Corporal John Flanders

1659 - 1716  (57 years)

• Name	John Flanders
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	11 Feb 1658/59	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	His birth date was recorded as 11 (12) 1658.
  History	1669  [4]
  	He settled first in Salisbury, then removed to South Hampton, New Hampshire. He was respected for his integrity and uprightness and granted the title of "Mr." John was a deacon of the church in South Hampton for many years.
  Freeman	Apr 1670 (Age 11)	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Military	19 May 1676 (Age 17)  [2, 3, 4, 6]
  He was a soldier in the Turner's Falls Fight.
  History	Jun 1679	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [3]
  	He was admonished, along with his brothers, by the court and fined 10 shillings for stealing 1100 red oak hogshead staves from the pasture of Nathaniel Ware.
  History	1680  [3, 4]
  	He signed the Norfolk County Petition.
  Married	18 Jan 1688 (Age 29)	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  Elizabeth Sargent, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Osgood) Sargent. She was born about 1668/69 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. The parentage of Elizabeth is in doubt. She may have been Thomas Sargent's illegitimate daughter by Sarah Osgood, as Thomas' father, William, in his will mentions his "grand daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Flanders." There was a suit between Sarah Osgood and Thomas Sargent, but the court decided that there was "too much ground for suspicion." but that the case was not proved. She died on Tuesday 12 September 1713 in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Jacob Flanders (1689-____) 2. John Flanders (1691-1745) 3. Elizabeth Flanders (1693-1716) 4. Ezekiel Flanders (1696-1718) 5. Josiah Flanders (1700-1781) 6. Philip Flanders (1702-1780) 7. Jonathan Flanders (1705-____) 8. Tamzen Flanders (1707-____) 9. Hannah Flanders (1710-____)
  Freeman	18 Apr 1690 (Age 31)	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [3, 4, 6]
  Military	25 Nov 1702 (Age 43)  [3, 4]
  He was serving as corporal in the scouts under Capt. Henry True, Jr. against the Indians around Salisbury.
  Death	24 Dec 1716	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts   [3, 4, 6, 7]
  	He died intestate.
  Probate/Proved	14 Jan 1716/17	Essex County, Massachusetts   [4, 6]
  Guardians were appointed for the five younger children, they then being minors. His estate was valued at £620 5/4d. From the inventory of his estate, we learn that he was ill about three months and that his eldest son, Jacob, had great trouble in getting wood and hay during his father's illness.
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  + 1. Steven Flanders,   b. 8 Mar 1646, Gorgeana (now York), York County, Maine d. Apr 1689, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 43 years) ▻ Abigail Carter,  m. 28 Dec 1670   2. Mary Flanders,   b. About 1648, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 4 May 1650, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 2 years)   3. Mary Flanders,   b. 7 May 1650, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 11 Nov 1719, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 69 years)   4. Philip Flanders,   b. 14 Jul 1652, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 27 Aug 1712, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 60 years) ▻ Martha Eaton,  m. 4 Nov 1686   5. Sarah Flanders,   b. 5 Nov 1654, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jan 1717, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 62 years) ▻ John Newhall,  m. 17 Jul 1679   6. Naomi Flanders,   b. 15 Dec 1656, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 24 Jun 1718, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 61 years)   7. Corporal John Flanders,   b. 11 Feb 1658/59, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 24 Dec 1716, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 57 years)
  Person ID	I18425
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Steven Flanders,   b. About 1595, Netherlands (Holland) d. 27 Jun 1684, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Jane Sandusky,   b. About 1624   d. 19 Nov 1683, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	About 1644	Maine or Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 49 years - She : ~ 20 years.
  Family ID	F274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Feb 1658/59 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Freeman - Apr 1670 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts History - Jun 1679 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Married - 18 Jan 1688 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Freeman - 18 Apr 1690 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Death - 24 Dec 1716 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Probate/Proved - 14 Jan 1716/17 - Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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