Safford, John

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth rec found. John is called "brother" in the will of Thomas Safford of Ipswich, 11 Aug 1753, proved 27 May 1754 (Essex Co. Probate, 332:241 [FHL #875136]). Thomas is a proved son of John Safford. Year of birth is calculated from age 73 on gravestone inscription, below.
MAR #1: VITAL RECORDS OF IPSWICH, 3 vols. (Salem, MA, 1910-19), 2:381 (FHL #974.45/I2 V2e).
MAR #2: No mar rec found. A wife Deborah is mentioned in his will, below.
DEATH: Date of death is from gravestone inscription, below. Also see the will of John Safford of Preston, 5 Feb 1735/5, proved 31 Mar 1736, inv 3 Apr 1736, New London District Probate Files, #4666 (FHL #1025046).
BUR: "Headstone Inscriptions Town of Preston," Charles R. Hale Collection (typescript, 1933; Conn. State Library, Hartford), Safford Cemetery, #18, p.112 (FHL #003959).

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BEPS1: IGI

Family/Spouse: Deborah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Newman, Hannah on 15 Sep 1685 in Ipswich,Essex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: John is called a brother of Joseph Safford in Ipswich Quarterly Court rec, Sep 1667 (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 3:448 [FHL #974.45 P2e]). Joseph is identifed as a son in the will of his father, Thomas Safford of Ipswich, 20 Feb 1666/7, proved 26 Mar 1667 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 2:79-81 [FHL #974.45 P2p]). John's birth date is calculated from age "about thirty years" on Salem Quarterly Court rec, Nov 1661 (RECORDS AND FILES, 2:324).
MAR: No mar rec found. Essex County deeds clearly show that John had a wife Sarah (Essex Co. Deeds, 32:161 [FHL #866028]). The will of Thomas Low of Ipswich, 20 Apr 1677, proved 6 Nov 1677, mentions a dau Sarah and a granddaughter Sarah Safford (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3:175-76). The granddaughter Sarah is a proved dau of John Safford.
DEATH: No death rec found. John was living in Ipswich as late as 5 Sep 1698 when he deeded land to his son Thomas (Essex Co. Deeds, 32:161 [FHL #866028]). John was dead before 16 Jun 1708 when his widow Sarah sold part of the homestead in Ipswich to Michael Farley (Ibid, 25:142 [FHL #866025]).
OCC: Blacksmith

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BEP: IGI
SEAL S: FGRA

John married Low, Sarah about 1661. Sarah (daughter of Low, Thomas and TODD, Margaret) was born about 1637 in of Ipswich,Essex,MA; died after 21 May 1712 in Ipswich,Essex,MA(?). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: No birth rec found. Sarah is identified in the will of her father Thomas Low of Ipswich, 20 Apr 1677, proved 6 Nov 1677 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 3:175-76 [FHL #974.45 P2p]). Date of birth is calculated from age 23 on Ipswich Quarterly Court rec, May 1660 (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 2:200 [FHL #974.45 P2e]).
MAR: No mar rec found. The will of Sarah's father, above, mentions his dau Sarah and granddaughter Sarah Safford. This granddaughter is a proved dau of John Safford. Essex deeds clearly show that the wife of John Safford was Sarah (Essex Co. Deeds, 32:161 [FHL #866028]). Hence, Sarah Low, dau of Thomas Low, married John Safford.
DEATH: No death rec found. Sarah was living as late as 21 May 1712 when she acknowledged her deed to Michael Farley of 16 Jun 1708 (Essex Co. Deeds, 25:142 [FHL #866025]).

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BEP: IGI
SEAL S: FGRA

Notes:

BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: No mar rec found. A wife is mentioned in his 1666 "will," below, but she is not named. She is apparently the Elizabeth "Safourd," widow, who died at Ipswich, 4 Mar 1670 (VITAL RECORDS OF IPSWICH, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1910-19], 2:670 [FHL 974.45/I2 V2e]).
DEATH: No death rec found. See deed of Thomas Safford of Ipswich to his son Joseph Safford, 20 Feb 1666. This document was probated as a will, 26 Mar 1666/7. Also see inv, 19 Mar 1666/7 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 2:79-81 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).
OCC: Husbandman

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BAPT/ENDW: TIB (FHL #1263366-R).
SEAL S: FGRA

Thomas married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1601 in England; died on 4 Mar 1670 in Ipswich,Essex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF IPSWICH, 3 vols. (Salem, MA, 1910-19), 2:670 (FHL #974.45/I2 V2e).

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BAPT/ENDW: TIB (FHL #1263365).
SEAL S: FGRA

Notes:

BIRTH: Year of birth is calculated from age 55 on deposition in Ipswich Quarterly Court, May 1660 (RECORDS AND FILES OF THE QUARTERLY COURTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 9 vols. [Salem, MA, 1911-75], 2:200 [FHL #974.45 P2e]). Thomas Low seems to have come from co. Suffolk where he married and 3 of his children were baptized.
MAR #1: Polstead par reg (FHL #919627).
MAR #2: No mar rec found. A wife Susanna is mentioned in his will, below. She is apparently the Susanna Stone who married (1) Richard Cutting and (2) Henry Kimball. See David L. Greene, "Susanna, Wife of Henry Kimballand Thomas Low," TAG, 53(1977):245-46; David L. Greene, "Susanna (Stone)(Cutting) (Kimball) Low Addendum," TAG, 55(1979):26-27 (FHL #973 D25aga). The adm of estate of widow Susannah Low, 7 Oct 1684, was granted to her children, John Kimball and "widow" Straite, apparently Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Straite of Watertown. These are proved children of Henry Kimball and his wife Susannah (Stone) (Cutting). Hence, Susannah's 3rd husband was Thomas Low, whom she married after 1648 when Henry Kimball died (David Pulsifer, ed, "Records of the County of Middlesex," 4 vols. [transcript, 1851] 4:128 [FHL #892250]).
DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF IPSWICH, 3 vols. (Salem, MA, 1910-19), 2:625 (FHL #974.45/I2 V2e). Also see the will of Thomas Low of Ipswich, 20 Apr 1677, proved 6 Nov 1677, inv 5 Nov 1677 (THE PROBATE RECORDS OF ESSEX COUNTY, 3 vols. [Salem, MA, 1916-20], 3:175-77 [FHL #974.45 P2p]).
OCC: Malster

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BAPT/ENDW: TIB (FHL #1263184-R).
SEAL S: IGI

Thomas married TODD, Margaret on 22 Jun 1630 in Polstead,Suffolk,Eng. Margaret (daughter of TODD, Ananias and Thompson, Bridget) was christened on 23 Nov 1597 in Boxford,Suffolk,Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CHR: C. Partridge, ed, "A Transcript of the Parish Registers of Boxford, 1557-1640," 6 vols. (transcript, 1938), 1:89 (FHL #993244).
MAR: Polstead par reg (FHL #919627).

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BEPS: IGI

Notes:

BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: C. Partridge, ed, "A Transcript of the Parish Registers of Boxford, 1557-1640," 6 vols. (transcript, 1938), 4:137 (FHL #993244).
BUR: Polstead par reg (FHL #919627). Also see the will of Ananias Todd of Polstead, 18 Nov 1611, proved 16 Dec 1611, P.C.C., 103 Wood (FHL #092047).

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Ananias married Thompson, Bridget on 12 Oct 1581 in Boxford,Suffolk,Eng. Bridget (daughter of Thompson, Anthony and Joan) was born about 1552 in of Boxford,Suffolk,Eng; died before 18 Nov 1611. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Bridget is identified in the will of her father, Anthony Thompson of Boxford, 15 Nov 1559, proved 26 Apr 1564, Archdeaconry Court of Sudbury, reg wills, 28:70-71 (FHL #097066). She was under age 21 on date of will. Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: C. Partridge, ed, "A Transcript of the Parish Registers of Boxford, 1557-1640," 6 vols. (transcript, 1938), 4:137 (FHL #993244).
DEATH: No death rec found. Bridget is not mentioned in the will of her husband, dated 18 Nov 1611.

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BES: IGI