Sarah Mansfield

Notes:

Buried:
Inscription:
"Inscriptions from the old buying ground, Lynn, Mass." by Moulten, 1886, p. 69:
In memory of Mr. Robert Mansfield, Obt. Dec. 7, 1775, AEt. 77.
Death is a debt to nature due;
I've paid the debt and so must you
(findagrave)

Robert married Mary Rand on 26 Nov 1730 in Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Robert Rand and Susannah Cheever) was born on 14 Nov 1710 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts; died on 16 Mar 1784 in Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Western Burial Ground, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daughter of Robert Rand 1684 ? 1752 and Susanna Cheever 1682 ? 1748. She married Robert Mansfield 26 Nov 1730 and together they had the following children: Joseph (1731-1731) Elizabeth (1733-) Susanna (1735-1806) Mary (1737-) Abigail (1739-1763)Joseph (1741-1769) Richard (1744-1793) Sarah (1746-1803) Anna (1748-1838) Martha (1753-1839)
findagrave

Buried:
Inscription:
"Inscriptions from the old buying ground, Lynn, Mass." by Moulten, 1886, p. 69:
In memory of Mrs. Mary Mansfield, wife of Robert Mansfield, Ob't March 16th 1784, AEt. 75.
The sweet remembrance of the just,
Shall flourish when they sleep in dust.
findagrave

Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: 20 Apr 1667, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts
• Will: 18 May 1731, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts; written

Notes:

"Mansfield Genealogy - Descendants of Robert and Elizabeth Mansfield and Sons Andrew and Joseph who came to Lynn 1639-1640" compiled by Geneva A. Daland & James S. Mansfield, M.D., 1980 (p.10).
. Pages 13-14: "Joseph inherited, by his father's will, the old homestead on Boston Street, where he no doubt lived and died. He was constable of Lynn, 10 JUN 1700, as appears from an item of that date in the "Lynn Town Account Book of Debts."
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From the "Wall Family Tree" database on Ancestry.com:
. JOSEPH MANSFIELD (second of the name) son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Needham) Mansfield, was born about 1655 or 1656. He deposed on the 25th of March 1682 that he was then about 26 years of age. According to the Lynn record he was born 20: 1 m, 1660 (20 March 1660/1) eleven months before his mother's death. That he was older than his brother John (whose birth is not recorded) is shown from the order of listing in their father's will and in that of their grandfather Needham, and the grandfather (in or about 1676) called John the grandson "which I have brought up since his childhood till now he is about 15 years old." It would seem that the Lynn record applied to John, not to Joseph.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jstevens1&id=I2442

Other-Begin:
mentioned in grandmother Elizabeth Mansfield's will.

Will:
The will of Joseph (Essex Inst. Hist. Coll., VI, 246; VII,8), dated 18 MAY 1731, probated 11 JUN 1739, provided that his wife Elizabeth should have his household moveables. Son Robert was to provide for her "in as good a manner as she has had," as long as she remains his widow. Son Joseph was to have three acres in Rumney Marsh, "as I have before given him his full share." To son Isaac, 50 pounds in money. To daughter Anna, 30 pounds. Daughter Martha had her part before. "To each of the children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth, five shillings. To each of the children of my deceased daughter Sarah, one pound, thirteen shillings, four pence. To each of the children of my deceased son Jonathan, five shillings, and the rest of the estate to Robert."
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jstevens1&id=I2442

Joseph* married Elizabeth* Williams on 1 Apr 1678 in Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth* (daughter of Isaac* Williams and Margery* Collins, (immigrant)) was born on 23 May 1660 in Essex Co, Virginia; died on 15 Jun 1730 in Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Western Burial Ground, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts (prob). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 9 Nov 1696, Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

"Mansfield Genealogy - Descendants of Robert and Elizabeth Mansfield and Sons Andrew and Joseph who came to Lynn 1639-1640" compiled by Geneva A. Daland & James S. Mansfield, M.D., 1980 (p.10 & pp.13-14).
found at rootsweb: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jstevens1&id=I4700

Property:
mentioned in father's codicil to receive a shilling each to daughters Sarah, Deborah and Elizabeth, and sons Issac and Ebenezer.

Robert married Susannah Cheever on 26 Jan 1709 in Suffolk Co, Massachusetts. Susannah (daughter of Richard Cheever, (son?) and Abigail Milam) was born about 1690 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts; died on 18 Nov 1748 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 4 Apr 1694, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

"Mansfield Genealogy - Descendants of Robert and Elizabeth Mansfield and Sons Andrew and Joseph who came to Lynn 1639-1640" compiled by Geneva A. Daland & James S. Mansfield, M.D., 1980 (p.5).
. Pagse 9-10: JOSEPH MANSFIELD (Robert1) was born in or before 1628 (de Forest, 1930), died 22 April 1694 at Lynn (Lynn V.R.). He Married before June, 1652, ELIZABETH NEEDHAM, who died 25 Feb. 1662 at Lynn (Lynn V.R.), daughter of Edmund and Jone Needham of Lynn.

Jospeh was sworn as a freeman at a court held in Salem, 27: 4: 1649.

He was a soldier in the Narragansett War in 1675 (Mass. Colonial Records 5: 70).

He was listed as in Capt. Samuel Appleton's company, 10 Dec. 1675 (N.E. Hist. Gen. Reg. 38: 441).

In 1685 he was one of 25 Lynn residents who signed a petition to the Massachusetts General Court for remuneration for their service in the 1675 war (Lynn Town Records 27 May 1685).

On 8 Jan. 1691 a Lynn Town Meeting voted "yt Matthew Farington, senr., Henry Silsbee, and Joseph Mansfield, senr., should sit in ye Decons seats." (Records of Town Meetings of Lynn, 1691-1701, published by Lynn Historical Soc., 1949).

At a meeting of Lynn selectmen, 29 Feb. 1692, Joseph Mansfield was chosen one of five surveyors of the highways, and

at a meeting 7 March 1693/4 he was chosen one of three Tithing Men (pp.10,22).

The will of Edmund Needham, Joseph's father-in-law, dated 26: 4th mo.: 1677, and proved 29: 4th mo.: 1677 (Quarterly Courts of Essex County, VI: 303) makes bequests to Joseph's four children: "First, (to) his son Joseph Mansfield, one yo (young) sheep, and to his next son, John Mansfield, whom I have brot up ever since his childhood till now he is about 15 years old, to him, the said John Mansfield I give one cow and on you sheep not exceeding 4 years old, and to his daughter, Elizabeth Wheat, on yo sheep, and to Deborah Mansfield on yo sheep."


The will of Joseph Mansfield, dated 4 Apr. 1694 and proven 2 July 1694 (Probate Records Essex Co. 3:166) gave to his son Joseph "my now dwelling house and my lot with my housing upon it, and the orchard." These were the premise Joseph had received by gift from his father, Robert, 16 Jun 1652; also several parcels of salt and fresh marsh. To son John "that piece of land I bought of Mr. Ruck, adjoining to the land that was Andrew Townsend's:" also upland in Ramsdell's Neck, and salt marsh. He mentions that John had been gone to sea about five years, and "I knoe not whether he be dead or alive; if he is dead or never comes home to new England, then son Joseph is to have all (that was) bequeathed to John. If John have occasion to sell, then Joseph is to have refusal, giving as much as another would give. To daughter Elizabeth 20 pounds in corn, cattle or goods; or if she claims land, then to have three acres of fresh meadow in the great meadow in the country, in lieu of the 20." Elizabeth's husband Joshua Wheat, died in 1692, in his 94th year. Essex Court records give his name as Joshua Witt, and in Lewis and Newhall's History of Lynn it is "J. Wait." Their children were Moses, b. 30 May 1676, d. 15 June1676, and Mary.

. A deed dated 16 JUN 1652, by Robert, gave to his son, Joseph the homestead first referred to, on condition that he should provide for his father and mother during their lives. (Quarterly Courts of Essex County, VIII, pp.254-256). These pemises were bounded, east, by John Witt; west, by Francis Burrill; south, by the County Road; and north, by "The Rocks", and consisted of nine acres, with buildings and orchard. Robert and his wife doubtless lived and died on these premises, which remained in the possession of their descendants for several generations. The old house, whch stood on Boston Street at thhe sorner of Moulton Street, entil about the 1890's is said by tradition to hhave been built in 1666. Joseph Moulton, a descendant, repaired and remodelled it in 1844. His widow, Anna Mansfield, lived in it until shhe died, in 1895. The deed of 1652 to his son, Joseph, also included eight other parcels of land in Lynn, totalling 34 acres.

From the "Wall Family Tree" database on Ancestry.com:
. JOSEPH MANSFIELD, born in England, youngest son of Robert and Elizabeth Mansfield, married Elizabeth Needham, daughter of Edmund Needham of Lynn, who in his will bequeathed to son-in-law Joseph Mansfield's children, naming each of the four. He had outlived his daughter, their mother. Joseph's wife died the 25th of the 12th month (Feb.) 1661/2. During King Philip's war he was a trooper in Captain Appleton's company and was in the Great Swamp Fight December 19, 1675. In 1685, citizens of several Massachusetts towns, men who had been in active service in the war, petitioned the General Court for a grant of land in the Nipmugg country, and his name is on the Lynn list. The petition was granted; but the Andros administration came into power, and probably the Indian outbreaks at intervals thereafter also contributed to delay, so that it was nearly fifty years before new settlements were opened up, and but few of the original grantees were then living.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jstevens1&id=I4839


Will:
"Mansfield Genealogy - Descendants of Robert and Elizabeth Mansfield and Sons Andrew and Joseph who came to Lynn 1639-1640" compiled by Geneva A. Daland & James S. Mansfield, M.D., 1980 (p.5).

The will of Joseph Mansfield, dated 4 Apr. 1694 and proven 2 July 1694 (Probate Records Essex Co. 3:166) gave to his son Joseph "my now dwelling house and my lot with my housing upon it, and the orchard." These were the premise Joseph had received by gift from his father, Robert, 16 Jun 1652; also several parcels of salt and fresh marsh. To son John "that piece of land I bought of Mr. Ruck, adjoining to the land that was Andrew Townsend's:" also upland in Ramsdell's Neck, and salt marsh. He mentions that John had been gone to sea about five years, and "I knoe not whether he be dead or alive; if he is dead or never comes home to new England, then son Joseph is to have all (that was) bequeathed to John. If John have occasion to sell, then Joseph is to have refusal, giving as much as another would give. To daughter Elizabeth 20 pounds in corn, cattle or goods; or if she claims land, then to have three acres of fresh meadow in the great meadow in the country, in lieu of the 20." Elizabeth's husband Joshua Wheat, died in 1692, in his 94th year. Essex Court records give his name as Joshua Witt, and in Lewis and Newhall's History of Lynn it is "J. Wait." Their children were Moses, b. 30 May 1676, d. 15 June 1676, and Mary.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jstevens1&id=I4839

Joseph* married Elizabeth* Needham before Jun 1652 in Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth* (daughter of Edmund* Needham, (immigrant) and Joan* Leasing (or Leazing), (immigrant)) was born about 1632 in Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died on 25 Feb 1662 in Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Western Burial Ground, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Mansfield Genealogy - Descendants of Robert and Elizabeth Mansfield and Sons Andrew and Joseph who came to Lynn 1639-1640" compiled by Geneva A. Daland & James S. Mansfield, M.D., 1980 (p.5 & pp.9-10).

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 7 Jul 1659, Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts
• Other-Begin: 15 Oct 1664, Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; constable
• Will: 9 Nov 1696, Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

He was a cordwainer and constable.
A cordwainer (or cordwinder) made shoes from fine, soft leather. There was a distinction between a cordwainer, who made shoes, and a cobbler who repaired them.


from The New England Ancestry of Dana Converse Backus,
p. 187
The first mention of Isaac Williams in Salem town records is dated July 7, 1659. At a meeting of the selectmen he and Henry Skerry were chosen to seal the weights. He would then be about thirty years old since according to the list of Early settlers of Essex and Old Norfolk he was aged 36 in 1665. That he belonged to the second generation of a Williams family of New England seems probable. The name was not an uncommon one in the Massachusetts Bay region in the early years. He is called Constable October 15, 1664, in a Quarterly Court record.

His wife's name was Margery and in all probability she was the daughter of Henry and Ann Collins, aged two when brought to New England in 1635 with her brothers, Henry aged 5 and John aged 3.

The birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Williams, August 23, 1660, is the earliest of their family records in Salem, followed by the birth of Isaac, December 20, 1662. Sarah and Deborah were both baptized the 5th of June 1664, but that they were older than Elizabeth is shown not only from the order of their listing in their father's will but from the date of the marriage of Deborah to Joseph Gray, August 10, 1675, eleven years after her baptism. It would appear that these two daughters had been born before the family settled in Salem. Five children (Benjamin, two Jonathans, John and one unnamed) all older than Ebenezer (who was baptized in December 1674) doubtless died young since their names do not appear in their father's will.


Residence:
The first mention of Isaac Williams in Salem town records is dated July 7, 1659. At a meeting of the selectmen he and Henry Skerry were chosen to seal the weights. He would then be about thirty years old since according to the list of Early settlers of Essex and Old Norfolk he was aged 36 in 1665.
http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Collins%20Family/CollinsMargeryWilliams.html

Other-Begin:
He is called Constable October 15, 1664, in a Quarterly Court record.

Will:
The will of Isaac Williams, cordwainer, was dated January 21, 1695, O.S. and was probated the following November the 9th 1696.

To beloved wife Margerie Williams all my estate to be given as she pleaseth to any or all of my children.

He appointed her sole executrix, and as overseers my Brother Henry Collins and Mr. Samuel Phillips. A codicil, dated two days later, confirms the will and gives a token payment of a shilling each to daughters Sarah, Deborah and Elizabeth, to sons Isaac and Ebenezer.

http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Collins%20Family/CollinsMargeryWilliams.html

Isaac* married Margery* Collins, (immigrant) before 1658 in Essex Co, Massachusetts. Margery* (daughter of Henry* Collins, (immigrant) and Mrs. Ann (..)* Collins, (immigrant)) was born on 6 Nov 1633 in Stepney Parish, London, Middlesex, England; died before 12 Oct 1702 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1635, London, Middlesex, England; ship Abigail with parents
• Will: 12 Oct 1702, Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts

Notes:

Margery and in all probability she was the daughter of Henry and Ann Collins, aged two when brought to New England in 1635 with her brothers, Henry aged 5 and John aged 3.
Margery Collins Williams was born on November 6, 1633 in Stepney Parish, London, Middlesex County, England. Her parents were Henry and Ann Collins. She immigrated to America with her parents on the Abigail in 1635.

When she about 27, she married Isaac Williams about 1660 in Salem, Massachusetts. Isaac was born in 1621. He was a cordwainer and constable.

The Williams family settled in Salem.
http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Collins%20Family/CollinsMargeryWilliams.html



Will:
His widow, Margery, died about six years later. Her will was dated the 1st and probated the 12th of October 1702. She bequeathed to sons Isaac and Ebenezer, to Ebenezer's wife, and to daughters Sarah Lander (whose husband had died in the midwinter of 1698/9) and Elizabeth Mansfield. Her daughter, Deborah (Williams) Gray, had been married to her second husband, Dr. James Holgrave, June 14, 1690. Isaac had married, August 2, 1685, Mary Endicott, daughter of Dr. Zerubbabel, son of Governor John Endicott. Ebenezer married Elizabeth Trott December 26, 1698, about two years after his father's death.
http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Collins%20Family/CollinsMargeryWilliams.html

Richard married Abigail Milam on 7 Oct 1680 in Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts. Abigail was born in 1660 in of, Roxbury; died in 1733 in of, Boston. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]