Samuel GUILE/GUILD /GILD
ARRIVED MASSACHUSETTS 1636 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BAPTIZED: 19 JAN 1613 PLACE: St. Margaret's, Ilketshall, County Suffolk, England
MARRIED: 01 SEP 1647 PLACE: Haverhill(Pentucket), Essex County, Massachusetts
DEATH: 21 FEB 1683 PLACE: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
Samuel GUILE arrived(1636) in Massachusetts in company of older sister, Ann(b.1616) & brother, John(b.1618) settling in Dedham MA. There, Ann married James Allen(see Allen Genealogy published 1869 by Joseph Allen) on March 16, 1638 and late settled near Medfield MA. John lived & died in Dedham MA while Samuel left Dedham for Haverhill MA near the New Hampshire/Massachusetts border. Originally called Pentucket, Haverhill from 1675 till c1715 suffered from the depredations of Indians. Houses were built to also serve as garrisons on short notice and the men always had their guns at hand even on the Sabbath at devotions.
Samuel was one of twelve founders of Haverhill, MA. ( See Photo)
Samuel Gile emigrated in 1636, and was one of the first settlers at Newbury, Massachusetts. In 1640 he was one of twelve who, with Rev. John War and John Williams, settled Pentucket (Haverhill). He was made a freeman there in 1642, and was one of thirty-two landholders in 1645.
(Descendants of John Williams on Newbury and Haverhill, Mass., 1600-1674. Compiled by Cornelia Bartow Williams and Anna Perkins Williams. Chicago, Privately Printed, 1925, pp. 35.)
Will of Samuel Gill(Guile) of 16 FEB 1683: (Spelling & punctuation from original)
* This is the last will and testimen of Samuell Gill though week /yet/ in his perfit understanding.
* To my Son John I doe give my ox common lot as it is bounded with twoe ackers of medow lying in the pond medow between thomas whiters medow and daniel hendriecks medow with two commonadges.
* To my son /Sam/, I doe give my dweling hous orchard land agining thereto with the barn a pon it with two commonadges; with three ackers of land of ox common land lying over the way against my hous which I had of goodman swan.
* To my son efram I doe give my olde lot with the medow agining theirto wher I did formarly live; with two commonadges.
* To my daughter Sarah I doe give my third devition lot lying beyand Spicket River; my goodman sachalls land and my bed with all the furniture theirto; and fifty five pounds to be paied equally by my sons to /my dafter/ Sarah in corn and catell as can with in three years after my deses; it is to be understood eighteen pounds six shillings eight pense a pece.
* The fourth devishon land and the grate peace of medow lying in the pond medow with the Rest of the movables shall be equally devided amonge my three sons; and I doe mack my son John my exsecitor.
* /I give to my grandchild Judith page five pound to be paid by my executors/
* John Gill my son shall have hallf /the frut of/ the orchard for seven years not with sta/n/ing the former guieft and I doe mack choisse of thomas Whittier sener and stephen dow for to be oversers of the performance of my will, dated this 16 of Febery 1683.
Signed: Samuel Guile
Witnesses: Thos. Whittier, John Keyser, Wm. White
Samuel GUILE/GUILD /GILD
ARRIVED MASSACHUSETTS 1636 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BAPTIZED: 19 JAN 1613 PLACE: St. Margaret's, Ilketshall, County Suffolk, England
MARRIED: 01 SEP 1647 PLACE: Haverhill(Pentucket), Essex County, Massachusetts
DEATH: 21 FEB 1683 PLACE: Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
Samuel GUILE arrived(1636) in Massachusetts in company of older sister, Ann(b.1616) & brother, John(b.1618) settling in Dedham MA. There, Ann married James Allen(see Allen Genealogy published 1869 by Joseph Allen) on March 16, 1638 and late settled near Medfield MA. John lived & died in Dedham MA while Samuel left Dedham for Haverhill MA near the New Hampshire/Massachusetts border. Originally called Pentucket, Haverhill from 1675 till c1715 suffered from the depredations of Indians. Houses were built to also serve as garrisons on short notice and the men always had their guns at hand even on the Sabbath at devotions.
Samuel was one of twelve founders of Haverhill, MA. ( See Photo)
Samuel Gile emigrated in 1636, and was one of the first settlers at Newbury, Massachusetts. In 1640 he was one of twelve who, with Rev. John War and John Williams, settled Pentucket (Haverhill). He was made a freeman there in 1642, and was one of thirty-two landholders in 1645.
(Descendants of John Williams on Newbury and Haverhill, Mass., 1600-1674. Compiled by Cornelia Bartow Williams and Anna Perkins Williams. Chicago, Privately Printed, 1925, pp. 35.)
Will of Samuel Gill(Guile) of 16 FEB 1683: (Spelling & punctuation from original)
* This is the last will and testimen of Samuell Gill though week /yet/ in his perfit understanding.
* To my Son John I doe give my ox common lot as it is bounded with twoe ackers of medow lying in the pond medow between thomas whiters medow and daniel hendriecks medow with two commonadges.
* To my son /Sam/, I doe give my dweling hous orchard land agining thereto with the barn a pon it with two commonadges; with three ackers of land of ox common land lying over the way against my hous which I had of goodman swan.
* To my son efram I doe give my olde lot with the medow agining theirto wher I did formarly live; with two commonadges.
* To my daughter Sarah I doe give my third devition lot lying beyand Spicket River; my goodman sachalls land and my bed with all the furniture theirto; and fifty five pounds to be paied equally by my sons to /my dafter/ Sarah in corn and catell as can with in three years after my deses; it is to be understood eighteen pounds six shillings eight pense a pece.
* The fourth devishon land and the grate peace of medow lying in the pond medow with the Rest of the movables shall be equally devided amonge my three sons; and I doe mack my son John my exsecitor.
* /I give to my grandchild Judith page five pound to be paid by my executors/
* John Gill my son shall have hallf /the frut of/ the orchard for seven years not with sta/n/ing the former guieft and I doe mack choisse of thomas Whittier sener and stephen dow for to be oversers of the performance of my will, dated this 16 of Febery 1683.
Signed: Samuel Guile
Witnesses: Thos. Whittier, John Keyser, Wm. White
Gravesite Details
Pentucket was the original cemetery in Haverhill at time of Samuel's death. The cemetery is small and well maintained.
Pentucket Cemetery address is Water Street, Haverhill, MA. It adjoins the Linwood Cemetery.
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