Henry Elkins

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1634;
• History: 1635 to 1639, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• History: 1639 to 1647, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
• History: 1647 to death, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Notes:

Death: Hurd (1882) gives his death date as September 19, 1668.

Name:


Birth:
This date is based on the estimated date of marriage.

History:
On 9 (9) 1634, he was admitted to the Boston Church.

He was a tailor.

On 6 May 1635, he became a freeman.

On 8 January 1636/37, he was assigned eight acres of land in Boston.

With wife Mary and other persons who adhered to Mrs. Hutchinson and Mr. Wheelwright, he was dismissed 3 (1) 1639, to the Exeter Church.

History:
He was one of the first settlers and signed the Combination at Exeter in 1639.

Whereas it hath pleased the Lord to move the heart of our dread sovereign Charles, by the grace of God king, etc., to grant license and liberty to sundry of his subjects to plant themselves in the western parts America, we, his loyal subjects, brethren in the church in Exeter, situate and lying upon the river Pascataquacke, with other inhabitants there, considering with ourselves the holy will of God and our own necessity, that we should not live without wholesome laws and government among us, of which we are altogether destitute, do in the name of Christ and in the sight of God combine ourselves together to erect and set up amongst us such government as shall be to our best discerning agreeable to the will of God, professing our.'selves subjects to our sovereign lord King Charles, according to the liberties of our English colony of the Massachusetts, and binding ourselves solemnly by the grace and help of Christ and in his name and fear to submit ourselves to such godly and Christian laws as are here established in the realm of England to our best knowledge, and to all other such laws which shall upon good grounds be made and enacted amongst us according to God, that we may live quietly and peaceably together in all godliness and honesty.
Mo. 5, 4, 1639.

"Goodman Elkine" was granted four acres twenty poles in a division of the uplands.

On 28 September 1647, he was on a Grand Jury in Ipswich.

History:
In March 1650, he moved to Hampton, New Hampshire.

In the seating of the Hampton meetinghouse on 4 March 1649/50, "Hen[ry] Elkin" was the third seat at the west end of the table, and "Goody Elkin" was in the fourth seat next Mistress Wheelwright.

On 18 May 1654, he sold one share in the last division of ox common granted on 22 January 1651 to John Cass of Hampton.

On 13 October 1668, Joseph Dow, aged 30 years deposed that at the request of John Cass he went to Henry Elkins at the beginning of last summer, about June, to see if he would acknowledge a bill of sale of a share in the ox common 14 or 15 years before, but he refused, saying he had been cheated.

On 27 Apr 1667, he made his will:

I Henry Elkins of Hampton in y^e County of Norfolk in new england being very aged weake & infirme of body but of sound & 'pefect sence & understanding: doe make this my last will & Testament as followeth

1^st: I give & bequeathe unto my loveing Sone : Gershom Elkins• my dwelling house & out howsing being & standing, on my house Lott

It: I give unto my sone Gershom my house Iott being 'iii estimacon five acres more or less as it is Hing between y^e Iott of Godfrey dearborn towards y• East & y• land of m' Hussey sometimes Jefferie Mingays towards y^e west to him & his heires for ever

It: I give unto my Sone Gershom Elkins two acres & an halfe of planting land liing between y^e land of Tho: Levitt towards y• East & y^e land of Henry Dearborn towards y^e west more or less as it is

It: I give to my Sone Gersom, one share of y^e Cows com'on according to y^e true estimacon thereof as y^e Com'ons are ivided by yv towne

It: I give unto my Sone Gershom Elkins y^e one halfe of my land of y^e 2·1 division at y' west end of y^e towne called y^e new plantacon being by estimacon forty acres more or less as it is

It: I. give to my Sone Gershom my two Oxen & my Cowe & one calfe & my horse & all y^e moveables in y^e house & feild & he is to take care to im'ijlve y^e same & to Wvide for my comfortable livelihood whilst I am in this world

It: I give to my sone Eliezer Elkins my youngest sone five pound to be payd by mine Executo' w'"in a yeare after my decease It: I give to my Sone Eliezar, y^e other halfe of my land att y^e new plantacon being by estimacon forty acres more or less as it~ .

It: I give to my sone Eliezar y^e two acres of marsh w^ch was purchased of Benjamin shaw ~s it is made sure to him by deed And I doe make & appoint my Sone Gershom Elkins, to bee my lawfull Executo' to this my last will & Testam': who is to take care for my comfortable subsistance whilst I live & for my decent buriall alt my death in a Christian manner & Costome: And for y^e confirmacon of this iny last will and Testam' I have herunto set my hand & seale y^e 27^th of Aprill 1667

Signed Sealed & confirmed Henry Elkins w^th a seale in y• p'sence of us to it
Sam: Dalton :
Mehetable Dalton


His inventory was valued at £45 7/10, appraised by Godfrey Dearborn and Giles Fuller.£31 10/ was the real estate of one house and house lot (£15) and two acres and a half of land (£3 10/). His inventory included books valued at 8/. He left two sons,Gershom, who was administrator of the estate, and Eliza, who settled in Exeter. [see document below]

Henry married Mary about 1638. Mary was born about 1617 in England; died on 17 Mar 1659 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Elkins was christened on 8 Apr 1638 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
2. Maria Elkins was christened on 3 Mar 1639 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
3. Gershom Elkins was born about 1641; died on 12 Jan 1718 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
4. Henry Elkins was born in 1643 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
5. Eleazar Elkins was born in say 1648 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died about 1694.
6. Thomas Elkins was born in 1649 in Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
7. Oliver Elkins was born in 1650 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; died in 1722 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.
8. Samuel Elkins