Ambrose, Nathaniel

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BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1915), 14 (FHL #974.45/S3 V2t).
MAR #1: Ibid, 264. This is a mar intention; actual mar rec not found. She died there, 28 Aug 1728 (Ibid, 524).
MAR #2: VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 268 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a). The wife is called "widow" Hannah Hunt. She is apparently the Hannah Clough who married John Hunt at Amesbury, 5 Dec 1705 (Ibid, 389). She died there, 26 Jul 1734 (Ibid, 517).
MAR #3: No mar rec found. Nathaniel Ambrose and wife Elizabeth of Stratham, NH sold land in Newmarket, which belonged to her late husband, Benjamin Leavit, on 9 Aug 1739 (New Hampshire Province Deeds, 24:219 [FHL #015420]).
MAR #4: No mar rec found. A wife Lydia is mentioned in his will, below.
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Nathaniel Ambrose of Chester, 3 Jun 1745, proved 26 Jun 1745 (PROBATE RECORDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, 9 vols., repr of New Hampshire State Papers Series, vols. 31-39 [Bowie, MD, 1989-90], 3:268-70 [FHL #974.2 P2p]).

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Nathaniel married Eastman, Sarah in (int) 8 Dec 1697 in Salisbury,Essex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Clough, Hannah on 26 Nov 1733 in Amesbury,Essex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Elizabeth before 9 Aug 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Lydia before 3 Jun 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1915), 14 (FHL #974.45/S3 V2t).
MAR: Ibid, 264. "Last weeke" of Oct. Henry's wife is called Susannah Worcester. Estate recs of Timothy Worcester, late of Salisbury, deceased, show that his widow became the wife of Henry Ambrose (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 2:297 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).
DEATH: No death rec found. Henry died between 27 May 1720, when he deeded land to his son Nathaniel (Essex Co. Deeds, 54:158 [FHL #866038]), and 20 Dec 1724 when Nathaniel refers to his father as deceased in a deed to Sampson Underhill (Ibid, 47:263 [FHL #866035]). Deeds show that Henry lived in Salisbury almost on the New Hampshire-Mass. border. He is sometimes referred to as "of Salisbury alias Hampton."
OCC: Weaver

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Henry married Susannah in Oct 1672 in Salisbury,Essex,MA. Susannah was born about 1647 in of Salisbury,Essex,MA; died on 22 Dec 1730 in Salisbury,Essex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR #1: No mar rec found. Estate records of Timothy Worcester of Salisbury refer to his widow Susannah and her 2nd husband, Henry Ambrose (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 2:297-98 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).
MAR #2: No mar rec found. See discussion above.
DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1915), 524 (FHL #974.45/S3 V2t).

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CHR: C. Partridge, ed, "A Transcript of the Parish Registers of Kersey, Suffolk," 2 vols. (transcript, 1941), 1:30 (FHL #991953 item 9). Also see the deposition of Henry Ambrose, aged 42 yrs, 16 Sep 1655 (Suffolk Co., Mass. Court Files, #227 [FHL #911113]).
MAR: No mar rec found. The widow Susannah Ambrose made oath to the inv of his estate, 19 Nov 1658, below. Susannah is also listed as the mother of Henry Ambrose, b. at Salisbury, Mass., Jun 1649 (VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY [Topsfield, MA, 1915], 14 [FHL #974.45/S3 V2t]).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the inv of estate of Henry Ambrose of Boston, 22 May 1658; oath by widow, 19 Nov 1658, Suffolk Co. Probate, #200, (o.s.) 3:129-30 (FHL #584127).
OCC: Carpenter

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Henry married Susannah about 1640. Susannah was born about 1619 in England; died after 22 Jul 1692 in Salisbury,Essex,MA(?). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR #1: No mar rec found. Widow Susannah made oath to the inv of estate of Henry Ambrose of Boston, 19 Nov 1658, Suffolk Co. Probate, #200, (o.s.) 3:129-30 (FHL #584127).
MAR #2: No mar rec found. Ebenezer Ambrose, age 22, released his stepfather, John Severance, from all debts incurred as administrator of the estate of his late father Henry Ambrose, 4 Feb 1664/5 (Old Norfolk Co. Deeds, 2:108 [FHL #873020]). On 8 Apr 1662 John Severance, husband of "hir that was sometimes the wyfe of henry ambross, and now administrator of the estate of said Ambross, deceased," sued Edward Colcord for alienating a parcel of land which had been granted to Henry Ambross by mortgaging the same to Christopher Palmer (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 2:379 [FHL #974.45 P2e]). The oft-published mar date of 2 Oct 1663 is obviously an error.
DEATH: No death rec found. Susannah signed a petition, 22 Jul 1692, in favor of Mrs. Bradbury who was accused of witchcraft. Most, if not all, of the signers were residents of Salisbury (David W. Hoyt, THE OLD FAMILIES OF SALISBURY AND AMESBURY, 3 vols. [Providence, 1897-1916; repr in 1 vol., Baltimore, 1982], 375 [FHL #974.45 D2h]).
NOTE: Susannah may have been a relative of Ruth (Leet) Dalton, widow of Timothy Dalton. Ruth made bequests to various relatives on 22 Mar 1663/4, which included Abigail Ambrose, dau of the wife of John Severance of Salisbury (William H. Whitmore, "The Dalton and Batcheller Pedigree," NEHGR, 27[1873]:364 [FHL #974 B2ne]).

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Notes:

CHR: C. Partridge, ed, "A Transcript of the Parish Registers of Kersey, Suffolk," 2 vols. (transcript, 1941), 1:13 (FHL #991953 item 9). No parents are listed in chr entry. Henry is identified in the will of his father, Henry Ambrose of Kersey, 5 Aug 1616, proved 10 Nov 1618, Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, reg wills, 47:171 (FHL #097081).
MAR: No mar rec found. Henry probably married Mary, who married 2nd as a widow, Samuel Mascall, at Kersey, 5 Jun 1634 ("Kersey, Suffolk Marriage Register" [transcript, n.d.], 28 [FHL #991953 item 11]).
BUR: Partridge, "A Transcript of the Parish Registers of Kersey, Suffolk," 2:49 (FHL #991953 item 10).

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Henry married (Mary?) about 1610. (Mary?) was born about 1588 in of Kersey,Suffolk,Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MAR #1: No mar rec found. Henry Ambrose probably married Mary, who married 2nd as widow Mary Ambrose, Samuel Mascall, at Kersey, 5 Jun 1634 ("Kersey, Suffolk Marriage Register" [transcript, n.d.], 28 [FHL #991953 item 11]).
MAR #2: See above discussion.

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