He was a tanner by trade. He was married three times, first to Ann Pitts (the widow of Samuel Joy), second to Naomi Flanders, and third to Sarah, who had also been widowed twice, previously married to Samuel Carter and Ephraim Brown.
1652
Dec 12
| 1652 • First Anglo-Dutch War – Battle of Plymouth: A fleet from the Commonwealth of England attacks an outward-bound convoy of the United Provinces, escorted by 23 men-of-war and 6 fire ships commanded by Vice-Commodore Michiel de Ruyter. |
1678
Apr 5
Age: 25y
| 1678 • Test Act provides that members of both the House of Lords and House of Commons of England must swear an anti-Catholic oath before taking office. |
1680
Jan 20
Age: 27y
| 1680 • Pueblo Revolt: Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe (New Mexico) from the Spanish. |
1680
Jan 20
Age: 27y
| 1680 • The Great Comet of 1680 is first sighted. |
1725
Age: 71y
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deathAmesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ In his will he he speaks of "my first wife," and again of "my second wife" and " the estate she brought me." His will was dated August 13th of that year, and went to probate March 4 1728. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1725 • Catherine I becomes Empress of Russia on the death of her husband, Peter the Great. |