENJAMIN JONES, New Haven. He married 20 November 1687, Hannah Brown, is by some supposed to be son of Deputy-Governor William Jones; and their liberality extends to furnishing him a second wife and large family of children but I cannot accept the progeny, as it seems too recent.
BENJAMIN JONES, New Haven, son of Benjamin Jones of Waterbury. He sold, in 1715, the land of his father but continued to reside there, and Bronson says, had Benjamin, Hannah, Ruth, Vinson, Martha, and Ebenezer between 1706 and 1722.
BENONI JONES, Northampton, son of Griffith Jones. He married 23 January 1689, Esther Ingersoll, daughter of John Ingersoll, widow of William Garley, had Jonathan, born 4 January 1695, died young; Benjamin, 1696; Ebenezer, 12 November 1698; and Jonathan, again, 3 March 1703. The last two with the father were killed by the Indians 13 May 1704, when the mother was taken away to Canada, and died there next year (1705).
CHARLES JONES, who came 1635, aged 21, in the Abigail from London, may be thought brother of Thomas Jones, who came at the same time in that ship; if so was probably of Dorchester.
CORNELIUS JONES, Stamford 1670, called senior so that perhaps he had son of the same name.
DAVID JONES, Dorchester, freeman 1665. He married 11 May 1659, Sarah Topliff, daughter of Clement Topliff, had Jonathan, born 9, baptized 11 March 1660, died under 22 years; Elizabeth, 7, baptized 14 September 1662, died under 20 years; David, 20, baptized 27 November 1664; John, 8, baptized 12 May 1667; Praisever, 18 November 1671; and Jonathan, again, 29 May 1683. His wife died 13 October 1683, aged 44. He died 27 September 1694, aged 66. His will of 3 August 1694, that names only sons Praisever and Jonathan with grandson David, may be read in Lib. XIII. Probably he was that soldier of Turner's company who with a few others did not march all the way to the place of their hard service on Connecticut river but was left at Quaboag, 4 March 1676.
DAVID JONES, Dorchester, son of the preceding, was a cordwainer, freeman 1690. He married 18 March 1685, Ann Bullard, who died 16 March 1695, and had David, 18 July 1689. He died 18 June 1691.
EBENEZER JONES, Northampton 1678, probably son of Griffith Jones.
EBENEZER JONES, Dorchester, son of Isaac Jones of the same. By wife Barbara, had Rebecca, who died 11 June 1693, aged 6 months. He had also by wife Lydia a daughter Barbara, born January 1700, who died in few days.
EDWARD JONES, Charlestown, freeman 18 May 1631, with prefix of responsibility was probably therefore a passenger in the fleet with Winthrop yet no more is known of him. He was there in 1636, probably and by wife Ann Griggs, daughter of George Griggs of Boston, had Mary, baptized 8 January 1637; Elizabeth, born 11 May 1643. His widow married Robert Latimore. Mary married 26 September 1665, John Trumbull,
ELIPHALET JONES, Huntington, Long Island, son of Reverend John Jones, was ordained about 1677, having preached at Rye some years. He died 5 June 1731, leaving no children. See Wood's History
EPHRAIM JONES, Concord, son of John Jones. He married 7 May 1673, Ruth Wheeler, daughter of Captain Thomas Wheeler.
GRIFFIN JONES, or GRIFFITH JONES, Springfield 1646, freeman 1649. He had Mercy, born 1647; Hepzibah, 1649; Samuel, 1651; Ebenezer, 1653; Thomas, 1655; Griffith, 1658, died soon; Griffith, again, perhaps 1660; Experience, 1662; Peletiah, 1664; besides Benoni, before mentioned, whose date is not found. He died 19 February 1677.
HENRY JONES, Lynn 1642.
HUGH JONES, Salem. He married 26 June 1660, Hannah Tompkins, eldest daughter of John Tompkins, had Hannah, born 9 February 1661, died next year; Sarah, who died 12 October 1662; Sarah, again, 30 April 1663, died soon; Elizabeth, 2 October 1664; Mary, 30 January 1666; John, 4 August 1667; Deborah, 10 March 1670; and Samuel, 30 April 1672. His wife died 10 May 1672. On 31 December 1672 he married Mary Foster, and had Rebecca, 15 October 1673; Abigail, 7 January 1675; Hannah, again, 17 May 1677; Rachel, 17 April 1679; Sarah, 10 July 1681; and Lydia, 20 February 1685. When he died is not known but it was before 30 June 1692, for that day Elizabeth Booth swore on the trial for witchcraft of Elizabeth Procter, that the specter of Jones assured the witness that Mrs. Proctor killed him, “because he had a pot of cider of her, which he had not paid for.” Such were the nonsense stories, that the court allowed to be given to the jury. Essex Institute II. 198.
ISAAC JONES, Dorchester, son of Thomas Jones, probably born in England, freeman 1654. By first wife Hannah Heath, daughter probably of William Heath, had besides one daughter that lived to be mentioned in the will of Elizabeth Heath, 1 January 1665, Hannah, born 20 November 1658, died in 8 days. The wife died before or soon after. He married 7 April 1659, Mary Howard, widow probably of Samuel Bass, junior, and daughter of Robert Howard, had Thomas, born 15, baptized 18 March 1660; Ebenezer, 20 December 1661; and Mary, baptized 3 January 1664. His wife died 23 October 1691, aged 62. His will, of 6 December 1699, with codicil 23 August 1700, probated 12 March 1701, may be seen in our Lib. XIV. 310. It names no children but Ebenezer and Jonathan.
ISAAC JONES, Casco, had lands on Presumscut river 1681. Willis thinks he came from Charlestown that year and was at Falmouth.
ISAAC JONES, Boston. By wife Mary, had Mary, born April 1687; and John, 24 October 1691.
ISAAC JONES, New Haven, youngest son of William Jones of the same. He married 21 November 1692, Deborah Clark of Stratford, had Samuel, born 27 September 1693; William, 20 January 1695; Timothy, 30 October 1696; Mary, 6 October 1698; Deborah, 25 September 1700; Isaac, 23 December 1702; Hannah February 1704, died at 4 years; Jacob, 20 March 1707; James, 16 May 1709; and Ebenezer, 25 February 1713, died soon. He was a clothier. His wife died 28 May 1733, aged 63, and he died 1741. From this branch, it is thought most of the descendants of Deputy Governor William Jones are derived.
JACOB JONES, New Haven. He died 1675.
JAMES JONES, freeman of Massachusetts 1644, may have belonged to Roxbury, or Charlestown, or Boston, or other town, after that date, were the surname was common; but among the members of church in the first three which would prove his right, the name of baptism is not found.
JEDEDIAH JONES, Barnstable, son of Ralph Jones. He married 18 March 1682, Hannah Davis, perhaps daughter of John Davis, had Shubael, born 17 July 1683; Simon, 5 April 1685; Isaac, April 1690; Timothy, May 1692; and Hannah, September 1694.
JEFFERY JONES, Southold, Long Island 1664, was of Salem 1668.
JENKIN JONES, Dover 1666. He married Abigail Heard, daughter of John Heard.
JEREMIAH JONES, Yarmouth, son of Teague Jones of the same. He died 1705. By first wife had John, Elizabeth, Sarah, Hannah, and Rebecca. He married a second 27 April 1699, Elizabeth Folland widow of Samuel Hall, said to be daughter of Thomas Folland. Neither her father nor first husband is known.
JOHN JONES, Concord. He came in the Defence from London 1635, arriving at Boston 3 October 1635 as we learn from the autobiography of Reverend Thomas Shepard, a fellow-passenger though for good reason, neither is named in the list at the custom house. He was accompanied by wife Sarah, aged 34, and children Sarah, 15; John, 11; Ruth, 7; Theophilus, 3; Rebecca, 2; and Elizabeth, 1/2; all set forth in this document. Of course the common report, that he was son of William Jones of Abergavenny in County Monmouth, and entered Jesus College Oxford 1624 at the age of 17 (into which I had been hurried to give credit by similarity of names, 3 Massachusetts History Collections VIII. 250), is exploded. A note on page 51 of the very agreeable Annals of the American Pulpit repeats the idle tradition. But the sagacious writer perhaps took his revenge by adding the truth, that he died about 1664, aged "upwards of seventy years" unless he had adopted contradictory account and dared not indicate a preference. The want of courage must not be imputed to Dr. Sprague. Incuria fudit. Yet Dr. Allen, in his new Edition of the Biographical Dictionary following him without hesitation or scrutiny. He was ordained 6 April 1637, pastor to the church gathered in July. Precedent of which the more important minister called teacher, was Peter Bulkley; there had Eliphalet, born 9 January 1641, but in September 1644 went with many of his parish to Fairfield. Perhaps the wife and son Theophilus died at Concord. He died early in 1665; his inventory bearing date of 9 February 1665 and his will made 17 Jan 1665. It mentioned wife Susanna, sons John and Eliphalet, daughters Sarah Wilson, wife of Anthony, who had been wife of Thomas Bulkley; a widow Ruth James, Rebecca Hall, and Elizabeth Hill.
JOHN JONES, Providence 1646, was in the list of freeman 1655, and swore allegiance to the King May 1666. His daughter Mary married 29 January 1689, James Greene.
JOHN JONES, Portsmouth. He came, probably in the Susan and Ellen, aged 20, from London, had Francis, Mary, Nathaniel, James, and John. He died about 1667. Belknap I. 28.
JOHN JONES, New Haven. He died 1657. His inventory shows clear estate £311, but whether he had wife or children is unknown.
JOHN JONES, Cambridge 1648, perhaps was the youth of 15, passenger in the Abigail, 1635. By wife Dorcas, had Samuel, born 8 October 1648. He removed to Concord, there had Ephraim, 6 January 1650; Elizabeth, 11 February 1652; Joseph, 8 June 1654; John, 6 July 1656; Dorcas, 19 or 29 May 1659; and Rebecca, 8 March 1663; and, perhaps, William, who died unmarried 9 October 1691, at Cambridge. He was freeman 1650, and died 22 June 1673, and the amount of his inventory taken 17 July 1673 was £371. Elizabeth married 13 December 1671, Joseph Buss; Dorcas married 12 June 1679, Samuel Stone of Cambridge; Rebecca married 9 February 1688; James Minot, and next, 9 March 1696, Captain Joseph Bulkley, and died 17 July 1712. His widow married 24 December 1674, William Buss, survived him, and she died 22 November 1709.
JOHN JONES, Fairfield, son of the Reverend John Jones, Harvard College 1643, was employed, says Wonder-working Providence in Nevis, I suppose, as a preacher, though the collections catalogue does not print him in italic characters. He married and probably died at Nevis, 1657, but his widow Joan came with son John to New England. She married an Osborn at New Haven, and by her will, 27 December 1673, gave most of her estate £408 to her two sons John and David, and to John Austin and his wife Mercy.
JOHN JONES, Boston. By wife Elizabeth, had John, born 8 November 1665; William, 1668; and Jotham, 1672.
JOHN JONES, Newbury, mariner, son of Thomas Jones. He made his will, bound on a voyage, 17 July 1676, probated November 1676, giving all his estate, specified land in Barbados, to his mother Ann White, so that I presume his father had died some time before.
JOHN JONES, Swanzey. He was buried 24 June 1675, killed no doubt, by the Indians on the first day of Philip's war.
JOHN JONES, Charlestown, whose name is by Frothingham, 183, misprinted John James. By wife Rebecca Sally, daughter I think, of Manus Sally, married 10 September 1666 had four sons and five daughters of which those heard of by me are Rebecca, baptized 4 February 1672; John, 29 June 1673, died young; Thomas, 11 October 1674; John, again, 7 October 1677; and Catharine, 25 July 1680. But in 1681, says Willis, was at Falmouth; yet he came back to Charlestown and had baptized Rebecca, 29 April 1688; and Sarah, 6 April 1690. He may have been brother of Isaac of Casco; at least, one of this name had lands also, in 1681, on Presumscut river. His will, of 24 September 1685, was probated 10 October 1690.
JOHN JONES, New Haven 1689, as Mr. Porter assures me, had Samuel, and John. He was probably son of John Jones of Nevis.
JOHN JONES, Concord, son of John Jones of the same, freeman 1690. He married 5 May 1681, Sarah Farwell, daughter of John Farwell.
JOHN JONES, New Haven, son of William Jones, Harvard College 1690. He preached a year and a half at Greenwich, about 1709, but was not ordained. He was drowned in the harbor 28 January 1719 by breaking through the ice, and his body was found February 1719. By two wives Hannah and Mindwell, had Theophilus, born 20 March 1706; Hannah, 15 January 1708, died soon; John, 7 February 1713; Mindwell, again, 14 September 1715; and Abigail, 28 January 1718.
JONATHAN JONES, Dorchester, son of David Jones the first. By wife Rebecca, had Sarah, baptized 14 June 1702; and Ruth, 3 September 1704.
JOSEPH JONES, Hingham. He had his house burnt by the Indians 18 April 1676. He had married at Weymouth 11 November 1657, Patience Little, daughter of Thomas Little.
JOSEPH JONES, was a soldier of Gallup's company in the sad expedition of Phips 1690 to conquer Canada.
JOSIAH JONES, who married 28 November 1677, Elizabeth Berry, daughter of Richard Berry, was probably son of Teague Jones.
JOSIAH JONES, Watertown, son of Lewis Jones of the same. He married 2 October 1667, Lydia Treadway, daughter of Nathaniel Treadway, had Lydia, born 25 August 1668; Josiah, 20 October 1670; Mary, 10 December 1672; Nathaniel, 31 December 1674; Samuel, 9 July 1677; James, 4 September 1679; Sarah, 6 February 1681; Ann, 28 June 1684; John, 19 March 1687; and Isaac, baptized 25 May 1690. He was a selectman 1685, and after, freeman 1690, Captain, and Deacon. He died 9 October 1714. His widow died 18 September 1743, aged 94.
LEWIS JONES, Roxbury. With wife Ann, who died 1 May 1680, aged 72, or 78 by the inscription on gravestone, as Goodwin gives it, is found among members of the church about 1640, had Phebe, born 21 January baptized 1 February 1646, died 6 July 1650 by a scald, says church record, but he had elder child Lydia, perhaps born in England, who married 30 October 1656, Jonathan Whitney, besides Josiah, born 1643; and Shubael, 1 July, or 14 October says Goodwin, 1651. This last was probably infirm in mind. He was long at Watertown, and there died 11 April 1684, having to his will of 7 January 1679, added Codicil of 11 April 1682.
LEWIS JONES, Saybrook. He had Margaret, born 15 August 1667; Catharine, 28 May 1671; Jonathan, 12 November 1673; Samuel, 18 May 1676; and Ephraim, 1 May 1685.
MATTHEW JONES, Boston. By wife Ann, had Rebecca, born 26 February 1645; Matthew; and Sarah, about 1660. He removed to New London, where Sarah married John Prentice.
MATTHEW JONES, Barnstable, son of Ralph Jones. He married Mercy Goodspeed, probably daughter of John Goodspeed, had Benjamin, born 5 January 1691; Ralph, 5 January 1693; Experience, 1 March 1697; Josiah, 14 June 1702; and Ebenezer, 6 June 1706.
MORGAN JONES, Newtown, Long Island 1680, son of John Jones of Bassaleg, near Newport, County Monmouth, bred at Jesus College Oxford, left a place in Glamorganshire for the Uniformity Act of 1662, and might therefore from other non-conformists expected better treatment than to be called tanner from Wales, of whose deception in evangelists at Killingworth and Branford, indignant story is given in Magnalia VII. 34. Riker's History of Newtown, 99-115, overthrows all the credit of Mather's relatives with great modesty. Abundant imitation have every year since traversing our country, but the name may not commonly be Jones.
NATHANIEL JONES, New Haven, son of Deputy Governor William Jones by his first wife born in England. He married 7 October 1684, Abigail Atwater, daughter of David Atwater, had Hannah, born 6 May 1687; Theophilus, 18 March 1690; and Abigail, posthumous 26 March 1692. He was a proprietor 1685, and he died 21 August 1691. Both he and his brother William by favor of their mother-in-law, had, during life of the father independent estate out of the property of Governor Eaton.
PHILIP JONES, buried at Boston, 2 October 1684, as Sewall tells, was, I judge, only transient visitor.
RALPH JONES, Barnstable. He married 17 April 1650, Mary Fuller, daughter of Captain Matthew Fuller, had Shubael, born 27 August 1654; Jedediah, 4 January 1656; John, 14 August 1659; Mercy, 14 November 1666; and Ralph, 1 October 1669; besides five others, whose names are not found.
RALPH JONES, Barnstable, son of the preceding. He had Deborah, born March 1696; Elizabeth, 25 November 1698; Thankful, 12 April 1701; Bethia, 9 April 1706; and Cornelius, 30 July 1709.
RICE JONES, Boston. By wife Ann, had Matthew, born 30 June 1651; Sarah, 19 April 1654; Hannah, 4 May 1659. He died 3 or 30 January 1661.
RICHARD JONES, Dorchester 1635. He died 1641, leaving widow Alice, and children Timothy, Samuel, Elizabeth, and Mary. The widow married John Kingsley.
RICHARD JONES, Hingham 1636, has still descendants there, unless Lincoln, 44, has given this name by mistake for Robert Jones.
RICHARD JONES, Farmington, after one of the first settlers at Haddam. He died 1670. He had David, born 1663, who died early after his father; Elizabeth, 1666, married Ebenezer Booth of Stratford; Mary, 1668, married Thomas Barnes; and Patience, posthumous March 1671, married Evarts Cosseboom of Long Island.
ROBERT JONES, Hingham 1637, removed to Rehoboth 1644, back in few years to Hingham. He had Robert Jones, born possibly in England; Ephraim, 1649, at Hingham; John, 1652; Joseph, 1658; and Thomas 1659. Deane, 298. He is, I presume, the man called son-in-law in will of John Bibble, 1653, whose daughter Ann was his wife. I presume he had other children as in his will of 20 April 1688 to be read in Lib. VIII. 66, two other sons and two daughters besides grandchildren heirs of his son Robert, are mentioned. Both sons are named Benjamin, and the widow Elizabeth was mother of the younger. The daughters were Sarah Belknap, and Jane Collyer, wife of Thomas. After very trifling legacies of shillings and pence, all estate house lands orchards, etc. are given to his wife Elizabeth, and after her death to the son "Benjamin, the younger, that she bore me."
ROBERT JONES, Swanzey, perhaps son of the preceding. He had Benjamin, born 8 May 1674. The father was killed by the Indians 24 June 1675.
ROBERT JONES, taxed at Dover 1657 and 62, may not be easily found elsewhere.
ROBERT JONES, Salisbury. He married Joan Osgood, daughter of William Osgood, had William, born 12 April 1659; Robert, 17 September 1660; Joseph, 7 October 1664; Elizabeth, 24 December 1666; and Mary, 15 May 1668; unless the error of the record 1667, be adopted.
ROGER JONES, a soldier of Turner's company 1676, therefore belonging to Boston or Charlestown probably.
SAMUEL JONES, Dorchester, son of Richard Jones. He died 1661, probably unmarried for his will of 28 May 1661 gives estate only to mother's brother Eldad, cousin Samuel, and "my six cousins at Yarmouth," made father Kinsley executor.
SAMUEL JONES, Saybrook, eldest son of Thomas Jones. He married 1 January 1666, Mary Bushnell, had Samuel, born middle November 1667; Mary, 3 December 1670; and Martha, 18 January 1673. He was freeman 1669, constable same year and after a Lieutenant, Captain before his death 1704, leaving sons Samuel, Thomas, John, and Caleb, daughters Mary Parker, Martha Whittlesey, and Sarah. His daughter Mary married 11 December 1690, John Parker.
SAMUEL JONES, Yarmouth, was one of Turner's company in Philip's war, and, perhaps, son of Teague Jones; Springfield 1678.
SAMUEL JONES, Cambridge, son of John Jones, freeman 1677, living most of his days at Concord. There married 16 January 1673, Elizabeth Potter, had Samuel, born 5 September 1674; Nathaniel; Ephraim; 30 April 1679; Joseph, 28 July 1682; and, perhaps, Susanna. His wife died 14 February 1696. He had second wife Sarah, who died 31 December 1717, aged 60, says the gravestone at Cambridge, where he also died six days (6 January 1718) after her.
STEPHEN JONES, Dover, freeman 1672. He married 28 January 1664, Elizabeth Field. In the Indian war, his house was a garrison defended with success in 1694.
TEAGUE JONES, Yarmouth 1653, had Teague, Jeremiah, Josiah, and Samuel, perhaps, but dates are not seen.
THOMAS JONES, Dorchester 1635. He came that year aged 40, with wife Ellen, 36; Isaac, 8; Esther, 6; Thomas, 3; and Sarah, 3 months; besides Mary, 30 years who may have been a sister. All embarked 17 June 1635 in the Abigail from London, says the custom house record, though John Winthrop with his new wife took passage in the same ship 10 July 1635. Probably this may account for the fact that the father caused to be entered on Dorchester record that his son Thomas died 24 July 1635, of course when hardly got away from the nation’s shore. Here he had Hannah, born 28 March 1636; and Rebecca, 9 February 1642. He was freeman 13 March 1639, selectman 1644, and many years more, Representative 1638, 39 and 49. He died 13 November 1667, aged about 75 says the gravestone. Hannah married a Bullard of Dedham. His will of 26 March 1667 mentioned wife, son Isaac, Richard Way, who married his daughter Elizabeth, and James Green, who married 9 November 1661, Rebecca; and grandchildren Isaac, and Hannah Jones; Henry, Richard, and Elizabeth Way; and James, and Thomas Green; besides daughter Hannah. Sarah married 3 January 1655, Isaac Pollard. The widow Ellen died 2 February 1678.
THOMAS JONES, Newbury 1637, removed to Hampton 1639. By wife Abigail, had Susanna, not baptized (as in Genealogical Registrar XII. 79, is mentioned that day being Tuesday) but born 29 October of that year may be the freeman of 1652 at Kittery.
THOMAS JONES, Hingham 1638, freeman 1646. He had Joseph, born probably in England and possibly Benjamin, also, as he was born 1637; Thomas, 1640; and probably others. Deane, 208. Perhaps this is the man, who came in the Confidence, 1638, from Southampton, called himself a tailor, aged 36, with wife Ann, and four children under 10 years whose names are, unluckily, not given and two servants. He was of Caversham, in south part of Oxford shire and in the same ship was also a William Jones under 11 years. I think this Thomas may have in later days lived at Hull, and married at Boston, 25 June 1657, widow Abigail Elithrop.
THOMAS JONES, Charlestown, butcher. He came in the Mary Ann from Yarmouth, 1637, aged 25, being from Elsing, in County Norfolk shire. Had wife Abigail, and he died 24 October 1666. His will of 24 September 1666 names daughter Susanna, wife of William Goose. His inventory mentioned two dwelling houses and a slaughter house. His widow married a Chadwell.
THOMAS JONES, Gloucester. By wife Mary North, daughter of Richard North, had Thomas, born 15 March 1640; Nathaniel and Ruth, twins 22 February 1645; Samuel, 31 August 1647; Ephraim, 1 April 1649; Benjamin, 31 July 1651; Remember, 1 August 1653; besides Susanna, who married 12 July 1659, John Jackson; another daughter who married a Kent; and another probably named Mary, who married Nathaniel Wensley, called Winslow, of Salisbury. He removed 1651, to New London, back same year and died 2 or 15 September 1671, aged 73, died 25 November 1672, probably unmarried. His widow died 4 February 1682. Ruth married Thomas Howard; and Remember married Nathaniel Hadlock.
THOMAS JONES, Taunton. He had Lydia, born 26 July 1659; Thomas, 4 May 1662; Joseph, 5 May 1664; and Hannah, 3 October 1675.
THOMAS JONES, Concord, removed to Fairfield, there freeman in 1669, Representative 1685, may have been brother of Reverend John Jones.
THOMAS JONES, Huntington, Long Island 1664, may possibly be the same as preceding but probably not. See Trumbull, Colony Record I. 428, with II. 83.
THOMAS JONES, Guilford 1639. By wife Mary, who died 5 December 1650, had Sarah; Samuel; Nathaniel; and Thomas, born August 1650, died one month after (January 1651) the mother. He soon after married widow Carter, went home, perhaps the same year and died in England 1654 of smallpox. Nathaniel died at Branford early in 1668, probably in his minority. Sarah married 8 June 1665, John Pratt of Saybrook.
THOMAS JONES, Boston. He married 13 December 1654, Lydia Saunderson, daughter of Robert Saunderson, the partner of John Hull, mint master.
THOMAS JONES, Salem 1663.
THOMAS JONES, Charlestown, bricklayer. He left widow Sarah, who married Thomas Staniford, “the blind man,” and children Sarah, who married . . Smith, Thomas, who lived at Sherborn, Mary, and William, this last under guardianship as a minor, in 1695, when the estate of his father was sold.
THOMAS JONES, Springfield 1678.
THOMAS JONES, Hingham, or Hull, probably son of Thomas of the same. He married December 1673, Elizabeth Pitts, and, perhaps, for second wife Mary, daughter of John Loring.
THOMAS JONES, Manchester 1675.
THOMAS JONES, Charlestown, son of William Jones, of the same, was, perhaps, a householder in 1678. He died 1686, in 35th year. His will of 20 January 1686. He left five children. Another child Isaac, born 3 May 1681, had died at 2 years shows that he was a mariner. He had mother Catharine, sister Catharine, and brother William. His widow Abigail married 11 August 1687, Thomas Atkins.
THOMAS JONES, New London 1675. He married 25 June 1677,Catharine Gammon, daughter of Thomas Gammon of Newfoundland, had Thomas, and two daughters. Miss Caulkins thinks he was son of Thomas Jones of Gloucester.
TIMOTHY JONES, Dorchester, eldest son of Richard Jones, probably born in England, of whom we know only that he made his will 11 December 1655, probated 3 January 1656, in which he refers to estate in England which he gives, with all here, to wife and only child, a son making father Kingsley executor with William Robinson, who was, perhaps, father of the wife.
TIMOTHY JONES, Gloucester. By wife Elizabeth, had Thomas, born 13 March 1680.
WILLIAM JONES, Cambridge 1635, may be the inhabitant of Charlestown in 1658, a mason. The Charlestown man had son Thomas.
WILLIAM JONES, Portsmouth 1640, in 1644 lived at that part named Bloody Point. Belknap I. 28.
WILLIAM JONES, Scituate. He died 29 January 1672. As not mentioned by Deane, he may have been only transient.
WILLIAM JONES, New Haven, idly said to be son of that Colonel John Jones, the regicide, executed 16 October 1660, who had, late in life, many years after birth of this William. He married second or fifth sister of famous Oliver Cromwell, daughter of Roger Whetstone, by the Protector called to be one of the Lords, or "other house," as he termed in contempt the work of his own hands; chiefly was it so surmised probably because he came from England shortly before the sufferance of his supposition father. True it is, that he arrived at Boston from London (where he was born 1624, as is said, and had been a lawyer), 27 July 1660, in the same ship with the celebrity regicides, Whalley and Goffe, and brought sons William and Nathaniel, born to him by first wife. But he had motive sufficient to come, without the vain fear of being pointed at for a son of that tool of Oliver, because in virtue of a marriage contract of 4 July 1659, he, by the style of William Jones of the parish of St. Martins in the Field, County Middlesex, had married Hannah Eaton of the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, London, spinster, youngest daughter of Governor Theophilus Eaton, and was well inclined to take care of her estate at New Haven, brought a child Hannah, the offspring of that union, born the same season of the embarkment. Had here, Theophilus, born 2 October 1661, died in 3 days; Sarah, 17 August 1662; Elizabeth, 28 August but baptized 23 October 1664, by the name of Mary; Samuel, 20 June, baptized 29 July 1666, died at 6 months; John Jones, 4 October 1667, Harvard College 1690; Deodat, 15 March 1670, died next month; Isaac, 21 June 1671; Abigail and Rebecca, twins 10 November 1673, died both in 5 days; and Susanna 18 August 1675. Of Caleb, by Increase Mather, called a son, we may well doubt, as he tells of his died at sea, October 1676. He was of good talents, a very active public servant, Assistant and Deputy Governor of the Colony of New Haven, and after Assistant 1678 of the united Colony of Connecticut. Died 17 October 1706, in 82d year. His inventory was only £206, that of his widow who died 4 May 1707 £989 . Of the daughters Hannah married at ripe age, 2 October 1689, Patrick Falconer of Guilford, afterwards a preacher in Newark, New Jersey but, in 1707, she was wife of James Clark; Sarah married 21 October 1687, Andrew Morrison, merchant who died 1702 or 1703, insolvent; Elizabeth married John Morgan; and Susanna married Nathaniel Wilson of Hartford, who so ill-treated her that she went home to New Haven, and died 1705. My New Haven correspondent makes her as bad or worse than he. By the usual folly of tradition he has been thought to be descendant of Cromwell's sister as well as son of the regicide, yet he was born many years before that mother of the regicide, and he was very little younger than the proposed mother if she were the daughter of Whetstone that married Colonel Jones the regicide, for she was baptized 19 January 1606, and Whetstone service all through the great civil war, and died after William, the supposed son of his successor was married to his first, if not even to the second wife and no hesitation can be felt in agreement with the conclusion of Noble in his memoirs of the House of Cromwell, II. 276, "probably Colonel Jones had no issue by the daughter of Mr. Whetstone." However one part of the story is as good as the other, probably though the relative unimportance of the Colony has left us, I think, without knowledge of a former wife. The little respect shown to the story of his origin is justified by the strange ignorance exhibition in the details, with which I have been supplied,--as that the regicide, who was born 1580, in the isle of Anglesea, and one of the members for a Welsh county, in the Long Parliament of 1640. He married 1623, Henrietta, second sister of O. Cromwell, who became the great Protector, when we know of the six sisters the second was Catharine, two years older than Oliver, and none was named. Henrietta; and as we see that he did indeed marry a younger sister of the great man, we may be content without given him any other than the widow Whetstone. Another blunder of this paper is, in calling Eaton, the father of William's wife "famous first Governor of New Haven Colony and of Connecticut after the union;" thus confusing the father of the wife with her husband a stupid arrangement even for a tradition of stupidity.
WILLIAM JONES, New Haven, son of the preceding, removed to Guilford. By wife Abigail Morse, probably daughter of John Morse, not Isaac Morse (as the family genealogy has it) of Boston, had only child known to us, Caleb, born 1688, who had several children and perpetuated the name. He died 23 May 1700. So common is this name in England that I was for some time led to believe, that our Reverend John Jones of Concord and Fairfield was the student of Jesus College Oxford, son of William Jones of County Monmouth shire. Once the Welsh alone enjoyed it, but it has gone upon all the winds; and it is exceedingly difficult to appropriate third and later generations. Thirteen of this name, says Farmer MS had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard, and forty at the other New England and New Jersey Colleges. Margaret Jones, the woman executed as a witch 15 June 1648, was the second example of such infatuation in New England the first being at Windsor. A year before her husband narrowly escaped for the evidence against him was apparent to many, as Winthrop II. 327, tells.
DOMINICUS JORDAN, DOMINICUS JOURDAINE, or DOMINICUS JOURDAN, Scarborough, third son of Robert Jordan. He married Hannah Tristram, daughter of Ralph Tristram of Saco, had Dominicus, and other children. Was killed by the Indians 1703, when his wife and children were carried off to Canada, whence, after thirteen years Dominicus escaped. This son was a Major and died 1749, aged 66; and his son Dominicus died 1788, aged 72. Dominicus, eldest son of this last, born 19 April 1740, was living when Willis wrote in 1831, the oldest man in the town, enjoyed part of the ancestry domain.
FRANCIS JORDAN, FRANCIS JOURDAINE, or FRANCIS JOURDAN, Ipswich 1634. He married 6 November 1635, Jane Wilson, had Sarah, born 8 November 1636; Hannah, 14 March 1638; Mary, 7 April 1639, died in 4 months; Mary, again, 16 May 1641; Lydia, 14 February 1643; and Deborah, 4 December 1645. He made his will 23 April 1678, in which he names wife Jane, and a grandchild Mary Simson.
JAMES JORDAN, JAMES JOURDAINE, or JAMES JOURDAN, Dedham. He died between 24 April 1655 and 4 May 1655, his will, of the earlier date, by which alone we learn anything about the man, that speaks of age and infirmity, mentioned son Thomas, eldest daughter Mary, who is blind, and therefore gives £30 to her, and to each of the five children of daughter Ann, wife of Abraham Jaquith, late of Charlestown, £1.
JOHN JORDAN, JOHN JOURDAINE, or JOHN JOURDAN, Guilford 1639, signed the covenant of 1 June of that year by his name, Jurden, was there in 1668, perhaps died next year
JOHN JORDAN, JOHN JOURDAINE, or JOHN JOURDAN, Plymouth 1643, He may have been father of that Jehosabeth that married 14 December 1665, John Robbins of Bridgewater; at least there had Baruch, born 24 February 1651. He may have removed to Portsmouth.
JOHN JORDAN, JOHN JOURDAINE, or JOHN JOURDAN, Portsmouth, eldest son of Robert Jordan. He married 1677, or 78, Elizabeth Stileman, daughter of Elias Stileman.
ROBERT JORDAN, ROBERT JOURDAINE, or ROBERT JOURDAN, Casco. He came as a preacher, before 1641, probably having Deacon's or priest's orders from Episcopal authority as all the other ministers of the time had here, but desirous, as they were not, of adherence to the church of England married Sarah Winter, only daughter of John Winter, the granddaughter of all that coast, and slid easily into civic life, but was not cautious enough to conciliate the Massachusetts chief men, who imprisoned him 1654, but in 1658 he was sworn a freeman of this jurisdiction. His estate was on the Spurwink, now Scarborough. On the Indians hostility 1675, he withdrew to Portsmouth. There, in 68th year he died 1679, his will of 28 January 1679 being probated 1 July 1679. His wife and children John, Robert, Dominicus, Jedediah, Samuel, and Jeremiah, are in it carefully provided for. Willis, I. 154, 238.
ROBERT JORDAN, ROBERT JOURDAINE, or ROBERT JOURDAN, Scarborough, son of the preceding, did not sustain the reputation of his father.
STEPHEN JORDAN, STEPHEN JOURDAINE, or STEPHEN JOURDAN, Ipswich 1634. He came that year in the Mary and John, removed to Newbury. He died 8 February 1670, leaving widow Susanna, who died 25 January 1673, and two daughters who had married Robert Cross and John Andrews, both at Ipswich.
THOMAS JORDAN, THOMAS JOURDAINE, or THOMAS JOURDAN, Dedham, son of James Jordan, freeman 1647.
THOMAS JORDAN, THOMAS JOURDAINE, or THOMAS JOURDAN, Guilford 1650. He came from some part of Kent, England went home in 1651, and was of distinction there. A daughter married Andrew Leete.
THOMAS JORDAN, THOMAS JOURDAINE, or THOMAS JOURDAN, Rehoboth. He married 24 December 1674, Esther Hall, daughter of Edward Hall of the same.
CHRISTOPHER JOSE, Portsmouth, had lived at Isle of Shoals, where he was constable 1656. By wife Jane, had Richard, born 10 November 1660; Thomas, 27 June 1662; Joanna, 13 March 1664; Margaret, or Mary, 10 October 1666; John, 27 May 1668; Jane, 18 July 1670; Samuel, 6 May 1672; and Mary, 8 July 1674. He died about 1678. Mary married 5 January 1693, Ichabod Plaisted.
RICHARD JOSE, Portsmouth, son of the preceding. He married 16 October 1683, Hannah Martin, daughter of Richard Martin, had Joanna, born 17 November 1685; Jane, 20 July 1689; Mary, 20 January 1694; Richard, 17 October 1696; Martin, 28 December 1700; and Sarah, 20 April 1704. In August 1699 he was made Sheriff of the Province. Had second wife Esther, daughter of Major Richard Waldron, widow of Abraham Lee, who before was widow of Henry Elkins. He died 24 September 1707.
ABRAHAM JOSSELYN, ABRAHAM JOCELYN, ABRAHAM JOSTLIN, or ABRAHAM JOSLIN, Scarborough, of the grand jury 1658, was, perhaps, brother of Henry Josselyn, Esquire, and John Josselyn, the traveler. But whether he went home, or died here, is unknown.
ABRAHAM JOSSELYN, ABRAHAM JOCELYN, ABRAHAM JOSTLIN, or ABRAHAM JOSLIN, Hingham, probably eldest of Thomas Josselyn of the same, born in England, perhaps was left by his father at school and directed to follow in few years. By wife Beatrice, had there baptized Abraham, 8 April 1649; Philip, 15 December 1650, who died at Boston, 2 August 1652; Henry; Rebecca; of unknown dates; probably both after removed to Lancaster; yet Nathaniel was born 4 July 1660, it seems, at Boston; however at Lancaster were born Joseph, 26 July 1663; Mary, 14 December 1666, besides Thomas, who may, perhaps, have been older than either of the two. He died early in June 1670, as may be concluded from his inventory being taken on 13 June 1670. His widow married 16 November 1671, Benjamin Bosworth of Hull. She was 88 when she died at Boston, January 1712. She passed her last days with daughter Rebecca. Rebecca married John Croakham of Boston, and next, 1679, Thomas Harris; and, 8 October 1700, Edward Stevens, had children only by the second husband and she died March 1713.
ABRAHAM JOSSELYN, ABRAHAM JOCELYN, ABRAHAM JOSTLIN, or ABRAHAM JOSLIN, Lancaster, son of the preceding. He married 29 November 1672, Ann, of whose family name we are ignorant, had Beatrice, born 9 May 1674, and would soon have had another child when the Indians in February 1676 killed all the family either in the assault on 10th or in their cabin in the wilderness. His brother Joseph was rescued by some friendly Indians.
HENRY JOSSELYN, HENRY JOCELYN, HENRY JOSTLIN, or HENRY JOSLIN, Scarborough, son of Sir Thomas Josselyn of County Kent. He came, perhaps as early as 1631, certainly was here in 1634, but this was in employment of Mason, patentee of New Hampshire, after whose death he engaged under Sir father Gorges, and most faithful was his service from 1636, usually opposite the claims of Massachusetts holding courts in 1647 and 48, under his commission from England but at last acquiesced in her supreme, became freeman 1658, when most of his neighbors also took the oath. He married Margaret Cammock, daughter of Captain Thomas Cammock, soon after his death in 1643, had Henry; was for a long time the second person in authority in Maine, and, not a short season, the first. In 1665 of course he enjoyed the favor of the royal commissioners but again became loyal to the usurped government of Massachusetts. In October 1676 he was subdued by the Indians and probably went Westward, but no more is known. See Williamson. Sullivan, 369, supposedly that he went to Plymouth and Willis, 128, following that mistake. The in-defatible history of Portland discovered that he was at Pemaquid in 1682, and died early next year. See his fine article in Genealogical Registrar XI. 31.
HENRY JOSSELYN, HENRY JOCELYN, HENRY JOSTLIN, or HENRY JOSLIN, Scituate, blacksmith, was not (as Willis thought) son of the preceding, but of Abraham Josselyn. He married 4 November 1676, Abigail Stockbridge, daughter of Charles Stockbridge, had Abigail, born April 1677; Abraham, January 1679; Ann, February 1681, died young; Charles, March 1683; Mary, January 1684; Nathaniel, February 1687; Rebecca, March 1689, died soon; Jabez, February 1691; Rebecca, again, May 1693; Jemima and Keziah, twins December 1695; Henry, March 1697; Joseph, December 1699; and Thomas, September 1702. He died 30 October 1730, the oldest man in that part of the town called Hanover. His widow died 15 July 1743. In Barry's copious History of Hanover much will be seen of descendants to the present generation.
HENRY JOSSELYN, HENRY JOCELYN, HENRY JOSTLIN, or HENRY JOSLIN, Gloucester; perhaps son of the first Henry Josselyn. He married 4 June 1678, Bridget Day, probably daughter of Anthony Day, had Henry, born 28 June 1679; and Susanna, 25 January 1682, died in three days. His wife died 7 September 1684. He married 9 November 1685, Mary Lambert, perhaps daughter of John Lambert of Lynn, had Ebenezer, 30 July 1686, died in few months; Margaret, 1687; Mary, 1689; Constantine, 1691; Benjamin, 1695; and Mercy, 1703. He either died or removed before 1721.
JOHN JOSSELYN, JOHN JOCELYN, JOHN JOSTLIN, or JOHN JOSLIN, Scarborough, the well known author, brother of the first Henry Josselyn, came in the Nicholas chartered by Edward Tyng arriving from London at Boston 2 July 1638. He made a short excursion to Scarborough to see his brother, went home in the Fellowship from Boston 15 October 1639 and reached Bideford, as he tells us, 24 November 1639. His next visit brought him to Boston, 28 July 1663, whence, after spending a few weeks he went to his brother at Scarborough and remained eight years. He went home and published in 1672, his book "New England Rarities," more curious than trustworthy.
JOSEPH JOSSELYN, JOSEPH JOCELYN, JOSEPH JOSTLIN, or JOSEPH JOSLIN, Bridgewater, son of the second Abraham Jossleyn. He was at Lancaster, when, in February 1676, the Indians destroyed his brother Abraham's family and was carried away into captivity but happily recovered by some friendly Indians who took him, 30 May 1676 to Norwich, as is told in Trumbull, Colony Record II. 430. He married 17 March 1688, Hannah Farrow, daughter of John Farrow, had Mary, born 24 May 1695. He married 1702, Sarah Ford, for second wife. He died September 1726. By his first wife he had Joseph, Mary, Hannah, and Beatrice, named in his will, as are also, of the second wife who died 1734, the children Sarah, born 1703; Ebenezer, 1709; and Abraham, 1716.
NATHANIEL JOSSELYN, NATHANIEL JOCELYN, NATHANIEL JOSTLIN, or NATHANIEL JOSLIN, Hingham, son of Thomas Josselyn, born in England, removed 1654 to Lancaster, freeman 1673. He married Sarah King, daughter of Thomas King of Marlborough, who died 2 July 1706, had Elizabeth, born 7 June 1657, died next month; Nathaniel, 21 June 1658, died in 9 years; Sarah, 16 July 1660; Dorothy, 4 March 1663; Peter, 22 February 1666; and Rebecca, 14 May 1672, besides another Nathaniel, another Elizabeth and Martha. All were living 3 March 1694, the date of his will. After destruction of Lancaster he removed to Marlborough, there died 8 April 1694.
NATHANIEL JOSSELYN, NATHANIEL JOCELYN, NATHANIEL JOSTLIN, or NATHANIEL JOSLIN, Marlborough, son of the preceding, freeman 1690. He married 8 April 1682, Esther Morse, had Esther; born 20 May 1683; Mary, 14 April 1685; Patience, 27 February 1687; Martha, 1695; and perhaps other children. His wife died 27 August 1725, and he died 5 March 1727.
PETER JOSSELYN, PETER JOCELYN, PETER JOSTLIN, or PETER JOSLIN, Lancaster, brother of the preceding. He had wife and three children, all killed by the Indians 18 July 1692, when they took away another child, besides Elizabeth Howe, the sister of his wife and other prisoners but killed the children in the woods. He had second wife Hannah, and outlived a fourth wife. He was a Captain and died at great age in Leominster at the house of his son John on 8 April 1759. The Honorable David Wilder, the modest historian of Leominster, was a descendant.
RICHARD JOSSELYN, RICHARD JOCELYN, RICHARD JOSTLIN, or RICHARD JOSLIN, Saybrook, a freeman of Connecticut 1669, spelt Joseland.
THOMAS JOSSELYN, THOMAS JOCELYN, THOMAS JOSTLIN, or THOMAS JOSLIN, Hingham, a husbandman, aged 43. With wife Rebecca, 43; and children Rebecca, 18; Dorothy, 11; Nathaniel, 8; Elizabeth 6; and Mary, 1; besides Elizabeth Ward, a servant 38. They came from London, 1635, in the Increase. He was among grantees of Sudbury 1640, not residence but after some years removed to Lancaster, where he signed the civic compact, 12 November 1654. He perhaps for short time lived at Boston, where Elizabeth married 21 June 1652, Edward Yeomans, and next, 9 May 1662, Edward Kilby. At Lancaster he died 3 January 1661. His will of 9 May 1660, probated 2 April 1661, made executrix wife Rebecca, who married 16 May 1661, William Kerley. It names sons Abraham and Nathaniel, grandson Nathaniel, and daughters Rebecca Nichols, wife of Thomas; Mary, wife of Roger Sumner; and Elizabeth Yeomans. Copious notes by the diligent and accurate library of the University are published in Genealogical Registrar II. 306, of this progenitor but he fell into slight mistake in saying neither the will nor inventory is on record. Both are, though not where he expected to find them. All the descendants of this patriarch, it is believed until the end of last century, spelt the name Joslin, though sometimes Joslyn.
EPHRAIM JOY, Hingham, son of Thomas Joy. By wife Susanna, had Tabitha, born 25 September 1677.
ISAAC JOY, Guilford. He died 1675, had brothers and sister.
JACOB JOY, Fairfield, removed to Killingworth. He married 23 May 1672, Elizabeth Wellman, who was widow of William Spencer of Hartford, and daughter of William Wellman of New London and Killingworth, had Deborah, born 23 February 1673; Jacob, 14 March 1675; Walter, 14 August 1677; Mary, 17 September 1680. Deborah married 19 November 1691, Andrew Ward; and Mary married 30 March 1699, Peter Ward; both of Killingworth, and the other children died young.
JOSEPH JOY, Hingham, son of Thomas Joy. He married 29 August 1667, Mary Prince, daughter of John Prince, had Joseph, born 31 July 1668; Thomas, 25 November 1669; Margaret, 6 March 1671, died at 3 months; Margaret, again, 15 April 1672, died in few weeks; John, September 1675, died next month; Benjamin, 19 September 1676; John, again, 10 October 1678, died young; Simon, 6 November 1679, died at 8 months; Sarah, 14 April 1681; Jonathan, 22 December 1682; Margaret, again, 14 December 1683; Deborah, 14 January 1686; Ruth, 27 November 1687, died March following; and Lydia, 12 March 1689, died in few days. He was Ensign, made his will 4 August 1670, but lived to 31 May 1697.
PETER JOY, Salem. He married 24 May 1661, Sarah Gaskin, probably daughter of Edward Gaskin, had David, born 6 April 1662; Ann, 7 August 1663; Sarah, 1 January 1666; Peter, 3 December 1669; William, 13 December 1675; and Samuel, 25 July 1678.
SAMUEL JOY, Hingham, son of Thomas Joy. He married 13 November 1668, Ann Pitts, daughter of Edmund Pitts, had Samuel, born 20 October 1670. I presume he died in few years. His widow married 5 April 1678, Benjamin Eastman.
THOMAS JOY, Boston 1638, a house carpenter. By wife Joan Gallop, daughter of John Gallop, had Samuel, born 26 February 1640, baptized 19 September 1641, his mother being recorded of the church on Sunday preceding; John, 10, baptized 17 October 1641; Thomas, 3, baptized 12 March 1643; both, probably died young; Joseph, 1, baptized 13 April 1645; and Ephraim, 7 February 1647. In 1646 he was arrested and placed four or five days in irons, as a too ardent lover of liberty, yet is called "a young fellow" by Governor Winthrop II. 294. He soon removed to Hingham, had there more children: Sarah, who married 7 December 1669, Hicks Dunning; Elizabeth married 15 March 1677, Nathaniel Beal; and Ruth. In a few years more he joined to the church, and was freeman 1665, artillery company the same year. He died 21 October 1678. His will, of 8 July 1687, probated 31 October 1688 names only the three daughters and sons Joseph and Ephraim. Ruth married 25 September 1679, John Low.
WALTER JOY, Milford 1650.
HOSEA JOYCE, or HOSEA JOICE, Yarmouth, son of John Joyce. By wife Martha, who died 3 April 1670, had John. By second wife Elizabeth Chipman, daughter of John Chipman, had Dorcas, born 1674; Samuel, 1 June 1676; Thomas, 3 June 1678; Mary, 10 September 1680; and others not named in record of the town. But in his will are mentioned besides Hosea, who probably died young, daughters Martha Godfrey; Lydia, wife of Ebenezer Howes; Dorothy, wife of John Otis; and Mehitable. Dorcas married a Howes; and Mary married James Gorham.
JOHN JOYCE, or JOHN JOICE, Lynn, removed 1637 to Sandwich, thence to Yarmouth in 1643, being on the list of those able to bear arms that year in both towns. He had Abigail, baptized 1 June 1646, at Yarmouth. He there died 21 December 1666. His widow Dorothy died 12 January 1680. In his will he names only Hosea, Mary, and Dorcas, as children and probably he had no others, except Abigail, and all the living mentioned. Nathaniel Bassett married one of the daughters. Two or more brothers says a tradition as valuable as most of such materials of History came to Yarmouth or other parts of Cape Cod, and one is called Jeremiah Joyce; but slight regard is due to it, though none would be given had John had more than one son.
WALTER JOYCE, or WALTER JOICE, Marshfield 1667. Winsor.
WILLIAM JOYCE, or WILLIAM JOICE, Boston. He died October 1648. He was only transient, and had a wife in London.
JOHN JOYLIFFE, Boston 1656. He married 28 January 1657, Ann, widow and executrix of Robert Knight, who had, also, been widow and executrix of Thomas Cromwell, the wealthy privateers man. He had only child Hannah, born 9 May 1660. He was freeman 1673, many years a selectman, one of the patriots of 1689, who put Andros in prison, town recorder in 1691; and was made by Increase Mather one of the Councilors in the Charter of William and Mary, but dropped at the first popular choice. He died 23 November 1702. Hutchinson I. 374 and H. 14.
JOHN JOYNES, aged 18, embarked at London, 1635, for New England in the Hopewell Captain Bundock, but no more is known.
BENJAMIN JUDD, Farmington, fourth son of Thomas Judd the first, freeman 1669. He married Mary Lewis, daughter of William Lewis, had Elizabeth, born 21 August 1668, died young; Benjamin, 1671; Mary, 1675; Sarah, 1677; Hannah, baptized 13 March 1681; Nathaniel, 22 July 1683; Esther, 14 February 1686; and Jonathan, 22, September 1688. He died 1689.
JOHN JUDD, Farmington, brother of the preceding, a freeman in 1664. He married Mary Howkins, daughter of Anthony Howkins, or Anthony Hawkins, had Elizabeth, born 1670; Joseph, 1672; Anthony; Ruth; Mary, who was baptized 16 March 1681; John, 3 August 1684, who died young, as did John, who was baptized 20 June 1686. He was Representative several years. He died 1715.
PHILIP JUDD, Waterbury, younger brother of the preceding, freeman 1677. He married Hannah Loomis, daughter of that Thomas Loomis, who had taken for second wife the sister of this man to whom he gave his daughter. He had Philip, baptized 13 March 1681, one week after he had been administered of the church in Farmington, 1681; Thomas, 27 May 1683, died young; Hannah, 19 October 1684; William, 3 July 1687; and Benjamin, 4 May 1690. All, except Thomas, settled at Danbury. The father died November 1689; and the widow married soon.
ROGER JUDD, Boston, freeman 1690. By wife Elizabeth, who died 6 September 1720, aged 69, says her gravestone, had Jonathan; Elizabeth, born 3 March 1678; David, 3 March 1680, died young; David, again, 17 June 1682, baptized at Old South Church with Jonathan and Elizabeth 13 July 1684; Ebenezer, 24 October 1686; and Experience, 21 December 1690.
SAMUEL JUDD, Northampton, youngest child of the first Thomas Judd, freeman 1684. He married about 1681, Maria Strong, daughter of Thomas Strong, and she was living at the time of his death 10 January 1721, Mary, born 12 October 1682; Samuel, 15 October 1685; Clemence, 14 November 1688; Thomas, 28 January 1691; Elizabeth, 8 July 1693; Margaret, 16 February 1697; Ruth, 27 March 1700; Eunice, February 1702; and William, 1708; besides Rachel, 2 November 1705, who died in few days.
THOMAS JUDD, Cambridge 1634, freeman 25 May 1636. He had one or two, but not, perhaps, three children born at Cambridge, at least the births of the first three are of unknown dates; but removed to Hartford before 1639, and was of original proprietor. Had there John, born about 1640; Benjamin, about 1642. He removed 1645 to Farmington, probably after birth of Mary, about 1644, there had Ruth, baptized 7 February 1647; Philip, 2 September 1649; and Samuel, 1651, perhaps by record or if the gravestone be correct, 1653. He was Representative 1647, and often after until 1679. He was one of the founders of the church 13 October 1652, and soon one of its Deacons. Of the three eldest children, we judge Thomas, born about 1638, the youngest, may have been born at Hartford, while we are ignorant of the two elders, who was the first born William, or Elizabeth or whether he had married when he left England yet it is probably he brought wife though her name ii not seen; and it may be that one child was born before the father came. Late in life, his wife died, and he removed to Northampton, there married 2 December 1679, Clemence Mason, daughter of Thomas Mason. He died 9 or 12 November 1688, perhaps near 80, or quite. The widow died 22 November 1696. His eldest daughter perhaps eldest child married 27 December 1653, Samuel Loomis; Mary married 1 January 1663, Thomas Loomis, as second wife; and Ruth married John Steele, the third. He had only nine children heard of in record of which four sons are above mentioned.
THOMAS JUDD, Farmington, second son of the preceding, freeman 1664. He married 1658, Sarah Steele, daughter of John Steele, who died 22 May 1695, aged 56; had Thomas; John, and Sarah, this last born about 1665. He was Representative 1689, and after of Waterbury, where he was one of the first settlers. He died 10 or 18 January 1703.
THOMAS JUDD, Farmington, son probably eldest, of William Judd of the same, was administered of the church 22 March 1691. He married 9 February 1688, Sarah Freeman, daughter of Stephen Freeman, who died 8 September 1738, aged 68. He died 4 January 1748. He was Representative at 31 sessions. He had only one son William, and five daughters of who Mary was mother of the distinguished theologian Dr. Samuel Hopkins; and was grandfather of Reverend Jonathan Judd, born 4 October 1719, Yale College 1741, first minister of Southampton, Massachusetts, ordained 8 June 1743, who died 28 July 1803, in 84th year after more than sixty years service. This gentleman was grandfather of Sylvester Judd of Northampton, Esquire, a very able genealogist.
WILLIAM JUDD, Farmington, eldest brother of the second Thomas Judd of the same, probably born at Cambridge, possibly in England, freeman 1656. He married 31 March 1657, Mary Steele, daughter of the first John Steele, died November 1690, leaving Mary, born 1658; Elizabeth, 22 July 1660; Thomas, baptized 12, not (as printed in Genealogical Registrar XIV. 288) 13, which was Monday, October 1662; William, 8 January 1665; John, 1667; Rachel, 1670; Samuel, 1673; Daniel, 1675; Elizabeth, 1678; and Benjamin, baptized 14 May 1682. His widow died 27 October 1718. One William Judd of Block Island 1684, may have been no relation. Eleven of this name had been, in 1826, graduates at the New England Colleges of who only one at Harvard.
JOB JUDKIN, or JOB JUDKINS, Boston 1638. He had by wife Sarah (who was administered of our church 8 August 1611, and died 26 November 1637), Job, born 10 May 1637, died soon; Samuel, 27 November 1638, baptized 15 August 1641, as was also on same day son Job, born 30 June; Joel, 18 September 1643; and Sarah, 7, baptized 14 December 1615.
JOEL JUDKIN, or JOEL JUDKINS, Exeter, probably son of the preceding, swore allegiance 30 November 1677. He had married 25 June 1674, Mary Bean.
SAMUEL JUDKIN, or SAMUEL JUDKINS, Hingham. He married 25 March 1667, Elizabeth Leavitt, daughter of John Leavitt, had Samuel, born 27 November 1667 who was living, to be mentioned 1689 in the will of his grandfather Leavitt, but more lucky than the father willed. In 1676 he was one of Turner's company and probably fell with him. The son perished with many of his townsmen, by smallpox, 1690, in Phips's expedition against Quebec. The mother had died before .
THOMAS JUDKIN, or THOMAS JUDKINS, Gloucester 1631. He married 25 November 1665, widow Ann Howard. He died 23 February 1695, aged 66.
ISAAC JUDSON, Stratford, eldest son of Jeremiah Judson of the same. By wife Mary, had Mary, whose husband is not marked; and Elizabeth, born 10 October 1681.
JAMES JUDSON, Stratford, second son of Joseph Judson of the same. He married 18 August 1680, Rebecca Welles, daughter of the second Thomas Welles of Hartford, had Hannah, born 30 May 1681; Sarah, 16 February 1683; Rebecca, 25 February 1685, died young; Joseph, 10 January 1687; James, 30 April 1689; Phebe, 2 October 1691; and David, 7 August 1693. His wife died 3 November 1717. He married 20 November 1718, Ann Welles, widow of James Steele of Wethersfield, daughter of Samuel Welles, cousin of his first wife. He died 25 February 1721; and his widow died 1739.
JEREMIAH JUDSON, Stratford, son of William Judson, born in England, freeman 1658. He married 1632, Sarah Foote, daughter of Nathaniel Foote, who died 1673, had Isaac, born 10 March 1653; Mary, 31 December 1655; Elizabeth, 24 February 1638; Sarah, 7 April 1662; Mercy, 1 or 14 June 1665; and Jeremiah, 1 March 1671. His wife died 1673. He married Catharine Fairchild, daughter of Thomas Fairchild. He was long paralytic, and died 15 May 1701. His widow died May 1706. Elizabeth married 13 December 1681, Agur Tomlinson; and Mercy married August 1687, Solomon Burton.
JOHN JUDSON, Stratford 1671, eldest son of Joseph Judson of the same. He married 12 March 1673, Elizabeth Chapman, daughter of John Chapman of Stamford, had John, born 12 March 1676; Joshua, 23 July 1678; Joseph, 24 October 1679; Chapman, baptized December 1681, died before 19 years; Jonathan, December 1682, died soon; Jonathan, again, December 1684; Martha, December 1686; Eliphalet, February 1689; and Ephraim, September 1691. Perhaps some of the latter four were by second wife Hannah, who died 23 July 1698. He married third wife July 1699, Mary Orton of Farmington, had Isaac, baptized 2 June 1700; Daniel, February 1702; Mary, April 1704; and Jeremiah, whose date is not found. He died 12 January 1709.
JOSEPH JUDSON, Stratford. son probably eldest of William Judson, born in England, freeman 1658, Representative 1659-67, a military officer much trusted in for Philip's war, after which he removed to Woodbury. Probably he lived there not long but went back to Stratford where all his children were born. He died 8 October 1690, aged 71. He married 24 October 1644, Sarah Porter, daughter of John Porter of Windsor, had Sarah, born 2 March 1646, who married 1 November 1664, Edmund Howell of Southampton, Long Island; John, 2 December 1647, as Cothren says, but 10 December 1647, as Goodwin gives it; James, 24 April 1650; Grace, 19 February 1652; Joseph, 10 March 1654, died under 24 years unmarried; Hannah, 13, but Goodwin says, 31 December 1657; Esther, 20 August 1660; Joshua and Ruth, twins 27 October 1664, of whom Joshua died soon; Phebe, 29 October 1666; and Abigail, 15 September 1669; but Cothren gives an earlier Joshua, 3 December 1658, may be error. His widow died 16 March 1696. He had made his will at Woodbury, 27 February 1680, named two sons and six daughters. Grace married 30 December 1669, Samuel Prudden; and Esther married 23 March 1680, Benjamin Curtis.
JOSHUA JUDSON, Stratford 1650, brother of the preceding, born in England. He had Joshua, born 3 December 1658; Samuel, 27 August 1660; and Ann, who married Arthur Perry, and may have been the eldest of the children. He died 1661. His widow Ann married 24 November 1662 or 10 December 1662 (for Goodwin gives both), John Hurd of Stratford, called junior to distinguish him from another John.
SAMUEL JUDSON, Dedham 1646, or earlier, for in the spring of that year his widow Bridget died as the church record says. He married Mary Aldrich, daughter of Henry Aldrich, and in his will, 7 June 1657, probated 30 July 1657 provides for her two sons by Aldrich and his own three daughters Mary, Sarah, and Esther. His widow married John Hayward of the same. His father Michael Judson, of Horton, in Bradford Dale, Yorkshire, sent over as apprentice to him for seven years, his brother John Judson, in 1651, but of him I hear nothing else.
SAMUEL JUDSON, Stratford, son of Joshua Judson. He married Esther Thompson, daughter of John Thompson of Fairfield.
WILLIAM JUDSON, Concord 1635. He came 1635 with wife and three sons before mentioned, and removed 1639 to Hartford. Yet he seems not to have been an original proprietor nor long to have continued for in 1644 he was at Stratford, and engaged in 1644 there to obtain aid for the informed college at Cambridge. A few years later he removed to New Haven, there his wife Grace died 29 September 1659. He married 8 February 1660 Elizabeth Wilmot, daughter of Benjamin Wilmot. He died December 1661, or, as Goodwin says, 29 July 1662. His will, of 20 November 1661 names only sons Joseph, born 1619; and Jeremiah, 1621; but he had another son Joshua, of who we know nothing as to place of birth or date. Nineteen of this name had, in 1828, been graduates at Yale and Brown, of which eight were ministers.
JUELL. See Jewell.
JUNKINS. See Jenkins.
GRACE JUPE, Boston, sister of Robert Keayne. He had Anthony, Mary, and Benjamin, all remembered in the will of their uncle of 1653, who mentioned that his sister was deceased, and niece Mary was wife (married 24 December 1652) of John Moss. But whether the husband of that sister were ever in our country, whether the two sons lived only in England, or even whether this sister of Keanyne ever came over, we are wholly ignorant.
JAMES JUPP, Norwalk 1672. He was in Philip's war, for service in which the town voted him grant of land. He married 2 January 1683, Ann Hickens, daughter of Thomas Hickens of Stamford.