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Ens William Beamsley

Birth
England
Death
29 Sep 1658 (aged 50–51)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Came to America 1632

Admitted to Boston Church 5 April 1635 - Admitted Freeman Boston 25 May 1636 - Office he held include Constable for Boston; Committee to lay out highways; Fence Viewer, Water Bailey; Highway Surveyor, Admitted to the Artillery Company in 1656/7 and attained the rank of Ensign - Laborer - Yeoman

Will dated 14 Sept 1658 proved 28 Oct 1658. - Signed his will and several deeds. Inventory included books valued at £1 8s. William Beamsley's second wife Martha full executrix and administratrix, made her mark to several of his deeds.

m [1] England Anne Unknown

They had 6 children - Ann, Grace, Mercy*, Samuel [twin] d/infant, Habbakuk [twin] d/infant, Hannah

m [2] by 1645 Widow Martha Bushnell - nee Hallor

They had 1 child - Abigail
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ref: The Great Migration Begins 1620-33 Robert Charles Anderson -b/y calculated ca1607 based on birth of eldest child, *Mercy - erroneously called son in town record; marriage record to Michael Willborne Mercy is incorrectly called "Mary"; MA Boston VR; MA Suffolk Deeds Wills/Probate; Death MA VR
Came to America 1632

Admitted to Boston Church 5 April 1635 - Admitted Freeman Boston 25 May 1636 - Office he held include Constable for Boston; Committee to lay out highways; Fence Viewer, Water Bailey; Highway Surveyor, Admitted to the Artillery Company in 1656/7 and attained the rank of Ensign - Laborer - Yeoman

Will dated 14 Sept 1658 proved 28 Oct 1658. - Signed his will and several deeds. Inventory included books valued at £1 8s. William Beamsley's second wife Martha full executrix and administratrix, made her mark to several of his deeds.

m [1] England Anne Unknown

They had 6 children - Ann, Grace, Mercy*, Samuel [twin] d/infant, Habbakuk [twin] d/infant, Hannah

m [2] by 1645 Widow Martha Bushnell - nee Hallor

They had 1 child - Abigail
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ref: The Great Migration Begins 1620-33 Robert Charles Anderson -b/y calculated ca1607 based on birth of eldest child, *Mercy - erroneously called son in town record; marriage record to Michael Willborne Mercy is incorrectly called "Mary"; MA Boston VR; MA Suffolk Deeds Wills/Probate; Death MA VR