Sara Wales

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 20 Jun 1661, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was mentioned in his father's will.

Notes:

Will:
His will was dated 20 (4) 1661.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1635; In 1635 Nathaniel and Susan embarked on board the James out of Bristol, England bound for Massachusetts. They settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
• Occupation: 1636, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; In 1636 he was a ship-wright in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
• Land/House: 1637, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; In 1637 he received a grant of land in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
• Freeman: 2 Nov 1637, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; On 2 November 1637 in Dorchester, he was admitted as a freeman.
• Residence: 1641, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; His name was on the list of inhabitants in 1641 in Dorchester.
• Moved To: say 1650, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He moved to Boston say 1650.
• Religion: 3 Jan 1651, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Nathaniel and Susan were received into the Church of Boston on 3 January 1651.
• Will: 20 Jun 1661, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; NATHANIELL WALES, senior of Boston, weaver.-Debts & funerall expences being payd, my wife shall have my house & Land in Boston, duremg her life, she keeping said house & Land in tenentable repaire, and paying 10^s. a yeare rent, viz^t • 4^s a yeare to my sonne, Timothy, 2^s. 6^d a yeare to my sonne, John, & 2^s. 6^d a yeare to my sonne, Nathaniel!; and at ·my wifes decease, I giue my said house & Land to my 3 sonnes, vizt. to my sonne, Timothy, one halfe, & the other halfc to my sonne John & Nathaniel!, to be equally divided betweene them. For my Land at Dorchester, which is one p'cell. Lately devided, that Lyeth vpon the South east side of Neponset River, I giue to my sonnes Timothy & Nathaniell, to Timothy, 30 acco^rs. & to Nathaniell, twenty: for John, I haue giuen him Land equivolcnt all ready. For the Remainder of my moveable estate I giue the one halfe vnto my Loving wife, she having beene a helpefull & Loveing wife to me in my old age, & the other halfe I giue to my 3 sonnes, Timothy haveing a double portion. To my two Servant Maids, Frisella & Sarah, when their time is out, £5, vizt. 50^s. a peece. I doe. hereby explain my minde Concerning that pt. of my house I haue giuen my sonne, Timothy, yt my Grand Child, Timothy Walls, junio', shall be equall sharer w^th his father, therein. My wife executor, & my Brother in Law, Humphery Atherton, overseer. Dated this 20 : 4mo: 1661. Nathaniell Wales Witness hereto, Humphrey Atherton. senior.
• Probate/Proved: 3 Dec 1661, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Whereas Nathaniel Wales heretofore of Boston Weaver Deceased in his last Wil! and Testament made his ·wife Susannah Wales Executrix, who is since deceased, without having fully Adrμinistered on the Estate of the said Nathaniell Wales, I Commit unto you full power to Administer his Remaining Goods, left Unadministered by his Executrix, at the time of her Decease. The probate record is dated 3 (10) 1661.
• Inventory: 03 Jan 1661/62, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Nathaniel's estate was inventoried and valued at £106 18/ and dated 3 (11) 1661. nventory of the Estate taken, 3: 11: 61, by Edmund Jackson, Robert Walker. Am1 • £221. 12. 03. Debts owing from estate £106. 18. Susan Wales, relict of said Nathaniel, deposed, 1 Feb. 1661.
• Last Full Review: 8 Feb 2021

Notes:

Occupation: Pope (1900) calls him a weaver.

Will: It appears that his will was proved before he died.

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Will:
His will was dated 20 (4) 1661.

Nathaniel married Susan Greenaway on Yes, date unknown. Susan (daughter of John Greenaway and Mary) was born in say 1620. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1635; In 1635 Nathaniel and Susan embarked on board the James out of Bristol, England bound for Massachusetts. They settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
• Religion: 3 Jan 1651, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Nathaniel and Susan were received into the Church of Boston on 3 January 1651.
• Will: 20 Jun 1661, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ; She was mentioned in the will, dated 20 (4) 166, of her husband, Nathaniel.
• Legal: 1 Feb 1661/62, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ; Susan Greenaway deposed in Boston on 1 February 1661/62.
• Last Full Review: 8 Feb 2021

Notes:

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Will:
His will was dated 20 (4) 1661.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 4 Sep 1610, England
• Probate/Proved: 26 Nov 1610, England

John married unknown wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: John was a millwright by trade, and was much respected by his fellow townsmen.
• Immigration: 1629; He probably came over on the Mary and John in 1629/30 and settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts and was past his prime when he arrived.
• Residence: About 1630, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; About 1630 John and Mary lived near the burying place.
• Freeman: 18 May 1631, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; On 19 October 1630, he applied to be a freeman, and on 18 May 1631, he was admitted as a freeman.
• Offices Held: 8 Oct 1633, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; On 8 October 1633 he was appointed Fence Viewer in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He was appointed again on 27 January 1645/46, and again on 28 February 1645/46.
• Religion: 1636, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; In 1636 John and his wife, Mary, were the tenth man and woman added to the Second Church of Dorchester.
• Offices Held: 2 Jan 1637/38, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; On 2 January 1637/38 he was appointed Lot Layer.
• Living: 1641, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; In 1641 his name appears in the Dorchester Town Records for the last time.
• Deed: 1651, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; In 1651 and 1652, John deeded land to three of his daughters.
• Last Full Review: 25 Jun 2020

Notes:

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

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John married Mary about 1601. Mary died on 23 Jan 1658/59 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Abt 1630, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Religion: 1636, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Residence:
John and Mary lived near the burying place.

Religion:
John and his wife, Mary, were the tenth man and woman added to the Second Church of Dorchester.

Died:
His death date was recorded as 23 (11) 1658.