Bunch of Grapes Tavern in Boston, Mass..

William Hudson, one of the earliest inhabitants of Boston lived at the site where the Bunches of Grapes would build. The first recorded owner of this tavern, that is located at the corner of King Street and Mackrell Lane, was William Davis, who then sold it to William Ingram in 1658. William then sold it to John Holbrook in 1680.

Not familiar with the corner of King and Mackrell? It is now the corner of State and Kilby.

As all taverns and inns of the time used painted signs to announce their establishments, this tavern hung gilded grapes over the doorway.

Francis Holmes owned it for about 2 years when it burned down in 1711 during the great Boston fire. The following year, it was replaced as a brick structure, mush as the same as the other wooden properties that were destroyed during the fire.

Called by the patrons at the time as "The best punch house in Boston", it was also renowned for its great food, such as veal, beef, mutton, hams and puddings of all kinds. All these food preceded by a pint of Madeira. It is thought that table carving was first used here in New England, which was the norm in Old English taverns.

For 5s, each overnight guest was offered great fare and Madeira to whatever amount they desired.

The succession of owners were:

William Coffin, 1731

Edward Lutwych, 1733

Joshua Barker, 1749

William Weatherhead, 1750

Rebecca Coffin, 1760

Joseph Ingersoll, 1764

Captain John Marston, 1775

William Foster, 1782

Col. Dudley Coleman, 1783

James Bila and Thomas Lobdel, 1789

James Bowdoin, in 1790.


Upon the latters death, it was bequeathed to his wife as the "...house caled The Bunch of Grapes."

In 1733, it served as the first Provincial Grand Lodge of Masons, known as Saint John's Grand Lodge by a Boston tailor named Henry Price.

During the American Revolution, most taverns served as gathering points for the fledgling 'continental army', and The Bunch of Grapes was no different. Even the Whigs made it their political headquarters at this time, as well as the 'home' of Captain John Marston's military band of patriots between 1775-1778.

Captain John Marston

　
During the famous episode known as the 'evacuation of Boston',

the Bunch of Grapes became the hub of many demonstrations. Even then, General George Washington was entertained at this tavern.

It was in front of this tavern that all the Old English relics, pertaining to the mother country, were piled up and burned after the Declaration of Independence was read aloud just a few blocks away at the Town House on State Street.

On his return to New England from France in 1780, Lafayette was received at the Bunch of Grapes as he pronounced that France was joining the War.

The Ohio Company, a group of veteran officers, was rounded up by Dr. Manasseh Cutler and General Rufus Putnam in order to mete out the million and a half acres of land along the banks of the Ohio River to those who wanted to purchase lots for 67 cents an acre.

Although the building was demolished in 1798, on the 150th birthday of this tavern, the original bunches of gilded grapes, which hung over the door of this Boston landmark, was presented to the St. John's Lodge, A.F. & A.M. by Enoch Paige on Oct. 1, 1883.

　

Early Tavern Days

I wanted to break up the "black and white" aspect of these posts and give you some everyday adventures of our forefathers(and mothers) here in New England. This will be the first post of many more to come regarding the old taverns/inns that doted our landscape and provided us with such a rich culture that stays with us today.

A 1773 rendering of The Green Dragon Tavern, Boston, Mass..

We couldn't begin to talk about the old taverns of New England without, first, relating as to why they were needed to begin with.

When New England, and elsewhere, was first settled, the only way to getting from one place to another was by horseback, waterways or, more commonly, by foot because of the never ending wilderness that choked our surroundings.

In winter, snowshoes were worn by every traveler on foot, along with a type of ski pole as we know them today, even right down to the wooden, circular disk to prevent it from sinking into the snow.

Most of the time, the trails that were already in use by the Natives were used and expanded as the years, and number of people traversing, increased.

As we have mile markers today, these were in use in the 17th century as well. See photos of the earliest mile markers still in extant today.

These so called roads in the very early days were just paths and were seldom, if at all, maintained. Stone "mile markers" were erected, though, allowing for those traveling to gauge distance.

Some of these earliest paths are still in existence. The Old Connecticut Path, that runs westward from Massachusetts to the Connecticut River Valley, is now(in part) Route 9 and 126.

The Old Bay Path, through Kingston, Mass., which is referred to now, in part, as the Boston Post Road is one of the earliest, if not the earliest.
 It wasn't long before the domestic horse and oxen were used for something other than hauling felled trees from the forest. The "trodden paths" of old would still be used by those on foot for the most part, but these animals became the conveyance for those who needed to travel further distances. In short time, crude, horse-drawn coaches were built.

The earliest forms of these coaches were simple, covered wagons with 3 rudimentary benches(without backs) affixed in a wooden "box" with a leather cover. Passengers had only one way on and off-board, through a narrow opening in the side of this "box" and climbing over one another. The rear seats were generally given to the women and children so that they could at least have the support of the wall of the wagon.

It wasn't until the early 1800s, that more elaborate, egg-shaped, sturdy coaches were being built for the comfort of the passengers.

Courtesy of connecticuthistory.org

Of course rainstorms and floods created perilous journeys, but forest fires were the most dreaded natural fear on the "road". There have been countless journal entries of passengers sitting with their backs to the front so that they wouldn't become aware of these dangers.
 "We travelled all night. The rain and snow descending through the roof, our hats were frozen to our capes, and our cloaks to one another. In the morning we looked like some mountain of ice moving down the gulf stream..."

The route of the old Boston Post Road

 One amusing story that has been related by historians for generations perfectly sums up the lack of empathy between passengers and coach drivers.

"A stage sometimes got stuck in the mud and on one occasion, the driver asked his passengers to alight and help extricate the vehicle, which they refused to do. The driver, thereupon, got out and sat by the roadside, calmly smoking. Words followed in quick succession, whereupon the driver remarked: "Since them horses can't pull the 'kerrige out o' that mud-hole, an' ye won't help, I'm a-goin' to wait till th' mud-hole dried up."
 As early as 1693, the mail service began delivering post by horseback and coach. Yankee frugality was obvious at this early stage as well, with the post driver acting as a town crier of sorts. He would carry the news, orally, from town to town, collected bills for individuals and local governments, acted as a guide for the foreign observer and collected taxes, just to name a few.
 Sundays were the one day that travel was NOT permitted, except for emergencies and charity. This law was not repealed in New England until 1887, believe it or not.

An 18th century stagecoach

Another well known, and often repeated, story of these early days is attributed to Andover, Massachusetts.

"Once of the Deacons of the church, there, was appointed to see that the officers in charge of making sure this law was enforced was doing their job. The officer was stationed just outside of town at a toll gate and the Deacon spent the day with him. A gentleman traveling in a carriage was stopped by the officer and told that he could go no further. He very courteously congratulated the guardians on their desire to enforce the law which was familiar to him but asked that he be permitted to pass as his mother was lying dead in Boston. The Deacon and the officer conferred on this and decided that the traveler was within his rights and allowed him to continue on his journey. When he had reached a safe distance, he called back, 'Don't forget to tell the good people of Andover that you permitted me to pass because my mother is lying dead in Boston. You may add, also, if you please , that she has been lying dead there for some twenty years.' "
 Within just a few years of the settlement of New England, and the paths laid out for commerce from one town or plantation to another, it was noticed that "stay-overs" were needed for the weary traveler. That is where the tavern comes in.

An old stereoscopic view of the famous Old Bay Path

 Taverns were built to accommodate these travelers and ease this uncomfortable journey. May of these wayside stops remained as historic landmarks long after travel had ceased along these particular routes. During the early years, it was a rule that taverns were located near a church, the complete opposite of today's statutes. There were even regulations that landlords were to provide liquor to their respective patrons. On one hand, a landlord was subject to a fine if he sold any person an "immoderate quantity" of liquor, and, on the other hand, he could be fined if he refused to sell the quantity allowed by law to be drunk on his premises.

An Easton, Massachusetts Tavern picture taken in the 1800s

In 1634, our Puritan fathers regulated prices for just about everything, including food prices to be charged at taverns and inns. Truly a move to prevent gouging and unfairness, it was a godsend for patrons and a boon to landlords.

A sixpence was the legal charge for a meal, and a penny for a quart of ale or beer. The landlord was liable to be fined ten shillings if he charged more.

So proliferate had taverns become that by 1675, even Cotton Mather is said to have remarked that every other house in Boston was one of those "public houses."
 The year 1634 was also the year of the first tavern in Boston, owned by Samuel Cole. He opened it on the old Cornhill Street, now known as Washington Street, 239 Washington Street to be precise. This place is still visible with a plaque erected in 1924 by the City of Boston reading;

Site of

Samuel Cole's Inn

The first Tavern

in Boston 1634

Later known as

The Ship Tavern

The great Fire of 1711

started in the rear

of the tavern.

 Other tavern rules, albeit comical now, are fun to read. The use of tobacco was considered to be more sinful and harmful than intoxicating liquors and many landlords forbade it to be brought into their buildings. There were also restrictions as to its' use in private homes as well. Even in Boston streets, smoking as forbidden.

Along with smoking, coffee was prohibited, with one tavern keeper being punished for making and selling it because it "annoyed his neighbors by evil smells."

Even some games, at the very beginning, were denied to travelers. "They have a vile practice here, which is peculiar to this city; I mean that of playing back-gammon(a noise I detest)which is going forward in the public coffee-houses from morning till night. frequently ten or a dozen tables at a time."


 The popularity of serving "refreshments" created a type of "road-side poetry".

"The days are short, the weather's cold,

By tavern fires tales are told.

Some as for dram when first come in,

Others with flip and bounce begin."

"My liquor's good,

My measure's just;

Excuse me, sirs!

I cannot trust."

 Coaches usually traveled at the rate of four or five miles an hour, changing horses every ten miles or so. This gave passengers the opportunity to refresh themselves at the taverns along the way. It was customary for the stage to arrive at an inn at the hour of noon when a hearty dinner, the biggest meal of the day, was ready for the them.

When it came to overnight lodging, there was no such thing as a private room. All beds were big enough to accommodate at least two people and frequently there were as many as three people to a bed and three beds to a room. The tavern keeper did not consider this house filled until every bed was filled.

One would frequently go to bed by themselves, only to wake up with someone else in their bed, for the landlords of these taverns squeezed as many lodgers in as possible in order to make as much money as possible.
 If a guest wanted a bath or a fire in the room, there was an extra charge. The fire was kindled to order in the fireplace, or stove, and the bath was taken in a wooden tub which the porter filled with hot water carried up from the kitchen.

 "The early bird catches the worm" seemed to be the motto for all those who traveled by coach and had to spend the night at an inn or tavern, only to be woken up for an early start in the coach.

And there is no lack of disgust written in early diaries. Everyone from Alice Morse Earle, a New England historian and author who had a particular distaste of these "early rises" as late as the last quarter(as repeated in her A Wet Start at Daybreak) of the 19th century to Longfellow, who described it :

"The stage left Boston about three o'clock in the morning, reaching the Sudbury Tavern for breakfast, a considerable portion of the route being traveled in total darkness, and without your having the least idea who your companion might be."

 The owners/landlords of taverns, were generally characterized as "disagreeable". Edward Field, in his The Colonial Tavern, is quoted as saying, "....some landlords were so full of sunshine that it was June all the year round; others had minds so frost-bitten that there was no hope for you except in the January thaw. "

Field goes on the explain the duties of the landlords; "He led the singing in the meeting house on Sunday; ran the ferry if his tavern was situated beside a stream; acted as schoolmaster for the children of those who frequented his house; served his fellow men in the legislature, town council, selectman, and other minor offices; ruled with solemn dignity over the local courts; headed the Train Band on training or squadron days; kept order in the meeting house on Sunday..."

As for the food served at these taverns;

"The eating was the cream of the earth. I dined last week at Delmonico's and my dinner was nothing to the cutlets, the ham and eggs, and johnny-cakes of the old Tavern days."
                                                                      Frederick Currier of the Fitchburg Historical Society.

On the other hand, the well known lady of Boston, Sarah Knight, related her experience as she stopped at an inn in Rye, New York;

"Being shew'd the way up a pair of Stairs which had such a narrow passage that I had almost stopt by the Bulk of my Body; But arriving at my Apartment found it to be a little lento Chamber furnisht among other Rubbish with a High Bedd and a Low one, a Long Table, a Bench and a Bottomless Chair. Little Miss went to scratch up my Kennell which Ruselled as if shee'd bin in a Barn among the husks and supose such was the contents of the Tickin-nevertheless being exceedingly weary, down I laid my poor Carkes never more tired and found my Covering as scanty as my bed was hard. Anon I heard another Russelling noice in the room-called to know the matter-Little Miss said she was making a bed for the men; who when they were in Bed complain'd their Leggs lay out of it by reason of its shortness-my poor bones complained bitterly not being used to such Lodgings, and so did the man who was with us; and poor I made but one Grone which was from time I went to bed to the time I riss which was about three in the morning Setting up by the fire till light."

And one quick reference to the old tavern signs. I love the looks of these, and many can still be purchased online. They are a symbol of our past and truly sums up our lives during the colonial era in New England. Many road-side signs were merely symbols and simple paintings, denoting the name of the inn/tavern because many could not read. See if you can figure out the name of this tavern. The answer is at the end of this post.

 It would soon to be that these taverns of old were to fade into history, along with the stages. One old "sermon" relating to the life of a stage was circulated in the 19th century:

" We hear no more the clanging hoof

And the stage coach rattling by;

For the steam king rules the troubled world,

And the old pike's left to die."

 

 

 

Answer to the tavern sign above.

The Crows Foot Tavern  

New England Colonists, 1620-1700...Blomfield-Bowen

Drying cod in colonial New England

Blomfield, Bloomfield or Blumfield

Henry was at Salem, Mass. in 1638.
John died in Mass. in 1640, leaving two sons
William, came to Boston, Mass. in 1634, then to Newbury, Mass. In 1639, he is found in Hartford, Conn, removing to New London, Conn. in 1650 and lastly to Newtown, L.I. in 1663.

Blood

James came to Concord, Mass. in 1638 with his four sons(James, John, Richard and Robert), who were among the first year settlers of Groton, Mass.


Blossom

Thomas came here to N.E. in 1620 aboard the Speedwell and went to Plymouth, Mass, then removed to Barnstable, Mass. in 1639.

Blott

Robert was at Roxbury, Mass. in 1632 and two years later went to Charlestown, Mass., then removed to Boston, Mass. in 1644.

Blout or Blunt

Samuel was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1681.
William settled at Andover, Mass. in 1634.


Blowers

John was at Barnstable, Mass. in 1643 and then to Boston, Mass. in 1654.
Pyam was at Cambridge, Mass. in 1668.

Bly or Blye

John was at Salem, Mass. in 1663.
Samuel was of Lynn, Mass. in 1678.

Boaden, Boden or Bowden

Ambrose was at Scarbrotough, Maine in 1658.
Benjamin was at New Haven, Conn. in 1685.
John was at Boston, Mass. in 1668.
Richard was at Boston, Mass. in 1661.
Thomas was a resident of Marblehead, Mass. in 1668.
William was a Maine resident as early as 1642.

Boardman

Samuel was fifth generation of William and first resided in Ipswich, Mass. and in 1636 was one of the first settlers at Wethersfield, Conn.
Thomas was granted land at Ipswich, Mass. in 1635; previous to this was at Plymouth, Mass; at Sandwich, Mass. in 1638 and at Yarmouth, Mass. in 1643.
Major William came with his mother and stepfather to Cambridge, Mass. in 1638.

Bodman

John, was at Boston, Mass. in 1644.
William was at Watertwon, Mass. pre-1643.

Bodwell

Henry was at Newbury, Mass. in 1678 then removed to Andover and later to Haverhill, Mass.

Bohonion or Bohannon

John was at Boston, Mass. pre-1658.


Bolles

Joseph settled at Winter Harbor, Maine in 1640 then to Wells, Maine in 1653.
Thomas was at New London, Conn. in 1667

Bolt

Francis came to Boston, Mass. in 1639 and then went to Milford, Conn. the following year.


Bolton or Boulton

Nicholas was at Dorcehster, Mass. in 1643
William was married at Newbury, Mass. in 1655

Boltwood

Robert was living in Hartford, Conn. in 1648 then removed to Hadley, Mass. in 1659

Bond

Grinstone was living in Boston as early as 1685.
John was at Newbury, Mass. in 1642, then to Rowley, Mass. by 1660, ending in Haverhill, Mass. after that date.
Nicholas was at York, Maine in 1652, removing to Hampton, N.H. afterwards.
William, son of Thomas and grandson of James Bond of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England came in the Winthrops fleet in 1630 and settled at Watertown, Mass. by 1649.

Bondfield or Bonfield

George was at Marblehead, Mass. by 1676.


Bonham or Bonum

George was at Plymouth, Mass. in 1644.
Nicholas, who was the brother of George, was at Barnstable, Mass. in 1659.


Bonner

John was living in Boston by 1678, removing to Cambridge, Mass in the 1680s. He took his children and returned to England in 1697.

Bonney

Thomas came to Charlestown, Mass, from Sandwich, Kent, England, in 1635 and by 1645, he was one of the proprietors of Bridgewater, Mass. by 1645, removing to Duxbury, Mass. after.

Bonython or Bonighton

Richard was a captain and magistrate at Saco, Maine in 1636.

Boobyar

Joseph was at Marblehead, Mass. in 1668.

Boomer

Mathew was at Newport, R.I. by 1655.

Boodey

Zachariah was born in France in 1677 and came to Boston by 1695.

Boosy

James was at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1635.

Bootfish or Bodfish

Robert was a freeman at Lynn, Mass. by 1635, removing to Sandwich, Mass. in 1637 and ending at Barnstable, Mass.

Booth

George was living at Lynn, Mass. in 1674.
Humphrey was a resident of Charletstown, Mass, in the mid-1600s.
John was at Scituate, Mass. in 1655.
Richard, son of Richard, was the 14th generation from Sir William de Boothe(s/o Adam de Boothe and resided in Lancaster, England in 1275)was born in 1607 and was at Stratford, Conn. in 1640.
Robert was at Exeter, N.H. in 1645 and removed to Saco, Maine in 1653.


Borden

Bryant was at Malden, Mass. pre-1690.
John, came from Kent, England to New England in 1635, went to Stonington, Conn. by 1650 and then to Lyme, Conn. by 1660.
Richard, Quaker and s/o Matthew and 9th genertion from Henry(Henry was of Hedcorn, Kent, England, 1379-1380)came to Boston in 1635 and was one of the founders of Portsmouth, R.I. in 1637.

Bordman, Boardman or Boreman

Daniel was at Ipswich, Mass. in 1662
Samuel was at Ipswich, Mass. in 1639 then removed to Wethersfield, Mass.
Thomas, brother of Daniel, was at Lynn, Mass. in 1637, removed to Sandwich, Mass and was one of the first purchasers of Middleboro, Mass..
Thomas was at Ipswich, Mass. in 1635, removed to Barnstable, Mass. pre-1645.
William was at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1645, then to Guilford, Conn. by 1650.


Borel

Samuel was at Boston, Mass. in 1691.


Borland

Francis was at Boston in 1684.


Bosson

William was at Salem, Mass. in 1630, then to Watertown, Mass. in 1636 and was the proprietor at Wethersfield, Conn..


Bostwick

Arthur was one of the first seventeen settlers at Stratford, Conn. in 1641.


Boswell

Samuel was at Bradford, Mass. in 1663, removing to Rowley, Mass. by 1671.


Bosworth

Edward died on his voyage to New England in 1634 but left 4 sons-Edward, Jonathan, Benjamin and Nathaniel.
Hanniel(?), was at Ipswich, Mass. in 1648, removed to Haverhill, Mass in 1674.
Zaccheus or Zecheriah was at Boston in 1630.


Botham

Robert was at Ipswich, Mass. by 1652.


Botsford

Henry was at Milford, Conn. in 1639.


Boulter

Matthew at Hampton, N.H. in 1649.
Nathaniel, brother of Matthew, was at Hampton, N.H. in 1649.
Thomas at at Weymouth, Mass. in 1661 and was one of the proprietors of Mendon, Mass. by 1660.

Bound

William was at Salem, Mass. in 1637.


Bourne

Garret or Jared was at Boston in 1630 then to Brookline, Mass..
Henry came to Plymouth, or Scituate, Mass. in 1634, the to Barnstable, Mass. by 1639.
Nehemiah was at Charlet\stown, Mass. in 1638 and was at Dorchester, Mass. and then to Boston by 1640.
Richard was in Lynn, Mass. by 1637 and was an early settler of Sandwich, Mass.
Thomas was at Plymouth, Mass. by 1637 and was an early settler at Marshfield, Mass..


Boutell or Boutwell

Henry was at New Haven, Conn. pre-1657, when he was married at Cambridge, Mass. He died soon after, leaving no issue.
James was at Salem and Lynn, Mass. around 1635.
John, brother of James, was at Cambridge, Mass. pre-1646.


Boutineau

Stephen came from La Rochelle, France in 1686 to Casco, Maine and then went to Boston.


Bouton

John was the son of Count Nicholas Bouton of France and came to Boston in 1635. He lived at Watertown, Mass. after, went to Hartford, Conn. and in 1651, John was living at Norwalk, Conn.


Bowditch

John was at Boston in 1682.
William was at Salem, Mass. by 1639.


Bowdoin or Baudoin

Michael was at Lynn, Mass. by 1690.
Pierre arrived at Casco Bay, Maine by 1688 and then removed to Boston in 1690.


Bowe

Alexander was at Charlestown, Mass pre-1678, when he removed to Middletown, Conn., where he died the same year.
Nicholas was married at Cambridge, Mass. in 1684.


Bowen

Griffith was at Boston in 1638, then to Roxbury, Mass for a few years before returning to London, where he is found to be a merchant by 1670.
Henry was at Boston in 1657.
Obadiah was at Rehoboth, Mass. pre-1657 when he is found to have moved to Swanzey, Mass..
Richard, borther of Obadiah, was at Rehoboth, Mass. in 1645 and was at New London, Conn. between 1657-1660.
Thomas, brother of Richard, was at Salem, Mass. in 1648, New London, Conn. between 1657-1660 and then to Rehoboth, Mass. after.

New England Colonists, 1620-1700...Blake-Bloys

The names and spellings are rewritten as they appear in the original records.


Blake

Christopher was at Boston, Mass. in 1663.
George was at Gloucester, Mass. in 1640.
Henry was of Boston pre-1652.
Jasper settled at Hampton, N.H. in 1650.
Jeremiah purchased lands in New London, Conn. in 1681.
John, came to New England in 1660 with his mother and stepfather where they settled in Malden, Mass and then Middletown, Conn. by 1673.
John was at Hampton, N.H. in 1678.
John, was at Boston, Mass. pre-1692.
John was at Wrentham, Mass. in 1688.
Nathaniel was at Boston, Mass. in 1676.
Phillip lived in Boston, Mass. in 1676.
Richard came to N.E. in 1638 and was at Dorchester, Mass. by 1644.
William, son of Giles and 11th generation from Robert de Blakeland settled at Dorchester, Mass. in 1630.

Blanchard

Peter was at New London, Conn. in 1662.
Thomas was at Braintree, Mass. in 1640, then to Charlestown, Mass by 1651 and finally settling at Braintree.
William was at Salem, Mass. in 1642.

Blaney
John was at Lynn, Mass. in 1659.
John was at Charlestown, Mass where he married in 1668 but left no issue.

Blanton or Blanding
William came to N.E. in 1640, where he lived at Boston in 1643.

Blatchford

Peter was granted lands in New London, Conn. for his service in the Pequot War in 1637. He remove to Haddam, Conn. in 1669.

Blatchley
Thomas was at Hartford, Conn. in 1640, then to New Haven, Conn. in 1642.

Blaxton
William was at Boston between 1625-1626, then removed to Providence, R.I. shortly after.

Bligh
Thomas was at Boston, Mass. in 1652.

Blinman
Rev. Richard came to Marshfield, Mass. pre-1640, where is is found at Plymouth, Mass. He then removed to Gloucester, Mass in 1641 and then to New London, Conn. in 1650. He returned to England in 1659.

Blish or Blush
Abraham was at Barnstable, Mass. pre-1651.

Bliss

George was at Lynn, Mass. in 1635 and then to Sandwich, Mass. in 1640. Finally settling at Newport, R.I. in 1649.
Thomas, son of Thomas of Belstone, Devonshire, England and brother of the preceding, was at Braintree, Mass. in 1635; then to Hartford, Conn. in 1639 where he died within 5 years.
Thomas, was at Weymouth, Mass. in 1642, then to Reheboth, Mass. in 1649.

Blodgett or Blodget
Johnathan was at Salisbury, Mass. in 1689.
Thomas was at Cambridge, Mass. in 1635.

Blois or Bloys
Edmund, was at Watertown, Mass. in 1639.
Francis was the brother of the preceding and was at Cambridge, Mass. in 1641

New England Colonists, 1620-1700...Besbedge-Blaisdell

The names and spellings are rewritten as they appear in the original records.

Besbedge, Besbitch or Beesbeech

Thomas came from Kent, England to Scituate, Mass, in 1635, then to Duxbury and finally to Sudbury, Mass..


Besse or Bessey

Anthony was at Lynn in 1635, then to Sandwich in 1637.

Best

John was a tailor who came from St. George, Canterbury, England in 1630.
Robert was at Sudbury pre-1635.

Betts

John, born 1594 and came to N.E. in 1634. Was at Cambridge and Lexington within a year or two
John, was at Charlestown, Mass. on 1678
Richard came from Hemel Hempstead, Hertsfordshire to Ipswich in 1648, then to Newtown, L.I. in 1656
Roger was at New Haven, Conn. in 1644, then to Branford, Conn. in 1646.
Samuel, brother of preceding, was at Branford, Conn. in 1679.
Thomas, born 1618 came in 1639. He was a founder of Guilfrod, Conn. in 1650 then went to Milford, Conn. in 1658, ending at Norwalk in 1664.
William, was at Barnstable in 1635 then to Scituate and Dorchester.

Betty

James was at Salem in 1661.

Bevans or Bevens

Arthur was at Glastonbury, Conn. in 1697 when he died.
Benjamin was at Farmington, Conn. pre-1688
Rowland, was at Boston pre-1660

Bewett, Buet or Buitt

George was at Sandwich, Mass. in 1643
Hugh was banished from Mass. because of his quakerism in 1640, settling in Providence, R.I..

Bibble

John, was at Boston in 1637 then to Malden, Mass. in 1644.

Bickmore

Thomas, came to New England in 1635

Bickness

John was at Weymouth pre-1651
Zachary was born in 1590 and brought his only son, John(aged 11) in 1635. He died in 1636 at Weymouth.

Bicknor or Bickner

Thomas was at Charlestown pre-1635
William was at Charrlestown in 1658 and died in 1659

Biddle

John was at Hartford in 1639
Joseph was at Marshfield, Mass. in 1636 but left no issue.

Bidfield, Bedfield or Betfield

Samuel was at Boston in 1641

Bidgood or Betgood

Boston was at Ipswich in 1642

Bidwell

Richard was at Windsor, Conn. and died there in 1647

Bigelow

John was the son of Randle Baguley of Wrentham, Suffolk and born in 1617. He came to Watertown, Mass. in 1642 A 1605 map drawn by Samuel Des Champlain

Biggs or Bigg

John came with Winthrop in 1630, then to Ipswich in 1635, then to Dorchester, Mass. and lastly to Exeter, N.H.
Timothy was at Boston in 1665
William was at Middletown, Conn. in 1681 when he died

Bill

John was the son of John and went to Boston in 1635
Thomas was at Boston in 1657

Billings

Nathaniel was at Concord, Mass. pre-1640
Richard was at Hartford, Conn. in 1640, then to Hadley in 1661
Roger was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1640
Samuel was at Newport, R.I. in 1658
William came to either Dorchester or Braintree, Mass. in 1640, then to Lancaster, Mass. in 1654, lastly to Stonington, Conn.


Billington

John, from the Mayflower, was hung for murder at Boston in 1630
Thomas was at Exeter, N.H. in 1650, then to Taunton in 1662 when he died.

Bills or Billes

Matthew was at Dover, N.H. in 1654
Robert was born in 1602 and went to Charlestown, Mass. in 1635

Bingham

Thomas(son of Henry) was born in 1642, came to New England with his mother and stepfather William Backus to Saybrook, Connn. in 1658. Went to New London in 1660 then to Norwich, Conn. and Windham by 1693

Bingley

Thomas was at Boston in 1665
William was at Newbury in 1659

Binney

John was at Hull, Mass. pre-1679

Binns

Jonas was at Dover, N.H. in 1648

Birch

Simon was at Mass. in 1635
Thomas was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1657
Thomas was at Swanzey, Mass in 1684

Birchard or Burchard

Thomas was at Dorchester in 1635, then to Hartford, Conn. and Saybrook in 1650


Bird

Jathiel was Ipswich in 1641
Simon was at Boston in 1635, then to Chelsea in 1644. Lastly to Billerica in 1655
Thomas was at Hartford, Conn. pre-1653
Thomas was at Scituate pre-1630
Thmoas was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1640

Birdley

Giles was at Ipswich in 1648
Tyler, brother or preceding, was at Ipswich in 1648 but his name may been Burley

Birdseye

John came to New Haven, Conn. in 1636

Birge

Richard was at Dorchester pre-1636 when he is found as one of the first settlers of Windsor, Conn.


Bisbee(see Besbedge)

Edward was at Beverly, Mass. in 1640
Henry was at New Haven, Conn. in 1644
Henry was at Ipswich pre-1657 when he is found at Boston.
James was at New Haven in 1648
James was at Duxbury, Mass. in 1679
John was at Newbury in 1647 then to Nantucket, Mass. and then Woodbridge, New Jersey
Rev. John was at Taunton in 1640 then to Stamford, Conn. in 1644
John was born in 1600 and was one of the first settlers of Guilford, Conn. in 1639
Nathaniel was at Ipswich in 1634 then to Boston in 1645
Richard was at Salem in 1635
Thomas, brother of Nathaniel, was at Ipswich in 1636
Townsend was at Salem in 1635

Biss

James was at Boston in 1668

Bissell

John was born in 1591 and came to Plymouth in 1628, then to East Windsor, Conn. in 1649

Bixby

Joseph was of Assington, England was was at Salisbury pre-1647. Then to Ipswich in 1649, ending at Rowley in 1667
Nathaniel was at Ipswich in 1636
Thomas was at Salem in 1636


Black

Daniel was at Boxford, Mass. in 1666
George was at Gloucester, Mass. pre-1658
John was at Charlestown in 1634
Miles was at Sandwich, Mass. in 1643


Blackburn

Walter arrived to New England in 1638 and was at Roxbury and Boston around 1640. He returned to England in 1641

Blackford

Nicholas was at Newport, R.I. in 1655

Blackleach

Benjamin was at Cambridge pre-1650
John was at Salem in 1635 then to Boston and Hartford, Conn. and he died at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1683
Richard was born in 1655 and was at Stratford, Conn. in 1685

Blackley, Blakesley or Blakeslee

Samuel was at Hartford, Conn. in 1641, Branford, Conn. in 1645, Guilford, Conn. in 1650 then to New Haven, Conn. in 1655
Thomas came in 1635 and was at Boston until 1641 when he is found at Hartford, Conn., then to New Haven in 1655
Thomas came in 1635 and was at Hartford, Conn. in 1641, then to Branford, Conn. by 1645

Blackman or Blakeman

Rev. Adam was born at Staffordshire in 1598 and came in 1638. He was at Guilford, Conn. in 1640
John was born in 1625 and was at Dorchester, Mass. pre-1640

Blackmore

James was at Providence, R.I. in 1690
William came in 1665 and settled at Scituate

Blackwell

Jeremy came to New England when he was 18 in 1635
Michael (or Myles) was at Sandwich, Mass. in 1643

Blagge

Henry was at Braintree in 1643, then to Boston in 1653

Blaisdell

Henry was at Salisbury in 1657
Ralph was born in 1600 and was at York, Maine in 1637, then to Salisbury in 1640

New England Colonists, 1620-1700...Beechen(Beachen)-Berry

Beachen

Robert was at Fairfield, Conn. in 1669


Beadle

Nathaniel was at Salem, Mass. in 1670
Samuel was living at Charlestown, Mass. in 1658, then Salem, Mass..
Thomas, brother of Nathaniel, was at Salem, Mass. pre-1679

Beal, Beale and Beals
Abraham was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1657
Arthur, son of Colonial William(below) was at York, Maine in 1655
Benjamin was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1674, then to Boston in 1676.
John was a shoemaker in Hingham, Mass. in 1638.
Joseph was at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1631
Samuel was living in Salem, Mass. pre-1682
Thomas was at Cambridge, Mass. in 1634.
Colonial William was at York, Maine in 1653.

Beaman

Gamaliel was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1649 but was in New England as a minor in 1635. Was also living in Lancaster, Mass.

Beamond/Beaman
John came to New England in 1635, settling in Salem, Mass. in 1640 then at Scituate, Mass. in 1643.
Simon was at Springfield, Mass. in 1655
William, brother of John, came to New England in 1625, settling at Saybrook, Conn..

Beamsley
William was at Boston in 1636, having been here since 1632.

Bean, Beane and Beanes
John settled at Exeter, N.H. in 1660.
Lewis was at York, Maine in 1668.
Michael was at Kittery, Maine in 1653.
Philip was at Salem, Mass. in 1637.

Beard
Aaron was at Pemaquid, Maine in 1674
John was at Milford, Conn. in 1642. He was accompanied by two brothers, James and Jeremy, when arriving but no more info on either brother can be found.
Thomas was at Plymouth, Mass. in 1629, then to Portsmouth, N.H. in 1644.
Thomas was at Boston in 1675.
William was at Dover, N.H. in 1675, when he was killed by Indians

Beardsley and Beadsley

Thomas was at Milford, Conn. in 1647.
William came to N.E. in 1635, settling at Hartford, Conn. in 1638, then to Stratford, Conn. the following year.

Bearse, Bearce and Beirce

Austin settled at Barnstable, Mass. in 1638.

Beauchamp
Edward was at Salem, Mass. in 1637.
John was at Boston, Mass. in 1687, then to Hartford, Conn. in 1711.

Beck
Alexander was at Boston in 1634.
Henry was at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1635.

Beckett
John was at Salem, Mass. in 1649.
Stephen came to N.E. in 1634 at age 11 years under the supervision of Richard Pepper and moved to Roxbury, Mass. He then went to Hartford, Conn. by 1640.

Beckford and Bickford
John, came to Durham, N.H. in 1645.
Samuel was at Salisbury, Mass. in 1678 then to Nantucket, Mass.

Beckley

Richard, living at New Haven, Conn. in 1639 before removing to Wethersfield, Conn. in 1660.

Beckwith
Matthew was at Saybrook, Conn. in 1635. Went to Branford, Conn. in 1638, then to Hartford, Conn. in 1645. Moved to both Lyme and New London, Conn.lin later years.
Stephen was at Norwalk, Conn. in 1654.

Bedle, Bedel and Beedle
Robert was at Wethersfield, Conn pre-1648, when he was at New London, Conn.

Bedurtha and Bordurtha
Rice (or Beice or Brice) was at Springfield, Mass. in 1646.

Beebe and Beeby
James was at Hadley, Mass. in 1668.
James was at Stratford, Conn. in 1679, then to Norwalk and Danbury, Conn. after.
John, son of John and grandson of Alexander was at New London, Conn. in 1650 with five sons and two daughters.

Beecher and Beacher
Hannah, widow of John, was at Boston in 1637
Isaac, son of Hannah, was with his mother in Boston then to New Haven, Conn. later.
Thomas was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1632 after having come to N.E. in 1630.

Beede
Thomas was at Newport, R.I. in 1639.

Beeford
Richard, lived at Gloucester, Mass. in 1643.
Anthony, son of John and 5th generation from Nicholas de Bere, settled with his uncle Richard and brother James in New England pre-1659 when he is listed as living in Fairfield, Conn.. He was lost at sea in 1676.
James, brother of Anthony, lived in Watertown, Mass. pre-1657, when he is found in Fairfield, Conn..
John, son of Edward, was at Newport, R.I. in 1664.
John, was at Gloucester, Mass. in 1675.
Philip, lived in Salem, Mass. in 1637.
Richard was an inhabitant of Marshfield, Mass. in 1636.
Richard, brother of John, was at Watertown in 1635 and was made Captain in King Philip's War. He died during the war.
Robert was found in Rehoboth, Mass. in 1673.
Thomas was at New Haven, Conn. in 1654.

Behoney

Peter was at Watertown, Mass. in 1688.

Beighton
Samuel was at Boston, Mass. in 1684.


Belcher


Andrew was at Salisbury, Mass. in 1639.
Gregory was at Boston, Mass. in 1634, then a propreitor in Braintree, Mass. in 1637.
Jeremy lived in Ipswich, Mass. in 1635.
John, living in Braintree, Mass. pre-1636.

Belconger

John was at Newbury, Mass. with his wife in 1666.

Belden(Belding)

Henry was at Woburn, Mass. in 1641.
Richard, was at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1641.
William was living in Wethersfield, Conn. in 1646.

Belknap

Abraham was at Lynn, Mass .in 1637 and removed to Salem, Mass.where he died in 1643.

Bell
Abraham, was at New Haven, Conn. in 1639 and went to Charlestown, Mass. in 1647.
Francis, was at Stamford, Conn. in 1641.
James, was at New Haven, Conn. in 1644.
John was at Sandwich, Mass. in 1642. He then went to Yarmouth, Mass. in 1657.
John was at Taunton and Bridgewater in May of 1676.
Philip was at Boston, Mass. in 1668.
Robert was at Hartford, Conn. pre-1684.
Shadrach was at Portsouth, N.H. in 1685.
Thomas was at Roxbury, Mass. in 1636.
Thomas lived in Boston, Mass. in 1637.
Thomas was a resident of Stonington, Conn. as early as 1667.

Belamy

Matthew was first at Fairfield, Conn. in 1658, then at Stamford, Conn.. He married in 1671 at New Haven, Conn. and then to Guilford and Killingworth, Conn..

Bellew

William, was at Dover, N.H. in 1644.

Belleflower
Henry was at Reading, Mass. in 1656 and left no male issue.

Bellingham

Richard, went to Boston, Mass. in 1634. then to Ipswich and Rowley, Mass..
William, brother of Richard, lived at Rowley, Mass. in 1650 but left no male issue.

Bellows

John, settled in Concord, Mass. in 1645 at the age of 22 years. He then removed to Marlboro, Mass..
Maturin was at Providence, R.I. in 1645.
Robert was at Boston, Mass. in 1654.

Bement

John was at Salem, Mass. in 1635.
Symon was living in Springfield, Mass. early in the 17th century.
William, brother of John, was at Salem, Mass. in 1635.

Bemis

James, was at New London, Conn. in 1649, where he was granted land. He left no male issue.
Joseph was at Watertwon, Mass. in 1640.

Bendall

Edward, came in Winthrop's Fleet and resided in Boston, Mass..

Benedict

Thomas, wsa son of William and came to New England in 1638, removing to Southold, L.I. pre-1650.

Benham

John was at New Haven, Conn. in 1640.

Benjamin

John was at Boston, Mass. in 1632, then to Cambridge, Mass. in 1637. He then went to Watertown, Mass. in the same year.
Robert, brother of preceding, came to New England pre-1632, removing to Southold, L.I. pre-1663.

Benmore

Charles, was at Boston, Mass. pre-1677.
Philip was at Dover, N.H. pre-1669
Ambrose was a resident of Boston, Mass. in 1653.
Anthony, settled at Goose Creek, Gloucester, Mass. in 1679, then to Beverly, Mass., lastly to Rowley, Mass..
David was Rowley, Mass..
Edmund, or Edward, was at Weymouth, Mass. in 1636. Then he went to Rehoboth, Mass. in 1643 and to Providence, R.I. in 1676.
Francis was at Salem, Mass. pre-1650 when is found at Boston, Mass..
George was killed by Indians in King Phillip's War on August 22, 1675. He lived in Rhode Island previously.
Henry was at Salem, Mass. pre-1650, when is found at Boston, Mass..
Henry was at Lyme, Conn. in 1673.
James lived in Concord, Mass. in 1639, then removed to Fairfield, Conn. in 1644.
John was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1650.
John was a resident of Salem, Mass. in 1633.
Joseph was a resident of Newport, R.I. in 1674.
Richard was at Salem, Mass. in 1636, then to Boston, Mass. in 1642.
Robert was at Newport, R.I. in 1655.
Samuel came to Saugus in 1635, then to Chelsea, Mass. in 1639.
Samuel was at providence, R.I. pre-1643, then to East Greenwich, R.I..
Thomas was at Fairfield, Conn. in 1664.
William went to Plymouth, Mass. between 1631-1633 and lived at Salem, Mass. in 1637.

Benning

Ralph was living in Boston, Mass. in 1661.

Benson

John came to Hingham, Mass. in 1638.
John was at Rochester, Mass.pre-1689.

Bent

John was the son of Robert and grandson of John and came to Sudbury, Mass. in 1638.
Josiah was at Marshfield, Mass. in 1666.
Robert died in Newbury, Mass. in 1648.

Bentley

Richard was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1690.
William was at Boston, Mass. in 1635.

Benton

Andrew settled at Milford, Conn. in 1639, then to Hartford, Conn. in 1660.
Daniel was at Guilford, Conn. in 1669.
Edward, was at Guilford, Conn. in 1650.

Bernon

Gabriel was the son of Andre and came to Boston, Mass. He was a French Huguenot and was born in 1644 in France. He removed to Newport, R.I. after 1691 and died at Providence in 1736 with no male issue.

Berry

Ambrose was at Saco, Maine in 1636, leaving no male issue.
Anthony was at Yarmouth, Mass. in 1643, then to Gllucester, Mass..
Christopher was at Salem, Mass. in 1640.
Edmund was at Sandwich, Mass. in 1643.
Edward lived in Salem, Mass. ca. 1655.
John was at Boston, Mass. in 1664, then to Portsmouth, Mass. in 1666.
John was at Ipswich, Mass. in 1671.
Richard was at Yarmouth, Mass. in 1643.
Thomas was a resident of Boston, Mass.between 1668-1673.
William was at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1631, then to Newbury, Mass. in 1635 and recieved land grants in Rye, N.H. between 1648-1649.

New England Colonists, 1620-1700...Balkam-Beech

Connecticut, ca 1640

Balkam
John, came to Salem, Mass. from Bridgewater, Somersetshire, England in 1623

Ball
Allen or Allin, at New Haven, Conn., 1643.
Edward, was at Branford, Conn. in 1667 then, in the same year, removed to N.J..
Francis, was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1639 then to Springfield, Mass. the next year.
John, at Watertown, Mass. in 1650 then to (now)Bedford, Mass..
Richard, at Salisbury, Mass. in 1651 then to Dover, N.H. in 1668.

Ballantine
William, at Boston, Mass. pre-1652.

Ballard
Samuel, b. 1638 and at Charlestown, Mass. in 1680.
William, at Boston, Mass. pre- 1652.
William, at Andover, Mass. in 1635 then to Salem, Mass..

Ballou
Maturin, born between 1610-1620 at Devonshire, England and came to N.E. in 1645. He was at Providence, R.I. in 1646.

Balser
Richard, at Andover, Mass. in 1643.

Balstone or Baulston
John, at Boston, Mass.in 1653.
John, at Boston, Mass. in 1647.
Jonathan, at Boston, Mass. in 1645.
William, came to Boston with Winthrop's fleet in 1630, then to Portsmouth, N.H. in 1638.

Bancroft
John, at Lynn, Mass. in 1632 and died in 1637, leaving two sons named John and Thomas.
John, at Windsor, Conn., pre-1650.
Nathaniel, at Westfield, Mass. pre-1675.
Roger, at Cambridge, Mass. in 1636 and was still there in 1642.

Bangs
Edward, b. at Chichester, Sussex, England in 1592 and came to Plymouth, Mass. in 1623. Removed to Eastham, Mass. in 1644.

Banks(Identical ancestry as Bangs)
George, at New Haven, Conn. in 1646.
John, at Windsor, Conn as a first year settler, then to Fairfield, Conn. in 1643.
Richard, at Kittery, Maine in 1649, then at York, Maine in 1673.
Richard, at Boston, 1686.

Banister
Christopher was at Marlboro, Mass. in 1657.
Thomas, at Boston, Mass. in 1685.

Banning
John, settled at Lyme, Conn. in 1695.

Barber
Edward, at Dedham, Mass., 1644.
George, born in England in 1615, at Dedham, Mass., 1635 then to Medfield, Mass. in 1656.
James, at Dorchester, Mass., ca. 1683.
John, at Salem, Mass., 1637.
Josiah, at Simsbury, Conn., 1677.
Richard, at Dedham, Mass., 1640.
Robert, at Exeter, N.H. in 1690.
Thomas, at Dorchester, Mass., 1634, then to Windsor, Conn., in 1635.
William, at Dorchester, Mass., 1638, then to Salem, Mass. in1639 and finally at Marblehead, Mass., 1648.
William, at Killingworth, Conn., ca. 1667.

Barbridge
Christopher, born in England and settled at Salem, Mass., 1662.

Bardwell
Robert, b. 1647 and came from London, England to Hatfield, Mass., 1676.
William, b. in England in 1624, came to Concord, Mass., 1638 then to Duxbury, Mass..

Barker
Edward, at Boston, Mass., 1659.
Francis, at Concord, Mass., 1655.
James, born at Stragwell, England in 1605, at Rowley, Mass., 1640.
James, son of Rowland, son of Edward, son of John, born in England in 1634; embarked for New England but5 died en route. His son, James, b. Harwich, Essex, England in 1632, was left in charge of his aunt, Mrs. Thomas Beecher; in his boyhood he lived at Charlestown, Mass.. At Newport, R.I., 1651 and was at Westerly, R.I., later.
John, at Duxbury, Mass., 1632 then to Marshfield, Mass., 1638, but drowned in 1652.
Joseph, at Weymouth, Mass., 1652.
Nicholas, at Boston, Mass., 1655.
Richard, born in England and at Andover, Mass., 1643..
Robert, brother of James, born in England in 1616 and came to Duxbury, Mass., 1641.
Thomas, brother of James, born at Strongewell, Suffolk, England and settled at Rowley, Mass., 1638. Left no male issue.
Thomas, at Boston, Mass., 1678.

Barlow
Aaron, at Rochester, Mass., 1684.
Bartholomew, at Boston, Mass., 1648-1657.
Edward, at Malden, Mass., 1660.
George, at Exeter, N.H., 1639, and Saco, Maine in 1652.
George, at Milford, Conn., pre-1690.
James, at Suffield, Conn., 1689.
Thomas, at Fairfield, conn., 1653.
Thomas, at Boston, Mass. as early as 1657.

Barnaby
James, at Plymouth, Mass., 1647.

Barnard
Bartholomew, at York, Maine in 1651, then to Boston, Mass..
Francis, at Hartford, Conn., 1644: removed to Hadley, Mass., 1650.
John, born in England in 1604, settled at Watertown, Mass., 1634.
John, Born in England in 1598 and came to Cambridge, Mass. in 1634. Went to Hartford, Conn., 1636, the to Hadley, Mass., 1659.
Massachiel, at Weymouth, Mass., 1637; left no male issue.
Nathaniel, at Boston, Mass., 1659; went to Nantucket, Mass., 1663.
Richard, died at Springfield, Mass. in 1683.
Robert, born in England and at Salisbury, Mass. pre-1640; at Andover, Mass., 1644; and Nantucket, Mass., 1663. Had one son, John.
Robert, at Andover, Mass., 1645.
Thomas, born in England in 1612, granted lands at Salisbury, Mass. in 1640. Brother of Robert(who removed to Nantucket)and at Amesbury, Mass. later.
Barnes
Daniel, at New haven, Conn., 1644.
James, at Boston, Mass., 1681.
John, born near the town of Barnes, now a suburb of London, England and was at Plymouth, Mass., 1633, removed to Yarmouth, Maine in 1639.
John, at Concord, Mass., 1661.
Matthew, at Braintree, Mass., 1641. Went to Boston, Mass. in 1652.
Richard, came to new England in 1639, and at Marlboro, Mass. after.
Thomas, at Hingham, Mass., 1637.
Thomas, at Hartford, Conn., 1639; an early settler of Farmington, Conn..
Thomas, born in England in 1636, came to New England in 1656, and settled at Marlboro, Mass., 1666. At Middletown, Conn. later.
William, at Salisbury, Mass., 1641 and a first settler of Amesbury, Mass., in 1654.

Barney

Jacob, son of Edward, was born in Bradenham, England in 1601 and came to Salem, Mass. in 1634
Jacob was one of the founders of the first Baptist church in Boston, Mass. in 1668.

Barnum

Thomas was at Fairfield, Conn. pre-1662, then to Norwalk and Danbury, Conn. in 1684.

Barrell

George was at Boston in 1638
John, bro. of preceeding, was at Boston in 1643
John, was at Watertown, Mass. pre-1658, leaving no male issue
William, brother of George, was at Boston in 1638.

Barret

Humphrey was at Concord, Mass. in 1640
James, was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1643, then to Malden, Mass.
John was at Taunton, Mass. in 1643
John was at Malden, Mass. in 1653
John was at Chelmsford, Mass. about 1659
John, was at Charlestown, Mass and then to Chelmsford, Mass.
Thomas came to New England in 1635 and went to Chelmsford, Mass. in 1660
William, brother of preceding, was at Cambridge, Mass. in 1656

Barrows

James was at Dover, N.H. in 1670
John, was at Salem, Mass. in 1637 then to Plymouth, Mass.

Barsham

William went to Watertown, Mass in 1637

Barstow

George went to Boston in 1635 then to Dedham, Mass and lastly to Scituate, Mass.
John, brother of preceding, came to Cambridge, Mass. pre-1650
Michael or Miles, son of Matthew and brother of preceding, was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1635, then to Watertown, Mass. in 1642
William, brother of preceding, went to Dedham, Mass. in 1635, then to Scituate, Mass. in 1649 before settling in Hanover, Mass.

Bart

Henry came to Mass. in 1631, settling in Roxbury, Mass. in 1638, then to Springfield, Mass. in 1640

Bartholomew

Henry was at Salem, Mass. in 1635
Richard, brother of preceding, was at Boston, Mass. in 1641
William, son of William, was at Boston pre-1633 with both brothers above, then to Ipswich, Mass. in 1634

Bartlett

Christopher was at Newbury, Mass. in 1635
George, was at Guilford, Conn. in 1641, then to Branford, Conn. in 1649
Henry was first at Braintree, Mass, then Marlboro, Mass.
John, brother of George, was at Windsor, Conn. in 1640
John, was at Weymouth, Mass. pre-1666, then to Mendon, Mass.
Joseph settled in Newton, Mass. in 1668
Richard, son of Edward, brother of John and Christopher settled at Newbury, Mass. in 1634
Robert, came to Plymouth, Mass. in 1623 then to Hartford, Conn, in 1636
Capt. Robert, was at Mass. in 1666, settling at Marblehead, Mass. in 1669
Thomas, was at Watertown, Mass. in 1631

Bartol

John, was at Salem, Mass. pre-1634, when he was at Marblehead, Mass. in 1669

Barton

James, was at Boston pre-1688, when he is found in Newbury, Mass.
Matthew was at Salem, Mass. pre-1682
Rufus was at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1648
Samuel was at Salem, Mass. in 1693 then to Oxford, Mass.

Bartram, Bertram

John was at Stratford, Conn. pre-1676, the year of his death
Bass

Samuel was at Roxbury, Mass. in 1632 then to Braintree, Mass. in 1640

Bassett

John was at New Haven, Conn. in 1647
Joseph was at Hingham, Mass. in 1677
Thomas went to Windsor, Conn. in 1641 then to Dorchester, Mass. and lastly to Fairfield, Conn. pre-1653
William, son of Walter, came to Plymouth, Mass. in 1621, then to Bridgewater, Mass and lastly at Sandwich and Duxbury, Mass.

Basson, Bassum

Thomas was at Saco, Maine in 1666

Bateman

Eleazer was at Woburn, Mass. pre-1686
John, was at Boston in 1644
Thomas, was at Concord, Mass. in 1642
William was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1631 then to Chelmsford, Mass.

　

Bates

Clement, son of Thomas was at Hingham, Mass. in 1635
Edward or Edmund, brother of preceding, was at Boston in 1633 then to Weymouth, Mass. in 1639
Francis was at Topsfield, Mass. in 1661
George, was at Boston in 1636 then to Brookline, Mass., was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1635

Batram

John was at Stratford, Conn. pre-1675, when he died
John was at Weymouth, Mass. in 1655
John was at New London, Conn. in 1677
Robert was at Wethersfield, Conn. in 1640
Robert was at Lynn, Mass. pre-1672
Samuel was at Saybrook, Conn. in 1676

Batson

Stephen was at Saco, Maine in 1636 then to Kennebunk, Maine in 1653

Batt

Christopher was at Newbury, Mass. in 1638
Nicholas, brother of preceding, was at Boston in 1635, leaving no male issue

Battelle, Battle

Thomas was at Dedham, Mass. in 1648

Batten

Benjamin was at Boston in 1671
Hugh was at Dorchester, Mass. in 1658

Batter

Edmund was at Salem, Mass. in 1637
Nicholas was at Lynn, Mass. in 1638

Batting, Battens

William was at Saco, Maine in 1659 then to Scarborough, Maine in 1663

Baxter

Daniel was at Salem, Mass. in 1639
George was at Providence, R.I. in 1650
Gregory came with Winthrop in 1630, settling at Roxbury, Mass. and removing to Braintree, Mass. the next year
James was at Charlestown, Mass. in 1659
John, was at Salem, Mass. in 1667
Nicholas was at Boston in 1639
Richard was at Hingham, Mass. in 1638
William was at Marblehead, Mass. in 1674

Bay, Bayes

Matthew was at Ipswich, Mass. in 1659
Thomas was at Dedham, Mass. in 1643, then to Boston

Bayley

Benjamin was at Boston in 1673
Guido was at Salem in 1642
James was at Roxbury Mass. in 1641
John was a first year settler of Newburyport, Mass. then the first settler of Colchester(now Salisbury) in 1637 (This authors line)
John, son of preceding, was at Newburyport and Salisbury as well.
Joanna(the only female listed on this list) was also at both places with her brother and father listed above
Jonas, was at Scarborough, Maine in 1658
Nicholas, brother of preceding, was at Saco, Maine in 1663
Thomas, was at New London, Conn. in 1652

Baysey

John was at Hartford, Conn. as an original proprietor of Hartford, Conn. leaving no male issue

Beach, Beech

John settled at Stratford, Conn
Richard, brother of preceding was at Watertown, Mass. in 1635 then to New Haven, Conn. in 1639
Thomas, brother of preceding, was at New Haven, Conn. in 1658 then to Milford, Conn. Him and all his brothers were also at Walllingford, Conn.

 

New England Colonists, 1620-1700...Aspinwall-Baldwin

Remember that all names, dates and places are written as found in historical records, typos and misspellings.

Taverns of old.................

Aspinwall
Peter, Boston and Brookline, no date
William,Chareltstown, Mass. in 1630, then to R.I.. Found in New Haven, Conn. later and then to Boston. REturned to England. No heirs.

 Astwood
James was at Roxbury, Mass. at an early date under the name Ashwood.
John, was at roxbury, Mass. in 1635 the to Milford, Mass before returning to London, England in 1653.

Atchison
John was at Hatfield, Mass. in 1672 where he was killed by Indians in 1671.

Atherton
General Humphrey, was at Dorchester, Mass. at an early date.
James, brother of the preceding, came to Dorchester, Mass. before removing to Lancaster, Maine in 1653. He returned to Dorchester then to Milton and died in Sherburn, . Mass.

Atkins
Henry was at Yarmouth, Mass. in 1641 before removing to Plymouth, Mass..
Thomas, was at Boston, Mass. in 1672.

Atkinson
Joseph, at Exeter, N.H. in 1657.
Luke, was at New Haven, Conn. in 1639 before removing to Middletown, Conn..
Theodore, in Boston, Mass. in 1636.
Thomas, brother of the preceding, was at Concord, Mass. in 1636.

Atwater
David, went to Boston, Mass. in 1637, then to New Haven, Conn. in 1638.
Joshua, at New Haven, Conn. in 1639, then to Milford, Conn. in 1655. Brother of the preceding.

Atwell
Benjamin was at New London, Conn. before 1670.
John, was at Casco, Maine from 1630-1640 then to Lynn, Mass. in 1650.

Atwood
Alexander was at Northampton, Mass. in 1684.
Herman, son of John, was at Boston, Mass. in 1642.
John, was at Plymouth, Mass. in 1636 and had no heirs
Joseph was at Taunton, Mass. before 1679.
Philip, was at Malden, Mass. in 1635 at the age of 12, then to Bradford, Mass.
Stephen, at Eastham, Mass. in 1643.
Thomas, at Plymouth, Mass. in 1650 then to Wethersfield, Conn. in 1663.

Auger
John, at Boston, Mass. in 1652.
William, at Mass. in 1631, specifically in Salem, Mass. in 1636.

Augustine
John, in Falmouth(now Portland), Maine in 1680. In Lynn, Mass. in 1690 then back to Falmouth in 1719.

Austin
Anthony was at Rowley, Mass. in 1669, then to Suffield, Conn. pre-1681.
Francis, at Dedham, Mass. then to Hampton, N.H. in 1640.
John, was at New London, Conn. in 1647, then to Greenwich, Conn. and later to Stamford, Conn..
John, at New Haven, Conn. ca. 1667.
Jonah, was at Cambridge, Mass. in the early days of that town, then to Hingham, Mass. in 1635, thusly removing to Taunton, Mass. in 1643.
Joseph, lived in Hampton, N.H. in 1642, then to Dover, N.H. in 1648.
Richard, at Charlestown, Mass. in 1638.
Robert, at Westerly and Kingstown, R.I. in 1661.

Averill
William, was at Ipswich, Mass. pre-1638.

Avery
Christopher, was at Salem, Mass. in 1630, then to Gloucester, Mass. in 1646. Removed to New London, Conn. in 1663.
John, at Dorchester, Mass. in 1642 then to Boston, Mass..
Rev. Joseph drowned on August 16, 1635 off Marlborough Head during the great storm. Look up Avery's Rock for a detailed and romantic story.
Thomas, at Salem, Mass. in 1643, afterwards removed to Portsmouth, N.H..
William, not much known other than he was in New England during the 17th century.

Avis
William, at Boston, Mass. in 1664.

Aviston(aka Avesson)
John, at Reading, Mass. in 1685.

Awards
Richard, at Boston, Mass. then to Newport, R.I. in 1638

Awkley
Miles, at Boston, Mass. in 1635.

Axey
James, at Lynn, Mass. in 1630.

Axtell
Thomas, at Sudbury, Mass. pre-1646, the year of his death.

Ayer(aka Ayers)
Henry, at Portsmouth, N.H. in 1655.
John, at Salisbury, Mass. in 1640, then to Ipswsich, Mass. in 1646. Removed to Haverhill, Mass. in 1647.
Richard, at Stamford, Conn. in 1666.

Babb
Philip, at Kittery, Maine in 1652.

Babbage(aka Babbidge/Babridge)
Christopher, at Salem, Mass. in 1665; left no male issue.

Babbitt(aka Bobbit)
Edward, at Taunton, Mass. in 1643.

Babcock
David, at Dorchester, Mass. in 1640
James, at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1642, then to Westerly, R.I. in 1662.
Return, was at Dartmouth, Mass pre-1686.
Captain Robert, at Dorchester, Mass. in 1648 then to Sherborn, Mass. between 1674-1675.

Baber
William, at Boston, Mass. in 1640 or 1646(records are not clear).

Babson
James, sailed from England previous to 1640 but died en route. His widow, Isabel, was granted lands at Gloucester, Mass. in 1644, but left only one son named James.

Bachelor(aka Bachelder/Batchelder)
Henry, was at Ipswich, Mass. in 1636. brother of John, Joshua and Joseph.
John, at Watertown, Mass. then to Dedham,. Mass. in 1635.
John, was at Salem, Mass. in 1638. Brother of Henry, Joshua and Joseph.
Joseph, brother of John, Joshua and Henry, was at Salem, Mass. in 1636.
Joshua, brother of Henry, John and Joseph, was early at Massachusetts.
Rev. Stephen, was at Boston, Mass. in 1632, then a first minister at Lynn, Mass in 1633. Went to Ipswich, Mass. in 1636, and Newbury, Mass. in 1638. In 1639, he went to Hampton, N.H. and finally to Saco, Maine. He did return to England between 1653-1654 and died at Hackney, England in 1660.
William, was at Charelstown, Mass. in 1634.
Backus
William, at Saybrook, Conn. in 1637 then to Norwich, Conn., in 1659.

Bacon
Andrew, at Cambridge, Mass., then to Hartford, Conn. in 1639: no male issue.
George, b. at Suffolk, England in 1592 and settled at Hingham, Mass., in 1635, coming from Ireland.
Michael or Mighill, came from Ireland to Dedham, Mass., in 1640.
Nathaniel was at Barnstable, Mass. in 1642.
Nathaniel, son of William of Stretton, Rutlandshire, England, b. ca. 1630 and came to New England in 1649. Settled at New Haven, Conn., and removed to Middletown, Conn., 1653.
Samuel, at Barnstable, Mass., 1659.
Thomas, at Roxbury, Mass., 1665.
William, at Salem, Mass., 1640.

Badcock or Babcock
George, a servant of Gov. Theophilus Eaton of Conn. in 1640. Went to Dorchester, Mass., 1646, then ten years later was at Milton, Mass..
Robert, brother of the preceding, at Dorchester, Mass., 1648 then later to Milton, Mass..

Badger
Giles, came from England in 1635, settling at Newbury where he died in 1647. Left only one child, John.
Nathaniel, brother of preceding, at Newbury, Mass., 1635. Of him and another brother named Richard, there is no further record.

Bagg
John, came from Plymouth, England, settled at Springfield, Mass., 1659.

Bagley
Orlando, b. ca. 1630 and was at Boston in 1658. In 1664, living at the part of Salisbury now known as Amesbury, Mass..
Samuel, living at Weymouth, Mass., pre-1688.

Bailey
Henry, living before 1690 at Falmouth, Maine.
Hilkiah, at Scarborough, Maine in 1645.
James, b 1612, and settled at Rowley, Mass., 1663.
John, went to Hartford, Conn., pre-1656 and removed to Haddam, Conn., 1662.
Rev. John, b. Blackburn, Lancashire, England in 1644, came to Watertwon, Mass., 1686. No issue.
John, b. at Chippenham, Wiltshire, England in 1588/90, locating at Newbury"land" in 1635. First settler of Colchester(Salisbury), Mass., 1637
John, Jr. son of the above, b. 1613 at Chippenham. Lived the same places of his father
John, at Scituate, Mass., 1673.
John, an inhabitant of Marshfield, Mass., pre-1677.
Richard, brother of James, came to Lynn, Mass., 1638 as a servant of Richard Dummer. Died at Rowley, Mass., 1648, leaving one child named Joseph.
Samuel, at New Haven, Conn., 1643.
Theophilus, at Lynn, Mass., 1645.
Thomas, at Weymouth, Mass., 1640 and New London, Conn., 1651.
Rev. Thomas, brother of Rev. John, at Watertwon, pre-1688. Died in 1689 at age 35 years.
William, came to Newport, R.I. as early as 1655.

Baker
Alexander, at Boston, Mass., 1635.
Cornelius, at Salem, Mass., 1658 then to Beverly, Mass., 1668.
Edward, in Winthrop's Fleet in 1630 and was one of the first settlers of Lynn, Mass., 1631.
Francis, b. 1611 at St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England and came to Boston, Mass., 1635. Removed to Yarmouth, Mass. in 1641.
Jeffrey, at Windsor, Conn., pre-1642.
John, came from Norwich, Norfolk, England in 1630 to Charlestown, Mass.
John, at Boston, Mass., 1642.
John, at Boston, 1644.
John, at Hartford, Conn., pre-1665.
Lancelot, at Boston, Mass., pre-1644, then to New Haven, Conn..
Mark, at Hampton, N.H., 1678.
Nathaniel, at Hingham, Mass., 1635.
Nicholas, brother of preceding, at Hingham, Mass., 1635 then removed to Scituate, Mass the following year.
Richard, came from London to Dorchester, Mass., 1635.
Robert, at Roxbury, Mass., pre-1673.
Samuel, b. 1605 from County of Kent, England and came to Lynn, Mass. in 1635.
Samuel, at Marshfield, Mass., pre-1656.
Samuel, at Windsor, Conn., ca. 1669.
Thomas, at Milford, Conn., 1639, then to Easthampton, L.I. in 1650.
Thomas, at Topsfield, Mass., 1665.
William, at Plymouth, Mass., then to Boston ca. 1650.

Balch
John, came from Bridgewater, Somersetshire, England in 1623 to Salem, Mass..

Balcom
Alexander, b. at England in 1630. Was at Portsmouth, R.I. then to Providence, R.I. in 1682 or before.
Henry, of Balcome, Sussex, England was at Charlestown, Mass., 1664.

Baldwin
Henry, came from Devonshire, England to Charlestown, Mass., in 1640. Was at Woburn, Mass., 1652.
John, at Stonington, Conn., then to New London, Conn., years unknown.
Joseph, at Milford, Conn. in 1639 then to Hadley, Mass., in 1663.
Nathaniel, brother of the preceding and son of Richard of Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Was at Milford, Conn., 1639, then to Fairfield, Conn., 1641.
Sylvester, son of Richard of St. Leonard's in parish of Aston Clinton, near Wendover Bucks, England. He died on his voyage to America in 1638. His sons Richard and John were early settlers of New Haven and the first planters of Milford, Conn..
Timothy, brother of Joseph and Nathaniel. Was at Milford, Conn. in 1639.

New England Colonists, 1620-1700...Andrew-Aslet

Remember that these names are written as seen in the original transcripts, spelling errors included.

Andrew
John, Wickford, R.I.- 1674
William, Cambridge, MA- 1634

 Andrews
Albert, Ipswich- 1634
Edward, Newport, R.I. and Saco, Me.-1639-1657
Francis, Hartford to Fairfield, Conn.-1639
Henry, Taunton-1639
Jebediah, Dover, N.H.-salisbury, Mass.-1657
John, Kittery-1640
John, Lynn, MA in 1650 and died at Ipswich in 1652
Lieut. John, Ipswich-1642
John, Boston-1656 then Farmington, Conn.
Robert, Ipswich-1635 then Boxford, MA-1656
Samuel, Saco, Maine-1635, died 3 yrs. later
Thomas, Dorchester-1635
Thomas, one of the founders of Watertown, Mass. and later died at Cambridge before 1649
Willliam, Lynn-1634
William, Boston and with the first settlement at New Haven, Conn.-1635
William, with the first settlement at Hartford, Conn

Andros
Jebediah was at Salisbury in 1670.

Angell
Thomas, b. 1618 and one of the first grantees in Providence, R.I..
Edmund, youngest son of John "Angier" and was a freeman in Mass. in 1640.
John, was in Boston in 1650 and died there in 1657.
Jonathan, at Salem, Mass. in 1668.
Joseph, was at Medford in 1684, then to Dorchester then to Framingham.
Sampson, at York, Maine in 1653.

Annable
Anthony, at Plymouth in 1623, one of the first settlers of Scituate in 1630, went to Barnstable in 1640.
John, at Ipswich in 1642.

Annis
Charles was at Newbury, Mass. in 1666.

Anthony
John, in Hempstead(near London) in 1607 before coming to N.E. in 1634. Resident of Portsmouth, R.I. in 1640.

Antram
Thomas, at Boston in 1635.

Appleby
Thomas, at Rye, N.H. in 1662-1672.

Appleton
Samuel, s/o Thomas, born in 1586 at Waldingfield, England. At Ipswich and Rowley from 1656 on.

Applin
John, was married at Watertown, Mass. in 1671.

Arbuckle
William, resident of Boston in 1694.

Archer
Henry, at Roxbury in 1639. Went to Ipswich after.
John, at Portsmouth, R.I. in 1684.
John, at Salem in 1668 and still there in 1676.
Samuel, b. ca 1608, at Salem in 1634.

Armitage
Eleazer, at Lynn in 1669.
Godfrey, at Lynn in 1630 then to Boston in 1639.
Joseph, brother of preceding, at Lynn in 1630.
Thomas, at Lynn in 1635 then to Sandwich, Conn. in 1637.

Arms
William, at Hatfield, Mass pre-1676

Armsbee or Armesby
Thomas, at Taunton in 1668.

Armstrong
Jonathan, b. ca. 1639, at Westerly, R.I. pre- 1670 then to Roxbury, Mass..

Arnold
Edward, at Boston in 1640.
Isaac, at New Haven, Conn. in 1640 then Suffolk County, L.I..
John, b. ca. 1585 and was at Cambridge in 1634, then to Hartford, Conn. in 1636.
John, at Norwich, Conn. in 1680 then to Boston as a prison-keeper.
Joseph, b. ca. 1625. At Braintree, Mass. pre-1648.
Rev. Samuel, at Sandwich in 1643, then to Yarmouth, Mass. in 1658 then to Marshfield, Mass. .
Thomas, s/o Thomas of 'Cheselbourne', England and the 6th generation from Roger Arnold. He was b. 1587 and was at Hingham in 1635. Removed to Providence, R. I. in 1636 and one of the first four settlers of Pawtucket, R.I..
William, b. 1589 and was brother of the preceding. At Hingham in 1635 then to Providence, R.I. in 1636..

Ash
George, at Hartford, Conn. in 1682.
John, at Dover, N.H. in 1659 then at Salisbury in 1667.
William, at Glouocester in 1647 the to New London, Conn. in 1650.

Ashburn or Ashborn
Joseph, at Milford, Conn. , 1675-1713.

Ashby
Anthony, at Salem in 1665.

Ashcraft
John, at Stonington, Conn. in 1662.

Ashely
Edward, at Maine in 1630.
Edward, at Boston in 1677.
Robert, at Roxbury first then to Springfield, Mass. in 1639.
Thomas, at Maine in 1654.
Thomas, at Boston in 1681.
William, at Wells, Maine in 1659.

Ashton
Henry, at Boston in 1673 then to Providence, R. I. in 1676.
James, at Providence, R.I. in 1639 then to New Jersey in about 1666.
Thomas, brother of the preceding. Him and his brother were mentioned as proprietors of R.I..

Aslett or Arsleby
John, at Newbury pre-1648 then to Andover, Mass. in 1652.