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Henry Elkins

Male Abt 1613 - 1668  (55 years)


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  • Name Henry Elkins 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth Abt 1613  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    • This date is based on the estimated date of marriage. [1]
    Immigration 1634 (Age 21)  [1] 
    History 1635 to 1639  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • On 9 (9) 1634, he was admitted to the Boston Church. [1, 7, 8]
    • He was a tailor. [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
    • On 6 May 1635, he became a freeman. [1, 3, 5, 6, 10]
    • On 8 January 1636/37, he was assigned eight acres of land in Boston. [1]
    • With wife Mary and other persons who adhered to Mrs. Hutchinson and Mr. Wheelwright, he was dismissed 3 (1) 1639, to the Exeter Church. [1, 7, 8, 10]
    History 1639 to 1647  Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.       [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10]
    • "Goodman Elkine" was granted four acres twenty poles in a division of the uplands. [1]
    • On 28 September 1647, he was on a Grand Jury in Ipswich. [1]
    History 1647 to death  Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In March 1650, he moved to Hampton, New Hampshire. [3, 7]
    • 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. [1]
    • 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. [1]
    • On 27 Apr 1667, he made his will:

      I Henry Elkins of Hampton in ye 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

      1st: 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 ye Iott of Godfrey dearborn towards y• East & y• land of m' Hussey sometimes Jefferie Mingays towards ye west to him & his heires for ever

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

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

      It: I give unto my Sone Gershom Elkins ye one halfe of my land of ye 2·1 division at y' west end of ye towne called ye 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 ye moveables in ye house & feild & he is to take care to im'ijlve ye 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, ye other halfe of my land att ye new plantacon being by estimacon forty acres more or less as it~ .

      It: I give to my sone Eliezar ye two acres of marsh wch 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 ye confirmacon of this iny last will and Testam' I have herunto set my hand & seale ye 27th of Aprill 1667

      Signed Sealed & confirmed Henry Elkins wth a seale in y• p'sence of us to it
      Sam: Dalton :
      Mehetable Dalton
      [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8]
    • 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] [1, 2, 5, 8]
    Death 19 Nov 1668  Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10] 
    Person ID I1775  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2019 

    Family Mary,   b. Abt 1617, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1659, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1638  [1, 9] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 25 years - She : ~ 21 years. 
    Children 
     1. Mary Elkins,   c. 8 Apr 1638, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Maria Elkins,   c. 3 Mar 1639, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Gershom Elkins,   b. Abt 1641   d. 12 Jan 1718, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     4. Henry Elkins,   b. 1643, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Eleazar Elkins,   b. say 1648, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1694 (Age 46 years)
     6. Thomas Elkins,   b. 1649, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Oliver Elkins,   b. 1650, Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1722, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     8. Samuel Elkins
    Family ID F1488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Death: Hurd (1882) gives his death date as September 19, 1668. [5]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1613 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistory - 1635 to 1639 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Elkins - 8 Apr 1638 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistory - 1639 to 1647 - Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Maria Elkins - 3 Mar 1639 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Henry Elkins - 1643 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHistory - 1647 to death - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Eleazar Elkins - say 1648 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas Elkins - 1649 - Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Oliver Elkins - 1650 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Nov 1668 - Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    The Inventory of Henry Elkin's Estate    		The Inventory of Henry Elkin's Estate

  • Sources 
    1. [S875] Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, volume II (C-F), (Boston: New England Historic Genealogy Society, 2001).

    2. [S1593] Batchellor, Albert Stillman. Probate Records of the Providence of New Hampshire Vol 1 1635-1717, (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Printing Company, 1907).

    3. [S642] Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire from its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892 , (Salem, Massachusetts: Salem Press and Publishing Company, 1894).

    4. [S1594] Hazlett, Charles A. History of Rockingham County, (Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1915).

    5. [S1592] Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, New Hampshire: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, (Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis & Company, 1882).

    6. [S1348] McKemie, Shannon. Descendants of Henry Elkins, (Unknown: manuscript, 2012).

    7. [S643] Noyes, Sybil, Charles Thornton Libby and Walter Goodwin Davis. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1972).

    8. [S72] Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Massachusetts , (Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900).

    9. [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985).

    10. [S1027] Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, volume II , (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860).

    11. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.


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