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- "was among the earliest settlers of Ipswich. he came with Alexander Knight, with whom he lives at Chelmsford, England."
[The Hammatt Papers]
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"He appears in New England in 1637 as a soldier in the Pequot War, receiving a grant of land for this service; later he became a successful merchant. His descendants for several generations were of great wealth, prominence, and high social position, and intermarried with the Saltonstall, Norton, Dudley, Davenport, Winthrop, and other leading families of New England."
"On 23 Nov. 1647 'ffrancis Wainewright & phillip his wife of Ipswich in N. England' made William Norton their attorney to receive a legacy left to her by her father Georg Sewell of Halsted, co. Essex, England (Aspinwall Notorial Records, p. 112)."
[NEHGS Register]
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Francis Wainwright
Birth: 1623, Chelmsford, Essex, England
Death: May 19, 1699, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Francis Wainwright, merchant, settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
The archive of the Massachusetts Town Records and the Ipswich Church records have listed Francis' death as May 19, 1692 in Salem, which would place his birth year as about 1616. As you can see in the gravestone photograph, his "grave was located and tablet restored in 1894" as written on bottom of his stone (tablet). It is my guess that at this time, the "2" couldn't be read effectively or was simply mis-transcribed when the stone was restored as it now reads "19 of May 1699".
Francis was living under apprenticeship with Alexander Knight at Chelmsford, Essex, England. He immigrated with this Alexander Knight in 1630.
He was a voter in town affairs, a commoner; soldier in the Pequot War of 1637; soldiered against the Indians, 1642; was a Corporal in Major Denison's Company, 1664; signed a loyalist petition, 1666; transferred property, 1671; became a freeman, 1671; and served in King Philip's War.
His first wife was Philippa Sewall, daughter of George Sewall of Hasted, Essex, England.
After her death, October 9, 1669, he married Hannah Hicks, who survived him. Hannah later became the second wife of Daniel Epes in 1705.
Francis Wainwright died, "suddenly, in Salem, Massachusetts, while there on business, May 19." His will is in the Suffolk Registry.
He was a "wealthy, useful and respectable merchant' diligent and sagacious." Francis was a much storied fighter in the Pequot war, and noted that... "he was once attacked by two Indians at the same time; while defending himself, he broke the stock of his gun; he then used the barrel, and finally killed them both."
Children:
1. John (1648-1708), m. Elizabeth Norton
2. Sarah (1650-1687), m. Jacob Perkins
3. Mary (1657-1710), m. Jeremiah Shepard
3. Martha (1658-1683), m. Joseph Proctor
4. Simon (1660-1708), m1. Sarah Gilbert; m2. Anne Pierce; m3. Mary Williams
5. Mehitable (1662-1693), m. John Atwater
6. Francis (1664-1711), m. Sarah Whipple
7. Benjamin (1666-1698)
8. Elizabeth (1667-1723) m. Jonathan Cogswell
References:
"Pioneers of Massachusetts" by Pope
"Genealogical Dictionary" by Savage
"Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony", v.1
"Families of Bancroft" by Gamble, 1906
"History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton" by Felt
Family links:
Spouse: Phillipa Sewell Wainwright (1629 - 1669)*
Children:
Mary Wainwright Shepard (1657 - 1710)*
Simon Wainwright (1660 - 1708)*
Francis Wainwright (1664 - 1711)*
Francis Wainwright (1664 - 1711)*
Elizabeth Wainwright Cogswell (1667 - 1723)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Maintained by: Kline Lynch
Originally Created by: The Guardian
Record added: Jul 30, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 40053385
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1629 - 1669 (40 years)
