Challis, Jacob

Notes:

BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 48 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a).
MAR: Ibid, 302.

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BEPS: IGI

Jacob married Currier, Mary on 14 Apr 1736 in Amesbury,Essex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth rec found. Amesbury vital records are defective for this period. John is identified in the settlement of estate of his father, Philip Watson-Challis of Amesbury, 27 Sep 1681, where he is mentioned last among the four sons (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 3:418-19 [FHL #974.45 P2p]). He should not be confused with his elder brother John, who was born on 26 Jun 1655. Although no death record has been found for the elder John, his brother William, born 18 May 1663, is called eldest son of Philip Watson-Challis in a deed to John Dole of Newbury, 6 Apr 1688 (Essex Co. Deeds, 21:196 [FHL #866023]). Hence, this John was born after 1663 and probably after 1673, when Thomas was born. Year of birth is approximated at 1677. Like his brothers, John seems to have dropped Watson from his surname.
MAR: VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1915), 301 (FHL #974.45/S3 V2t). The mar is also recorded in VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 302 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a). "At Salisbury."
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of John Challis of Amesbury, 23 Mar 1741/2, proved 21 Feb 1742/3, Essex Co. Probate, (o.s.) 325:207-209 (FHL #875133), widow's dower set off 11 Jul 1751 (Ibid, 330:368-69 [FHL #875135]).
OCC: Yeoman

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BEPS: IGI

John married Freame, Sarah on 26 Jan 1698/1699 in Salisbury,Essex,MA. Sarah (daughter of Freame, Thomas and Rowell, Mary) was born about 1679 in Amesbury,,Essex,MA; died after 11 Jul 1751 in Amesbury,Essex,MA(?). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth rec found and no evidence that Sarah is a dau of Thomas Freame. Nevertheless, it can hardly be doubted. The only Freame family in New England was that of Thomas. He lived in Amesbury, where Sarah resided, and Sarah was born during a period in which the vital records of Amesbury are partly missing. Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1915), 301 (FHL #974.45/S3 V2t). The mar is also recorded in VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 302 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a). "At Salisbury."
DEATH: No death rec found. The dower land of Sarah, widow of John Challis, was set off, 11 Jul 1751, Essex Co. Probate, (o.s.) 330:368-69 (FHL #875135).

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BEPS: IGI

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth or chr rec found. Philp is identified as the eldest son of John and Elizabeth Challis in the will of his grandfather, John Watson of Writtle, Essex, 19 Sep 1618, proved 14 May 1619, P.C.C., 49 Parker (FHL #092077). Philip declared he was abt 52 yrs old in a deposition, 29 Mar 1669 (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 4:100 [FHL #974.45 P2e]). Philip retained a dual surname throughout his life in New England.
MAR: No mar rec found. Four children of Philip Watson-Challis and his wife Mary are identified as grandchildren in the will of William Sargent of Amesbury, 24 Mar 1670/1, proved 13 Apr 1675 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 2:438-441 (FHL #974.45 P2p). The first child of Philip and Mary was born in 1653; they probably married abt 1652.
DEATH: No death rec found. See the inv of estate of Philip Watson-Challis of Amesbury, 21 Oct 1680, settlement 27 Sep 1681 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA: 1916-20], 3:418-19 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).
OCC: Sawmill owner, Lt of Amesbury military co.

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BES: IGI

Philip married Sargent, Mary about 1652. Mary (daughter of Sargent, William and Perkins, Elizabeth) was born about 1636 in of Newbury,Essex,MA; died on 27 Sep 1716 in Amesbury,Essex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth rec found. Mary is identified in the will of her father, William Sargent of Amesbury, 24 Mar 1670/1, proved 13 Apr 1675 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 2:438-441 (FHL #974.45 P2p). Mary deposed on 12 Mar 1704/5, aged 68 yrs (Essex General Sessions, 3:145, cited in Robert Charles Anderson, THE GREAT MIGRATION BEGINS, 3 vols. [Boston, 1995], 3:1632 [FHL #974 W2a]). William Sargent lived in Ipswich in 1634 and at Newbury in 1638.
MAR: No mar rec found. Four children of Philip Watson-Challis and his wife Mary are identified as grandchildren in the will of William Sargent, above. The first child of Philip and Mary was born in 1653.
DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 530 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a).

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BEPS: IGI

Notes:

BIRTH: Thomas declared he was aged about 30 yrs in a deposition, 23 Nov 1680 (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 8:37 [FHL #974.45 P2e]). He is no doubt the Thomas Freame apprenticed to Grace Smith at Bristol and bound for New England, 23 Feb 1670 (Peter Wilson Coldham, THE COMPLETE BOOK OF EMIGRANTS, 1661-1699 [Baltimore, 1990], 157 [FHL #973 W2col]). However, he is probably not the Thomas Freame baptized at Minsterworth, Gloucs, 4 Nov 1649, as suggested by John B. Threlfall, "Probable English Origin of Thomas Freame of Amesbury," TAG, 55(1979):44-45 (FHL #973 D25aga). It was probably this Thomas whose burial is recorded in Minsterworth par reg, 13 May 1675 (FHL #091533). Nevertheless, it is likely that he did come from Gloucs, where the name is prevalent.
MAR: VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 354 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a).
DEATH: No death rec found. Thomas was living in Amesbury on 6 May 1708 when he and wife Mary sold land to Joseph Browne (Essex Co. Deeds, 20:151 [FHL #866023]). No further record.
OCC: Tailor, school master, inn keeper.

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BAPT/ENDW: TIB (FHL #1262912-R).
SEAL P: IGI
SEAL S: IGI

Thomas married Rowell, Mary on 18 Sep 1673 in Amesbury,Essex,MA. Mary (daughter of Rowell, Valentine and Pinder, Joanna) was born on 31 Jan 1649/1650 in Salisbury,Essex,MA; died after 6 May 1708. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1915), 212 (FHL #974.45/S3 V2t).
MAR: VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 354 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a).
DEATH: No death rec found. Mary was living in Amesbury on 6 May 1708 when she and husband Thomas Freame sold land to Joseph Browne (Essex Co. Deeds, 20:151 [FHL #866023]). No further record.

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BEPS: IGI

Notes:

BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: Sheering par reg, as cited in Leslie Mahler, "The English Ancestry of Philip Watson Challis of Ipswich, Massachusetts," TAG, 79(2004):57 (FHL #973 D25aga).

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Seal S: IGI

John married Watson, Elizabeth on 24 Aug 1612 in Sheering, Essex, Eng. Elizabeth (daughter of Halls, Alice) was christened on 28 Sep 1584 in Sheering, Essex, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CHR: Sheering par reg, as cited in Leslie Mahler, "The English Ancestry of Philip Watson Challis of Ipswich, Massachusetts," TAG, 79(2004):60 (FHL #973 D25aga).
MAR: Ibid, 57, 60.

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Seal S: IGI

Notes:

BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR #1: No mar rec found. Children of William and Elizabeth Sargent were recorded in Salisbury, Mass., 1643-52 (VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY [Topsfield, MA, 1915], 213-14 [FHL #974.45/S3 V2t]). Elizabeth Sargent is identified in the will of her father, John Perkins of Ipswich, 28 Mar 1654, proved 26 Sep 1654 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 1:190-91 [FHL #975.45 P2p]).
MAR #2: VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 476 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a). Joanna was the widow of Valentine Rowell who died at Salisbury, 17 May 1662. In 1672 William Sargent and his wife Joanna, "late wife of Valentine Rowell and administratrix of his estate," sued Christopher Osgood for a legacy due to the children of Valentine Rowell (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 5:20 [FHL #974.45 P2e]). Valentine Rowell married Joanna Pinder at Salisbury, 14 Nov 1643 (VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY, 472 [FHL #974.45/S3 V2t]).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of William Sargent of Amesbury, 24 Mar 1670/1, proved 13 Apr 1675, inv 8 Apr 1675 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 2:438-441).
OCC: Seaman
NOTE: William may have 1st married a sister of Theophilus Shatswell of Haverhill, who mentioned "my brother" William Sargent and "my kinsman" Philip Challis in his will, 20 Jun 1663-13 Oct 1663 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 1:424-25). Philip Challis was the son-in-law of William Sargent. Theophilus Shatswell supposedly married Susannah Bosworth, but this is not proved. If this is true, William Sargent probably married a sister of Theophilus Shatswell, possibly Sybil. Theophilus is one of the children of Judith Shatwell, widow of Sibbertoft, Nhants. All of Judith's children are mentioned in the Chancery suit, Curwin v. Smith, 22 Nov 1627 (Chancery Proceedings, Charles I, cc 15, n. 56, quoted verbatim in David A. Macdonald, "A New Look at the Corwin and Shatswell Families," NEHGR, 150[1996]:185-89 [FHL #974 B2ne]). Of the children listed in the suit, only Sybil is not accounted for among the daughters. The name Sybil, however, does not appear among the children of William Sargent.

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BEPS2,3: IGI

William married Perkins, Elizabeth about 1636. Elizabeth (daughter of Perkins, John and Gater, Judith) was christened on 25 Mar 1611 in Hillmorton,Warws,Eng; died before 18 Sep 1670. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CHR: Hillmorton par reg (FHL #554754).
MAR: No mar rec found. She is called Elizabeth "Sargent" in the will of her father, John Perkins of Ipswich, 28 Mar 1654, proved 26 Sep 1654 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 1:190-91 [FHL #975.45 P2p]). Some of the children of William and Elizabeth Sargentare recorded in Salisbury, 1643-52 (VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY [Topsfield, MA, 1915], 213-14 [FHL #974.45/S3 V2t]).
DEATH: No death rec found. Elizabeth was dead by 20 Dec 1670 when her husband William Sargent married Joanna Rowell (VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY [Topsfield, MA, 1913], 476 [FHL #974.45/A1 V2a]).

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BEPS: IGI

Notes:

CHR: Mancetter par reg (FHL #555355).
MAR: VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1915), 472 (FHL #974.45/S3 V2t).
DEATH: Ibid, 613. Also see the adm and order for distribution of the estate of Valentine Rowell of Salisbury, 14 Oct 1662 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 1:401 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).
OCC: Carpenter

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Valentine married Pinder, Joanna on 14 Nov 1643 in Salisbury,Essex,MA. Joanna (daughter of Pinder, Henry and Rogers, Mary) was born about 1621 in England; died in Oct 1690 in Amesbury,Essex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth/chr rec found. Joanna is identified with other family members, including several proved children of Henry Pinder, on the passenger list of the "Susan & Ellen" from London to New England, Apr/May 1635 (Peter Wilson Coldham, THE COMPLETE BOOK OF EMIGRANTS, 1607-1660 [Baltimore, 1987], 137-38 [FHL #973 W2col]). Joanna was listed as 14 yrs old.
MAR #1: VITAL RECORDS OF SALISBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1915), 472 (FHL #974.45/S3 V2t).
MAR #2: VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 476 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a). Joanna was the widow of Valentine Rowell who died at Salisbury, 17 May 1662. In 1672 William Sargent and his wife Joanna, "late wife of Valentine Rowell and administratrix of his estate," sued Christopher Osgood for a legacy due to the children of Valentine Rowell (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 5:20 [FHL #974.45 P2e]).
MAR #3: VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 327 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a). Wife is called "widow Sargent" on mar rec. She is apparently the widow of William Sargent, whose will was proved 13 Apr 1675 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 2:438-41 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).
DEATH: Death info from David W. Hoyt, OLD FAMILIES OF SALISBURY AND AMESBURY, 3 vols. (Providence, 1897-1916; repr in 1 vol., Baltimore, 1982), 118-19 (FHL #974.45 D2h). Death entry is not found in Amesbury vital recs.

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BEPS1,2,3: IGI