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 • Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, thus founding Cape Town. |
1678
Apr 5
Age: 25y
| 1678 • French admiral Jean d'Estrees runs his whole fleet aground in Curaçao. |
1680
Jan 20
Age: 27y
1680
Jan 20
Age: 27y
| 1680 • The Swedish city of Karlskrona is founded, as the Royal Swedish Navy relocates there. |
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 • The Black Watch is founded in Scotland. |