John Andrews Genealogy
Record modified: 2023-02-01
This is my ancestor 11 generations back.
Born: 1662-09-20 Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts USA
Died: 1742-07-25 Taunton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts USA
Marriages:
1. about 1680-00-00 Alice Shaw
Children of John Andrews and Alice Shaw:
Notes:
married in Taunton, Bristol Co MA
also married in Taunton 1736-03-20 Mrs Mary Barney
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other children:
John 1686-11-17 + Hannah Hall
Hannah 1691-03-03 d 1762-05-23
Edmond 1692 + Esther Harvey
Samuel 1694 d 1756 + Elizabeth Emerson
Seth 1702 d 1749-03-05 + Sarah Lincoln
Martha 1708
Susannah 1710
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Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699
1662 - Town of Boston
John of John & Hannah Andrewes born Sept 20.
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from Andrews genforum:
He was a housewright in early life. In 1692 he purchased of Thomas Lewis, of Mendon, several tracts of land and a dwelling house in "New Bristoll," Mass. (now Bristol, R.I.) and resided there. In 1701 he sold this property and purchased a farm in Taunton, Mass., incluing [sic] a water privilege on Three Mile River, where with Nathaniel Linkon, he built a grist mill and saw mill; the location was known for about a hundred years as "Andrews' Mills"--now Westville. Here he resided the remainder of his life. Capt. Andrews held various town offices; was chairman of the board of selectmen four years; also deputy sheriff; a man highly esteemed. He died July 25, 1742, at the age of 80 years. He married Alice, daughter of John and Alice (Phillips) Shaw, of Weymouth, Mass.; she was born July 6, 1666; and died Feb. , 1735, aged 69 years. He married second, May 20, 1736, Mary, widow of Jacob Barney, and daughter of Rev. Samuel Danforth, the fourth minister of Taunton; by her he had no children.
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from a tree that no longer exists:
***The last Will and Testament of Captain John Andrews***
I, John Andrews, of Taunton, in the County of Bristol, in
ye Province of Massachusetts Bay, in New England, being of sound memory and
disposing mind, through Divine Goodness, being aged and not knowing how soon I
may die, do make this to be my last will and testament
Item.--- I give to my four daughters, viz: Alice Linkon, Hannah Linkon, Martha Jones
and Susannah Andrews, the sum of L310, viz: to my three eldest daughters, Alice,
Hannah and Martha, besides what I have already given them, L70, part of the
aforesaid sim: and to my youngest daughter Susannah, seing she have lived and don
most for her two mothers, I give her L100, which is remainder of the L310: and what
I have given in this my will to my said daughters, my executor hereafter named shall
pay the same to them at the end and expiration of one year after my decease, out of
my estate in good Public Bills of creadit on this Province or either of ye Colonys of
New England: and after my funiral charge, just debts and legacys are paid by my son,
John Andrews, out of my estate, whom I appoint and constitute to being executor of
this my last Will and testament: then all the rest of my estate, I give to my for sons, viz:
John Andrews, Edmond Andrews, Samuel Andrews and Seth Andrews, they to have
the same, their heirs and assigns, forever, to be equally divided between them, except
my eldest son, who shall have a double portion: In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this thirtieth day of September, anno domini one thousand and
seven hundred and thirty-six, in the tenth year of ye Reign of Our Soveraign Lord
Georde the second of Great Britane & King. JOHN ANDREWS [SEAL.]
Signed, sealed, published & declared to be his last }
will and testament, in Presence of us, }
SETH WILLIAMS, SETH SUMNER, JOHN SUMNER."
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 1776
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