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Adams, Elisha

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Adams, Elisha was born on 25 Aug 1666 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA (son of Adams, Edward and Penniman, Lydia); died on 15 Sep 1666 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF MEDFIELD (Boston, 1903), 10 (FHL #974.47/M2 V2m).
    DEATH: Ibid, 189.

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Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Adams, Edward was christened on 19 Apr 1629 in Kingweston,Somerset,Eng (son of Adams, Henry and Squire, Edith); died on 12 Nov 1716 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.

    Notes:

    CHR: Kingweston BTs (FHL #1470920 item 20). Edward is also identified in the will of his father, Henry Adams of Braintree, 1646, proved 8 Jun 1647, Suffolk Co. Probate, #52, (n.s.) 1:429 (FHL #594359).
    MAR #1: No mar rec found. Children of Edward Adams and his wife Lydia were born in Medfield, 1653-75. A dau Lydia Adams is identified in the will of Lydia Wight, "formerly the wife of James Penniman," 22 Dec 1673, proved 27 Apr 1676, Suffolk Co. Probate, #816, (o.s.) 6:160 (FHL #584128).
    MAR #2: Don Gleason Hill, ed, THE RECORDS OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS OF THE TOWN OF DEDHAM (Dedham, MA, 1886), 17 (FHL #974.47/D2 N2d). Wife is called Abigail "Day." She was the widow of Ralph Day, who died at Dedham, 28 Nov 1677 (Ibid, 15). Ralph Day and Abigail Ruggles married at Dedham, 10 Nov 1659 (Ibid, 127). She was apparently the widow of John Ruggles, who died at Roxbury, 15 Sep 1658. John Ruggles and Abigail Crafts married at Roxbury, 24 Jan 1650 (VITAL RECORDS OF ROXBURY, 2 vols. [Salem, MA, 1925-26], 2:92, 627 [FHL #974.46/R2 V2r]). Hence, Abigail Crafts married (1) John Ruggles, (2) Ralph Day, (3) Edward Adams.
    MAR #3: VITAL RECORDS OF MEDFIELD (Boston, 1903), 111 (FHL #974.47/M2 V2m).
    DEATH: Ibid, 189. Also see the will of Edward Adams of Medfield, 19 May 1715, proved 3 Dec 1716, Suffolk Co. Probate, #3797, (n.s.) 19:225-26 (FHL #594180).
    OCC: Husbandman

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    Edward married Penniman, Lydia about 1652. Lydia (daughter of Pennyman, James and Eliot, Lydia) was christened on 22 Feb 1634/1635 in Boston,Suffolk,MA; died on 3 Mar 1675/1676 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Penniman, Lydia was christened on 22 Feb 1634/1635 in Boston,Suffolk,MA (daughter of Pennyman, James and Eliot, Lydia); died on 3 Mar 1675/1676 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.

    Notes:

    CHR: BOSTON BIRTHS, BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1630-1699, 9th Report Boston Record Commissioners (Boston, 1883), 3 (FHL #982237).
    MAR: No mar rec found. Children of Edward Adams and his wife Lydia were born in Medfield, 1653-75. A dau Lydia Adams is identified in the will of Lydia Wight, "formerly the wife of James Penniman," 22 Dec 1673, proved 27 Apr 1676, Suffolk Co. Probate, #816, (o.s.) 6:160 (FHL #584128). Thomas Wight, 2nd husband of Lydia, resided in Medfield.
    DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF MEDFIELD (Boston, 1903), 190 (FHL #974.47/M2 V2m).

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    Children:
    1. Adams, Lydia was born on 12 Jul 1653 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 26 Dec 1731 in Medway,Norfolk,MA.
    2. Adams, Jonathan was born on 4 Apr 1655 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 24 Jan 1718 in Medway,Norfolk,MA.
    3. Adams, John was born on 18 Feb 1657/1658 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 1 Mar 1751 in Medway,Norfolk,MA.
    4. Adams, Eliashib was born on 18 Feb 1657/1659 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died in (inv) 27 Jul 1698 in Bristol,Bristol,RI.
    5. Adams, Sarah was born on 29 May 1660 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 18 Jan 1746/1747 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    6. Adams, James was born on 4 Jan 1661 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died in (wp) 18 Sep 1733 in Barrington,Bristol,RI.
    7. Adams, Henry was born on 29 Oct 1663 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 28 Jun 1749 in Canterbury,Windham,CT.
    8. Adams, Mehitable was born on 20 May 1664/1665 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 1 Mar 1753 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.
    9. 1. Adams, Elisha was born on 25 Aug 1666 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 15 Sep 1666 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    10. Adams, Edward was born on 28 Jun 1668 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died after 1710 in Bristol,Bristol,RI.
    11. Adams, Bethiah was born on 12 Apr 1671 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 28 Apr 1671 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    12. Adams, Bethiah was born on 18 Aug 1672 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 2 Sep 1672 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    13. Adams, Abigail was born on 25 Jan 1674/1675 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 6 Feb 1674/1675 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    14. Adams, Miriam was born on 26 Feb 1675 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA; died on 18 May 1676 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Adams, Henry was born on 21 Jan 1583 in Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng (son of Adams, John and (Stone?), Agnes); died on 8 Oct 1646 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA; was buried on 8 Oct 1646 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Birth date is from "Streeter-Adams Records from Streeter Family Bible," NEHGR, 85(1931):383 (FHL #974 B2ne). Henry is also identified in the will of his father, John Adams of Barton St. David, 19 Mar 1603/4, proved 26 Jun 1609, Wells Probate Registry, verbatim copy in J. Gardner Bartlett, HENRY ADAMS OF SOMERSETSHIRE (New York, 1927), 41-42 (FHL #929.273 Ad17bj). Wills from this court were destroyed in 1942.
    MAR: Charlton Mackrell par reg (FHL #1526463 item 34). Entry very faded and difficult to interpret.
    DEATH: Samuel A. Bates, ed, RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE, 1640-1793 (Randolph, MA, 1886), 731 (FHL #974.47/B3 N2b). Also see the will of Henry Adams of Braintree, 1646-8 Jun 1647, Suffolk Co. Probate, #52, (n.s.) 1:429 (FHL #594359).
    BUR: Braintree vital recs, "Early Records of Boston" [Suffolk County Vital Records], NEHGR, 9 (1855):167 (FHL #974 B2ne).

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    Henry married Squire, Edith on 19 Oct 1609 in Charlton Mackrell,Somerset,Eng. Edith (daughter of Squire, Henry) was christened on 29 May 1587 in Charlton Mackrell,Somerset,Eng; died on 21 Jan 1672 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Squire, Edith was christened on 29 May 1587 in Charlton Mackrell,Somerset,Eng (daughter of Squire, Henry); died on 21 Jan 1672 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.

    Notes:

    CHR: Charlton Mackrell par reg (FHL #1526463 item 34).
    MAR #1: Ibid.
    MAR #2: No mar rec found, but mar to John Fussell is implied by other recs. John Fussell's wife was called Edith, as indicated by her death rec, below. The Medfield home-lots of the Adamses and John Fussell in Medfield were adjacent. Furthermore, when the town of Medfield distributed copies of the "law book" of the colony in 1660, one copy was assigned to John Fussell, Jonathan Adams, Peter Adams, and Edward Adams, suggesting John Fussell was connected to Henry Adams' sons. See William S. Tilden, HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFIELD (Boston, 1887), 48, 66 (FHL #014773).
    DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF MEDFIELD (Boston, 1903), 213 (FHL #974.47/M2 V2n).

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    BEPS: IGI

    Children:
    1. Adams, Henry was born about 1610 in of Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng; died on 21 Feb 1675/1676 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    2. Adams, Thomas was christened on 25 Mar 1612 in Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng; died on 20 Jul 1688 in Chelmsford,Middlesex,MA.
    3. Adams, Jonathan was born about 1614 in Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng; died on 28 Jul 1690 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    4. Adams, Samuel was born about 1616 in of Barton David,Somerset,Eng(?); died on 24 Jan 1688 in Charlestown,Suffolk,MA.
    5. Adams, Ursula was born on 19 Jul 1619 in of Kingweston,Somerset,Eng; died on 20 Feb 1679.
    6. Adams, Peter was born on 1 Mar 1622 in of Kingweston,Somerset,Eng; died in (adm) 4 Dec 1690 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    7. Adams, John was christened on 10 Dec 1622 in Kingweston,Somerset,Eng; died in (inv) 16 Aug 1706 in Cambridge,Middlesex,MA.
    8. Adams, Joseph was born on 9 Feb 1626 in Kingweston,Somerset,Eng; died on 6 Dec 1694 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.
    9. 2. Adams, Edward was christened on 19 Apr 1629 in Kingweston,Somerset,Eng; died on 12 Nov 1716 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.

  3. 6.  Pennyman, James was christened on 29 Jul 1599 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng (son of Pennyman, James and Wilcock, Annis); died on 26 Dec 1664 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.

    Notes:

    CHR: Chipping Ongar par reg (FHL #1472590 item 2).
    MAR: High Laver par reg (FHL #1472531 item 7).
    DEATH: Samuel A. Bates, ed, RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE, 1640-1793 (Randolph, MA, 1886), 639 (FHL #974.47/B3 N2b). Also see the will of James Pennyman of Braintree, 18 Dec 1664, proved 31 Jan 1664, Suffolk Co. Probate, misc docket, (o.s.) 1:439-40 (FHL #584127).

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    James married Eliot, Lydia on 26 Jul 1631 in High Laver,Essex,Eng. Lydia (daughter of Eliot, Bennet and Aggar, Lettice) was christened on 1 Jul 1610 in Nazeing,Essex,Eng; died in (inv) 19 Jul 1676 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Eliot, Lydia was christened on 1 Jul 1610 in Nazeing,Essex,Eng (daughter of Eliot, Bennet and Aggar, Lettice); died in (inv) 19 Jul 1676 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.

    Notes:

    CHR: Nazeing par reg by corr, Essex Record Office, Chelmsford, 1 Apr 1996. Chr entry does not identify parents. However, Lydia is identified in the will of her father, Bennet Eliot of Nazeing, 5 Nov 1621, proved 28 Mar 1622, Commissary Court of the Bishop of London (Essex & Herts Div), reg wills, 24:85 (FHL #094106).
    MAR #1: High Laver par reg (FHL #1472531 item 7).
    MAR #2: VITAL RECORDS OF MEDFIELD (Boston, 1903), 163 (FHL #974.47/M2 V2n).
    DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Lydia Wight, 22 Dec 1673, proved 27 Jul 1676, Suffolk Co. Probate, #816, (o.s.) 6:160 (FHL #584128), inv 19 Jul 1676 (Ibid, 12:46 [FHL #584130]). No place of residence is stated in the will or estate documents. However, the death of her 2nd husband, Thomas Wight, is recorded in Medfield vital recs, and he was called "late of Medfield" on 24 Mar 1673/4, when his inv was taken (Suffolk Co. Probate, #680, [o.s.] 7:357-60 [FHL #584128]). It is most probable that Lydia died in Medfield.

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    BEPS1,2: IGI

    Children:
    1. Penniman, James was christened on 26 Mar 1633 in Boston,Suffolk,MA; died in (adm) 13 Nov 1679 in Boston,Suffolk,MA.
    2. 3. Penniman, Lydia was christened on 22 Feb 1634/1635 in Boston,Suffolk,MA; died on 3 Mar 1675/1676 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    3. Penniman, John was christened on 15 Jan 1636/1637 in Boston,Suffolk,MA.
    4. Penniman, Joseph was born on 1 Aug 1639 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA; was christened on 29 Sep 1639 in Boston,Suffolk,MA; died on 5 Nov 1705 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.
    5. Penniman, Sarah was born on 16 May 1641 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.
    6. Penniman, Samuel was born on 14 Nov 1645 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA; died on 16 Jan 1704/1705 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.
    7. Penniman, Hannah was born on 26 May 1648 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.
    8. Penniman, Abigail was born on 27 Dec 1651 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA; died on 25 Jun 1729 in Bristol,Bristol,RI; was buried in Cong'l Church Yard,Bristol,Bristol,RI.
    9. Penniman, Mary was born on 29 Sep 1653 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.
    10. Penniman, Bethia was born about 1655 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA; died after 9 Nov 1698.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Adams, John was born about 1555 in of Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng (son of Adams, Henry); was buried on 22 Mar 1603/1604 in Barton David,Somerset,Eng.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: John Adams was administrator of the estate of his, father Henry Adams of Barton St. David, 12 Aug 1596, Diocesan Registry of Bath and Wells, cited in J. Gardner Bartlett, HENRY ADAMS OF SOMERSETSHIRE (New York, 1927), 37 (FHL #929. 273 Ad17bj). Original recs of this court were destroyed in 1942.
    MAR: No mar rec found. A wife Agnes is mentioned in John's will, below. She may have been the dau of John and Agnes Stone. On 27 May 1597, John Adams became bondsman for Agnes Stone, widow of John Stone, and executrix of his will (Ibid, 38).
    BUR: Barton St. David BTs (FHL #1278896 item 24). Also see the will of John Adams of Barton St. David, 19 Mar 1603/4, proved 26 Jun 1609 (Bartlett, HENRY ADAMS, 41-42).

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    BEPS: IGI

    John married (Stone?), Agnes about 1576. Agnes was buried on 15 Jan 1615/1616 in Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  (Stone?), Agnes was buried on 15 Jan 1615/1616 in Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng.

    Notes:

    BUR: Barton St. David BTs (FHL #1278896 item 24).

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    BES: IGI

    Children:
    1. Adams, John was born about 1577 in Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng; died before 9 May 1609 in Compton Dundon,Somerset,Eng.
    2. Adams, (unknown) was born about 1579 in Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng.
    3. Adams, (unknown) was born about 1581 in Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng.
    4. 4. Adams, Henry was born on 21 Jan 1583 in Barton St. David,Somerset,Eng; died on 8 Oct 1646 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA; was buried on 8 Oct 1646 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.

  3. 10.  Squire, Henry was born about 1563 in Charlton Mackell,Somerset,Eng (son of Squire(?), William); died before 25 Dec 1649 in Kingweston,Somerset,Eng.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Henry is called a "probable" son of William Squire in J. Gardner Bartlett, HENRY ADAMS OF SOMERSETSHIRE (New York, 1927), 52 (FHL #929.273 Ad17bj). Bartlett apparently based his conclusion on the fact that no other candidates for Henry's father were found in the parish of Charlton Mackrell where Henry resided. Date of birth is calculated from age "about 16" given on deposition. Place of birth is suggested by William Squire's known residence in Charleton Mackrell in 1545 and 1554 (Bartlett, HENRY ADAMS, 52). Also see the will of John Drue, Jr, of Charleton Mackrell, which was witnessed by William "Squier," Parson, on 22 Jan 1564/5 (SOMERSET WILLS FROM EXETER, Somerset Record Society, 62[1952]:134 [FHL #942.38 B4s]).
    DEATH: No death rec found. Henry was dead before 25 Dec 1649, when his dau Margaret and her husband John Shepherd of Braintree, Mass. granted power of attorney to John Adams. Henry Squire was reportedly "late of Kinweston neere Somerton in Somersetshire" (ASPINWALL NOTARIAL RECORDS, 1644-1651, 32nd Report Boston Record Commissioners [Boston, 1903], 267 [FHL #974.461 H2b]).
    OCC: Husbandman, blacksmith

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    BEP: IGI

    Children:
    1. 5. Squire, Edith was christened on 29 May 1587 in Charlton Mackrell,Somerset,Eng; died on 21 Jan 1672 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    2. Squire, Sarah was christened on 6 Apr 1589 in Charlton Mackrell,Somerset,Eng.
    3. Squire, Ann was christened on 30 Nov 1591 in Charlton Mackrell,Somerset,Eng; died on 20 Dec 1662 in Boston,Suffolk,MA.
    4. Squire, Margaret was christened on 25 Apr 1596 in Charlton Mackrell,Somerset,Eng; died on 11 Dec 1675 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    5. Squire, Frances was christened on 3 Feb 1598/1599 in Charlton Mackrell,Somerset,Eng.

  4. 12.  Pennyman, James was born about 1570; was buried on 23 Apr 1626 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Date of birth is an approximation.
    MAR: Chipping Ongar par reg (FHL #1472590 item 2).
    BUR: Ibid. Also see the will of James Pennyman of Chipping Ongar, 6 Jun 1622, proved 2 Oct 1626, Archdeaconry Court of Essex, orig wills, box 18, #76 (FHL #091289).
    OCC: Husbandman

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    James married Wilcock, Annis on 19 Sep 1596 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng. Annis was born about 1575; was buried on 27 Nov 1638 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Wilcock, Annis was born about 1575; was buried on 27 Nov 1638 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
    MAR: Chipping Ongar par reg (FHL #1472590 item 2).
    BUR: Ibid. She is called "vidua" [widow] Pennyman.

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    Children:
    1. 6. Pennyman, James was christened on 29 Jul 1599 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng; died on 26 Dec 1664 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.
    2. Pennyman, George was christened on 2 Nov 1606 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng; was buried on 16 Sep 1642 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng.
    3. Pennyman, Elizabeth was christened in Apr 1609 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng; was buried on 1 Jun 1631 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng.
    4. Pennyman, Lawrence was christened on 13 Apr 1612 in Chipping Ongar,Essex,Eng.

  6. 14.  Eliot, Bennet was born about 1573 in of Widford,Herts,Eng; was buried on 21 Nov 1621 in Nazeing,Essex,Eng.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations. Bennet Eliot married in Widford and had four children baptized there.
    MAR: Widford par reg (FHL #991404).
    BUR: Nazeing par reg by corr, Essex Record Office, Chelmsford, 1 Apr 1996. Also see the will of Bennet Eliot of Nazeing, 5 Nov 1621, proved 28 Mar 1622, Commissary Court of the Bishop of London (Essex & Herts Div), reg wills, 24:85 (FHL #094106).
    OCC: Yeoman

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    BES: IGI

    Bennet married Aggar, Lettice on 30 Oct 1598 in Widford,Herts,Eng. Lettice was born about 1578 in of Widford,Herts,Eng; was buried on 16 Mar 1620/1621 in Nazeing,Essex,Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  Aggar, Lettice was born about 1578 in of Widford,Herts,Eng; was buried on 16 Mar 1620/1621 in Nazeing,Essex,Eng.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations. Lettice Aggar married in Widford and had four children baptized there.
    MAR: Widford par reg (FHL #991404).
    BUR: Nazeing par reg by corr, Essex Record Office, Chelmsford, 1 Apr 1996.

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    Children:
    1. Eliot, Sarah was christened on 13 Jan 1599/1600 in Widford,Herts,Eng; died on 26 Mar 1673 in Roxbury,Suffolk,MA; was buried in Eliot Cemetery,Roxbury,Suffolk,MA.
    2. Eliot, Philip was christened on 25 Apr 1602 in Widford,Herts,Eng; died on 24 Oct 1657 in Roxbury,Suffolk,MA.
    3. Eliot, John was christened on 5 Aug 1604 in Widford,Herts,Eng; died on 20 May 1690 in Roxbury,Suffolk,MA; was buried in Eliot Cemetery,Roxbury,Suffolk,MA.
    4. Eliot, Jacob was christened on 21 Sep 1606 in Widford,Herts,Eng; died in (inv) 13 Jun 1651 in Boston,Suffolk,MA.
    5. 7. Eliot, Lydia was christened on 1 Jul 1610 in Nazeing,Essex,Eng; died in (inv) 19 Jul 1676 in Medfield,Norfolk,MA.
    6. Eliot, Francis was christened on 10 Apr 1615 in Nazeing,Essex,Eng; died in (wp) 12 Nov 1677 in Braintree,Norfolk,MA.
    7. Eliot, Mary was christened on 11 Mar 1620/1621 in Nazeing,Essex,Eng; died on 24 Mar 1697 in Roxbury,Suffolk,MA.