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Title | Entry forJonathan Danforth (b. 1627/8) and Elizabeth Poulter in Danforth Genealogy |
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Anna Danforth (Whiting) |
Jonathan Danforth Capt |
Danforth Genealogy, by John J May, 1902 ; pages 27-29 |
Nicholas Danforth, married Elizabeth [probably not Symmes] ; he came with children in 1634 to Cambridge, New England; their children: Jonathan, bapt at Framlingham, Eng, 2 Mar 1627-8; will dated 23 Apr 1712, aged 82 years; will probated 27 Oct 1712; mentions wife Esther and 7 children, grandchildren Mary Parker and Samuel Danforth, who lived with him; executors sons Jonathan and Samueland son-in-law, Oliver Whiting; An agreement between his heirs dated 1 Jan 1713, lists Oliver and Anna Whiting, William and Sarah French, Thomas Danforth, Mary Parker, Simeon and Elizabeth Hayward and Edward Wright; married 1) 22, 9th month, 1654, recorded in Boston and Billerica, Elizabeth Powter, daughter of John Poulter and his wife Mary; Elizabeth possibly born in Rayleigh, Eng, 1 Sep 1633; Elizabeth died 7 Oct 1689, in Billerica; married second 17 Nov 1690, Esther, dau of Richard Champney and widow of Josiah Converse; Esther died 5 Apr 1713; Jonathan buried in old cemetery in Billerica with graves of his 2 wives on either side of his; Jonathan was a selectman, town clerk, representative and captain of the militia company; also land surveying; was anearly resident of Billerica; Children: Mary, b. 29 Jan 1656; married 4 June 1678, John Parker of Chelmsford Elizabeth, b. 27 May 1657; married 7 Mar 1687, Simeon Hayward/Heywood of Concord Jonathan, b. 18 Feb 1659 John, b. 23 Jan; died 7 Feb 1660-1 John, b. 22 Feb; died 4 June 1661-2 Lydia, b. 1 June 1664; married Edward Wright of Concord Samuel, b. 5 Feb 1665-6 Anna, b. 8 Mar 1667-8; married 22 Jan 1689-90, Ensign Oliver Whiting; died 13 Aug 1737 Thomas, b. 29 Apr; died 31 July 1670 Nicholas, b. 1 July 1671; died 8 Mar 1694 Sarah, b. 23 Dec 1676; married 1) 22 May 1695, William French; married 2) 10 June 1729, Ebenezer Davis of Concord |