Capt. George Fairbanks

1619 - 1682  (~ 62 years)

• Name	George Fairbanks
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Christening	28 Nov 1619	Shelf, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Immigration	1633  [2, 4, 5]
  Jonathan and Grace came to New England with their children settleing in Dedham, Massachusetts where he built a home that is still standing. It is known as the "Fairbanks House".
  Joseph (2012) gives their emigration year as 1636.
  	The Fairbanks House The Fairbanks House in Dedham, MA is the oldest known wood structure still standing in North America. Built circa 1637 for Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks and their six children, it was home to eight generations of the Fairbanks family over the course of 268 years. The Fairbanks House is now a historic house museum and on the National Register of Historic Places.
  Freeman	Abt 1651	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Moved to	1657	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [4]
  He was one of the early settlers in Sherborn, in that part which later became East Medway, then Millis.
  Military	say 1660  [2, 4]
  He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston.
  Death	10 Jan 1682	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 4]
  	Cause: drowning
  Siblings	5 Siblings
  1. John Fairebanks,   c. 15 Feb 1618, Warley, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 13 Nov 1684, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 66 years) + 2. Capt. George Fairbanks,   c. 28 Nov 1619, Shelf, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 10 Jan 1682, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 62 years) ▻ Mary Adams,  m. 26 Oct 1646 + 3. Mary Fairbanks,   c. 3 Feb 1621/22, Shelf, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 10 Mar 1676, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 54 years) ▻ Michael Metcalfe,  m. 2 Apr 1644 ;   Christopher Smith,  m. 2 Aug 1654   4. Jonas Fairebanks,   c. 6 Mar 1624/25, Warley, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 10 Feb 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 50 years)   5. Susan Fairebanks,   c. 23 Dec 1627, Thornton in Craven, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 8 Jul 1659, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 31 years)   6. Jonathan Fairebanks,   b. Abt 1629, Warley, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 28 Jan 1711/12, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)
  Person ID	I226	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Fayrbank,   b. Abt 1595, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d. 5 Dec 1668, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Grace Smith,   b. Abt 1599, Warley, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 28 Dec 1673, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1617	Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 5 months - She : ~ 18 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Adams,   b. 1628, England d. 11 Oct 1711, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1646	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 4]
  	Lawson (1998) and MacKenzie (1966) give their marriage date as 26 August 1646. [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 11 months - She : ~ 18 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Mary Fairbanks,   b. 10 Nov 1647, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 9 Jun 1682, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 34 years)   2. George Fairbanks,   b. 26 May 1650, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 5 May 1737, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 86 years)   3. Samuel Fairbanks,   b. 28 Oct 1652, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 20 Nov 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 24 years) + 4. Eliezer Fairbanks,   b. 8 Jun 1655, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1741, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years)   5. Jonas Fairbanks,   b. 23 Feb 1656/57, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 28 Nov 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 19 years)   6. Jonathan Fairbanks,   b. 1 May 1662, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 19 Dec 1719, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 57 years)   7. Margaret Fairbanks,   b. 27 Jun 1664, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1714, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 49 years)   8. Berry Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1668, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 10 Jun 1683 (Age 15 years)
  Family ID	F270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 28 Nov 1619 - Shelf, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England Marriage - 26 Oct 1646 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Mary Fairbanks - 10 Nov 1647 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - George Fairbanks - 26 May 1650 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Freeman - Abt 1651 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Samuel Fairbanks - 28 Oct 1652 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Eliezer Fairbanks - 8 Jun 1655 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Moved to - 1657 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Child - Jonas Fairbanks - 23 Feb 1656/57 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Jonathan Fairbanks - 1 May 1662 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Margaret Fairbanks - 27 Jun 1664 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Child - Berry Fairbanks - Abt 1668 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 10 Jan 1682 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1070] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Fairbanks , (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/fairbank.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998). [S804] MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966). [S1203] Joseph, Ruth Fairbanks and and James Swan Landberg. "Jonathan Fairbank of Dedham, Massachusetts, and His Family in the West Riding of Yorkshire" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 116, July 2012). [S74] Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, (New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1907). [S1202] Fairbanks, Hiram Francis. "Fairbanks Marriages in the Parish of Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England From 1538 to 1624" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume LXX, April 190v).