It is believed that John came to the new world in 1637 .
One source said he was the Assistant to Governor Winthrop of Connecticut. He also wrote letters to Governor Winthrop of Massachusetts.
After John's first wfe Sarah Wilshire Barnes died, he was to bring up her younger child. In 1640 he bought 1/6 interest in the ship, SUSAN AND ELLEN to carry supplies to the Connecticut Colony. He then settled in Windsor, owning land in Wethersfield, Conn. With partners he was given liberty to make pitch and tarre. About 1648, he moved to Boston and married Alice Homan Smith on December 09, 1649 in Boston, Suffolk Co. Massachusetts.
He was a Freeman 3 MAY 1654 Massachusetts Bay Colony.
With others ,he petitioned the General Court to establish Groton, Mass. On Jul 23,1655 it was granted and John was appointed a town selectman for 2 years. About 1655, he moved from Boston to Lancaster and was a town clerk and a selectman.
On Nov 13,1655 he was fined tenn shillings for
selling a gill of strong water to 3 Indians.
On Oct 19,1658 he contracted with the General Court for the fur trade of Lancaster and Groton. In August of 1659 he moved his family to New London New London County CT. Here he took charge of the affairs of Governor John Winthrop the younger, going to Boston and Hartford. On Feb 25, 1659/60 he was Moderator of the New London Town Meeting and served as a Deputy to the General Court there in 1660. On May 17,1660, he was chosen by the Court as an Assistant[or magistrate] for New London for the ensuing year. He also sat on bankruptcy and appraised estates.
He was a man of great enterprise and character as well as considerable management ability. In 1638-1640 several people gave him power of attorney to handle their affairs in New Windsor and Workingham, Berkshire when he went to England. He helped to establish the town of Groton. In 1655 he was fined for selling strong water to Indians. He had traded them for furs. In 1652, as an attorney-at-law. he won a suit in the Middlesex Court.
His title of Mr. or Master, very rare in those days, is evidence that he was either a graduate of a university or had high social rank in England. As John should have been so trusted and honored, indicates not only his own high character but throws a favorable light on his antecedents. John was a writer of a petition to England to gain right to start the plantation of Groton,MA.
John died while on a business trip.
His estate amounted to 145 pounds and 15 shillings. On 10 Mar 1663/4 the Connecticut General Court ordered that the charge and expenses of his sickness and funeral shall be paid by the Publique Treasure and was 8,6.4 pounds.
John was the son of Robert and Mary Merwin Tinker
John and Alice had seven children: Rebecca, Samuel,Mary, John, Amos, unnamed son and Rhoda Rookdey
One source said he was the Assistant to Governor Winthrop of Connecticut. He also wrote letters to Governor Winthrop of Massachusetts.
After John's first wfe Sarah Wilshire Barnes died, he was to bring up her younger child. In 1640 he bought 1/6 interest in the ship, SUSAN AND ELLEN to carry supplies to the Connecticut Colony. He then settled in Windsor, owning land in Wethersfield, Conn. With partners he was given liberty to make pitch and tarre. About 1648, he moved to Boston and married Alice Homan Smith on December 09, 1649 in Boston, Suffolk Co. Massachusetts.
He was a Freeman 3 MAY 1654 Massachusetts Bay Colony.
With others ,he petitioned the General Court to establish Groton, Mass. On Jul 23,1655 it was granted and John was appointed a town selectman for 2 years. About 1655, he moved from Boston to Lancaster and was a town clerk and a selectman.
On Nov 13,1655 he was fined tenn shillings for
selling a gill of strong water to 3 Indians.
On Oct 19,1658 he contracted with the General Court for the fur trade of Lancaster and Groton. In August of 1659 he moved his family to New London New London County CT. Here he took charge of the affairs of Governor John Winthrop the younger, going to Boston and Hartford. On Feb 25, 1659/60 he was Moderator of the New London Town Meeting and served as a Deputy to the General Court there in 1660. On May 17,1660, he was chosen by the Court as an Assistant[or magistrate] for New London for the ensuing year. He also sat on bankruptcy and appraised estates.
He was a man of great enterprise and character as well as considerable management ability. In 1638-1640 several people gave him power of attorney to handle their affairs in New Windsor and Workingham, Berkshire when he went to England. He helped to establish the town of Groton. In 1655 he was fined for selling strong water to Indians. He had traded them for furs. In 1652, as an attorney-at-law. he won a suit in the Middlesex Court.
His title of Mr. or Master, very rare in those days, is evidence that he was either a graduate of a university or had high social rank in England. As John should have been so trusted and honored, indicates not only his own high character but throws a favorable light on his antecedents. John was a writer of a petition to England to gain right to start the plantation of Groton,MA.
John died while on a business trip.
His estate amounted to 145 pounds and 15 shillings. On 10 Mar 1663/4 the Connecticut General Court ordered that the charge and expenses of his sickness and funeral shall be paid by the Publique Treasure and was 8,6.4 pounds.
John was the son of Robert and Mary Merwin Tinker
John and Alice had seven children: Rebecca, Samuel,Mary, John, Amos, unnamed son and Rhoda Rookdey
It is believed that John came to the new world in 1637 .
One source said he was the Assistant to Governor Winthrop of Connecticut. He also wrote letters to Governor Winthrop of Massachusetts.
After John's first wfe Sarah Wilshire Barnes died, he was to bring up her younger child. In 1640 he bought 1/6 interest in the ship, SUSAN AND ELLEN to carry supplies to the Connecticut Colony. He then settled in Windsor, owning land in Wethersfield, Conn. With partners he was given liberty to make pitch and tarre. About 1648, he moved to Boston and married Alice Homan Smith on December 09, 1649 in Boston, Suffolk Co. Massachusetts.
He was a Freeman 3 MAY 1654 Massachusetts Bay Colony.
With others ,he petitioned the General Court to establish Groton, Mass. On Jul 23,1655 it was granted and John was appointed a town selectman for 2 years. About 1655, he moved from Boston to Lancaster and was a town clerk and a selectman.
On Nov 13,1655 he was fined tenn shillings for
selling a gill of strong water to 3 Indians.
On Oct 19,1658 he contracted with the General Court for the fur trade of Lancaster and Groton. In August of 1659 he moved his family to New London New London County CT. Here he took charge of the affairs of Governor John Winthrop the younger, going to Boston and Hartford. On Feb 25, 1659/60 he was Moderator of the New London Town Meeting and served as a Deputy to the General Court there in 1660. On May 17,1660, he was chosen by the Court as an Assistant[or magistrate] for New London for the ensuing year. He also sat on bankruptcy and appraised estates.
He was a man of great enterprise and character as well as considerable management ability. In 1638-1640 several people gave him power of attorney to handle their affairs in New Windsor and Workingham, Berkshire when he went to England. He helped to establish the town of Groton. In 1655 he was fined for selling strong water to Indians. He had traded them for furs. In 1652, as an attorney-at-law. he won a suit in the Middlesex Court.
His title of Mr. or Master, very rare in those days, is evidence that he was either a graduate of a university or had high social rank in England. As John should have been so trusted and honored, indicates not only his own high character but throws a favorable light on his antecedents. John was a writer of a petition to England to gain right to start the plantation of Groton,MA.
John died while on a business trip.
His estate amounted to 145 pounds and 15 shillings. On 10 Mar 1663/4 the Connecticut General Court ordered that the charge and expenses of his sickness and funeral shall be paid by the Publique Treasure and was 8,6.4 pounds.
John was the son of Robert and Mary Merwin Tinker
John and Alice had seven children: Rebecca, Samuel,Mary, John, Amos, unnamed son and Rhoda Rookdey
One source said he was the Assistant to Governor Winthrop of Connecticut. He also wrote letters to Governor Winthrop of Massachusetts.
After John's first wfe Sarah Wilshire Barnes died, he was to bring up her younger child. In 1640 he bought 1/6 interest in the ship, SUSAN AND ELLEN to carry supplies to the Connecticut Colony. He then settled in Windsor, owning land in Wethersfield, Conn. With partners he was given liberty to make pitch and tarre. About 1648, he moved to Boston and married Alice Homan Smith on December 09, 1649 in Boston, Suffolk Co. Massachusetts.
He was a Freeman 3 MAY 1654 Massachusetts Bay Colony.
With others ,he petitioned the General Court to establish Groton, Mass. On Jul 23,1655 it was granted and John was appointed a town selectman for 2 years. About 1655, he moved from Boston to Lancaster and was a town clerk and a selectman.
On Nov 13,1655 he was fined tenn shillings for
selling a gill of strong water to 3 Indians.
On Oct 19,1658 he contracted with the General Court for the fur trade of Lancaster and Groton. In August of 1659 he moved his family to New London New London County CT. Here he took charge of the affairs of Governor John Winthrop the younger, going to Boston and Hartford. On Feb 25, 1659/60 he was Moderator of the New London Town Meeting and served as a Deputy to the General Court there in 1660. On May 17,1660, he was chosen by the Court as an Assistant[or magistrate] for New London for the ensuing year. He also sat on bankruptcy and appraised estates.
He was a man of great enterprise and character as well as considerable management ability. In 1638-1640 several people gave him power of attorney to handle their affairs in New Windsor and Workingham, Berkshire when he went to England. He helped to establish the town of Groton. In 1655 he was fined for selling strong water to Indians. He had traded them for furs. In 1652, as an attorney-at-law. he won a suit in the Middlesex Court.
His title of Mr. or Master, very rare in those days, is evidence that he was either a graduate of a university or had high social rank in England. As John should have been so trusted and honored, indicates not only his own high character but throws a favorable light on his antecedents. John was a writer of a petition to England to gain right to start the plantation of Groton,MA.
John died while on a business trip.
His estate amounted to 145 pounds and 15 shillings. On 10 Mar 1663/4 the Connecticut General Court ordered that the charge and expenses of his sickness and funeral shall be paid by the Publique Treasure and was 8,6.4 pounds.
John was the son of Robert and Mary Merwin Tinker
John and Alice had seven children: Rebecca, Samuel,Mary, John, Amos, unnamed son and Rhoda Rookdey
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