James Draper Genealogy
Record modified: 2025-01-17
This is my ancestor 12 generations back.
Born: 1622-07-28 Heptonstall, Yorkshire England
Died: 1694-07-00 Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts USA
Marriages:
1. 1646-04-21 Miriam Stansfield
Children of James Draper and Miriam Stansfield:
Notes:
He was a weaver.
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The New England Historical & Genealogical Register Vol 7 p331
Inscriptions from the Burial Ground in West Roxbury MA
Here lyes ye Body of Mr James Draper Aged about 73 years Decd July 1691
[Also listed are his wife and James Draper d 1698-04-30 age 44, Abigail wife of James d 1721-10-25 age 59, Nathaniel d 1721-12-30 age 38, Samuel d 1744-06-12 age 30, Capt Jonathan d 1747-02-28 age 76, Mehetabel wife of Nathaniel d 1757-03-18 age 41, Elizabeth wife of William d 1761-10-28 age 25, and Nathaniel d 1767-03-28 age 60.]
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Middlesex Co MA Court Records 1670-1678
Vol III p136
1676-04-03 The Selectmen of Charlestowne on behalf of the said town doe request ye Liberty of ye Law to Enter their Exceptions with this Honoured Court against James Draper Inhabitant of Roxbury, who is come into this town wth his family, & is not accepted as an Inhabitant, wch hath been declared to him by selectmen .
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"List of Freemen of Massachusetts, 1630-1691"
p36
list dated 1690-04-18 (citing Intercharter Vol II p12-14)
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Suffolk Co MA Deeds 1683-1697
Book 14 p357-358
1693-04-12 James Draper Senr to son Jonathan Draper; half my barn and land it stands on; love and affection
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Massachusetts Ancestors by Maude Boutin Porter
p85
says he was son of Thomas Draper and Marriam (unknown) of the priory of Heptonstall, vicarage of Halifax, Yorkshire ENG, and died 1694-07-xx in Roxbury MA. It lists his children as
Miriam b Heptonstall ENG
Susanna b Roxbury MA
Sarah
James
John b Dedham MA
Moses [1663-09-15]
Daniel
Patience b Roxbury MA
Jonathan
and cites "Drapers in America" p17 for this record:
Petition of Widow Miriam to Judge of Probate Court , Suffolk County , Mass . No. 2387 .
" As the Honorable Wm. Houghton Esq . Judge of Probate is
informed that I am left a widow throu God 's providence , there-
fore I do desire that my youngest son Jonathan Draper with my
Eldest son James Draper may have administration granted unto
them on the Estate of my deceased Husband 's Estate -- I being
aged and Crasey and not able for to undertack a mouny . "
Miriam Draper X Her Mark
Aug 19, 1697
John Alldis
Jonathan Whiting
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Boston MA Probate Records 1636-1766
p236-237
1697-08-19 Bond for James Draper and Jonathan Draper to make an inventory as administrators of their father James Draper deceased.
Widow Mariam Draper wishes her youngest son Jonathan Draper and eldest son James Draper to be administrators.
Here is the inventory.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 41520
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