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: The opening battle is fought off Dover, between Lt.-Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp's 42 Dutch ships and 21 English ships divided into 2 squadrons, one commanded by Robert Blake and the other by Nehemiah Bourne. |
1678
Apr 5
Age: 25y
| 1678 • In Ireland, the vacant Bishopric of Leighlin is given to the Bishop of Kildare to form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. |
1680
Jan 20
Age: 27y
1680
Jan 20
Age: 27y
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 first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. |