JohnsonFamily2/19/24 - Person Sheet
JohnsonFamily2/19/24 - Person Sheet
Spouses
Birthbef 1 Aug 1619, Ipswich, Suffolk, Eng
Deathabt 1686, Edgartown, Dukes, MA
FatherGeorge Parkhurst (1588-1675)
MotherPhoebe Leete (~1585-<1641)
Family ID3485
Marriage10 Jun 1643, Watertown, Middlesex, MA142
ChildrenDeborah (~1635-1676)
Notes for John Smith
In 1634, resided Watertown/Hampton. In 1644, Edgartown.
John’s will was dated February 14, 1669/0, in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts. John first settled in Watertown, Massachusetts where he married Deborah and their first two children were born. He moved to Hampton, New Hampshire about 1644 where Deborah’s aunt Ruth Leete Dalton, wife of Rev. Timothy Dalton, then lived.
The earliest record found at Edgartown, Massachusetts relating to John is a dated 6 June 1654, when he was chosen as one of the magistrate’s assistants. He was part of the Edgartown train band in 1662, and his name is mentioned in the town records in 1660, 1663, and 1664, either as drawing lots in the various divisions of the common land, or in other minor connections. After that he is believed to have moved to Nantucket to spend his declining years. His house lot was on Tower Hill, just north of the cemetery, and was willed to his son, Phillip.
John’s will was dated February 14, 1669/0, in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts. John first settled in Watertown, Massachusetts where he married Deborah and their first two children were born. He moved to Hampton, New Hampshire about 1644 where Deborah’s aunt Ruth Leete Dalton, wife of Rev. Timothy Dalton, then lived.
The earliest record found at Edgartown, Massachusetts relating to John is a dated 6 June 1654, when he was chosen as one of the magistrate’s assistants. He was part of the Edgartown train band in 1662, and his name is mentioned in the town records in 1660, 1663, and 1664, either as drawing lots in the various divisions of the common land, or in other minor connections. After that he is believed to have moved to Nantucket to spend his declining years. His house lot was on Tower Hill, just north of the cemetery, and was willed to his son, Phillip.