~ Mary ( Wilson ) Danforth ~
Birthdate: September 12, 1633
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Death: Died September 13, 1713 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Mary WILSON, daughter of Rev. John Wilson and Elizabeth Mansfield, was born 12 Sep 1633 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She died 13 Sep 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary married Reverend Samuel DANFORTH on 5 Nov 1651 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. They had 12 children.
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Spouse:
Rev Samuel Danforth (Clergyman,
Birthdate: October 17, 1626
Birthplace: Framlingham, Suffolk Co., England
Death: Died November 19, 1674 in Billerica Middlesex Co.
Massachusetts (Roxbury)
Place of Burial: Governor Dudley's Tomb, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Colonist, Colonial Governor Dudley.
Governor Thomas Dudley is also another ancestor of mine.
~ BIOGRAPHY FOR SPOUSE . ~
Rev. Samuel Danforth
Samuel married 12 Mary WILSON on 5 Nov 1651 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, daughter of Reverend John WILSON & Elizabeth MANSFIELD. She married Joseph Rock 2nd.. ( NO CHILDREN). Mary died 13 Sep 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Samuel Danforth and Mary Wilson had 12 children:
Rev. Samuel "was brought to New England in 1632 by his parents, who settled in Cambridge, Mass, where he was graduated at Harvard college in 1643. On September 24, 1650, he was ordained assistant to Rev. John Eliot of Roxbury, and continued in that office until his death, Nov. 19, 1674. Mr. Danforth was skilled in mathematics and astronomy, and published several almanacs; and also kept in the church records a journal of notable public events. He was particularly distinguished for the fervor of his piety and the purity of his life.
graduated from Harvard in 1643 and remained there as tutor until 1649, and as fellow of the
college until 1654. On Sept. 24, 1650, he was ordained colleague of John Eliot, "The Apostle
to the Indians," at the First church in Roxbury and remained there until his death. He was married Nov. 5, 1651, to Mary Wilson daughter of the Rev. John Wilson of Boston. Many of his sermons were published, several almanacs, and An Astronomical Description of the Late Comet or Blazing Star, as it appeared in New England in the 9th, 10th, 11th and in the beginning of the 12th month, 1664, together with a brief Theological Application thereof (1665). He died in Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 19, 1674.
American Biographical Library
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Volume 3
American Biographical Library - (9). Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1996.
Danforth, Samuel, clergyman, was born in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, in September,
1626; son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Danforth. He was brought to America in 1634, was
graduated from Harvard in 1643 and remained there as tutor until 1649, and as fellow of the
college until 1654. On Sept. 24, 1650, he was ordained colleague of John Eliot, "The Apostle
to the Indians," at the First church in Roxbury and remained there until his death. He was
married Nov. 5, 1651, to Mary Wilson daughter of the Rev. John Wilson of Boston.
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Volume 3 D
Title: Harvard College 1643
1647, Freeman
Sep 24, 1650, Ordained as colleague with Rev. John Elliot
of Roxbury
Burial: Governor Dudley's Tomb, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Samuel, Rev., bapt. October 17, 1626, came with his father in 1634 to Cambridge and graduated with the second class from Harvard in 1643; on the first Board of Fellows in 1650. He married Mary Wilson, November 5, 1651, daughter of Rev. John Wilson, Boston's first pastor, and was the progenitor of illustrious descendants. From 1650 to 1674, Rev. Danforth was the ordained pastor of Roxbury Church where the Rev. John Eliot was the teacher. In 1651, the town record states, the inhabitants of Roxbury raised œ50 for a house for their pastor. The homes of the apostle Eliot and the venerable Danforth were situated on either side of the Greyhound Tavern. Mr. Danforth's sermons were usually "enriched with 40 to 50 passages of scriptures and his emotional sermons are said to have brought frequent tears to the eyes of listeners." In addition to his fame as a preacher, he was a noted scholar, poet, astronomer, and skilled mathematician and theologian. He purchased the estate of Samuel Hagborne and in 1657 purchased Captain Joseph Weld's house where he lived until his death in Roxbury, November 19, 1674. His widow married Joseph Roche of Boston and died September 13, 1713, at 80.
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PARENTS:
Father:
Rev John Wilson
Birthdate: December 1588
Birthplace:Windsor, Berkshire, England
Death: 7 August 1667 in Kings Chapel, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Place of Burial Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Mother:
Elizabeth Wilson (Mansfield)
Birthdate: 1595
Birthplace: Windsor, Berkshire, England
Death: 1658 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Sister of Edmond Wilson, Dr. Rev. John Wilson; Deacon Edward Wilson; Elizabeth Wilson and Margaret Gapes
Half sister of Sir William Scroggs
•~════~••~════~••~════~••~════~•
Spouse:
Rev Samuel Danforth I and Mary (Wilson) Danforth had 12 children together)
My ancestor was...
Reverend Samuel Danforth II
BIRTH: 10 December 1666
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
DEATH: 14 November 1727
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
his spouse: Hannah Allen 1669-1761
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Sources:
Farmer, John. Memorials of the Graduates of Harvard University (Concord, N.H., Marsh, Capen and Lyon, 1833) Page 32
James Savage, Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, v. 1
James Savage, Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, v. 3
Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England
Appletons Encyclopedia, Copyright © 2001 VirtualologyTM
John Farmer, reprinted with additions and corrections by Samuel G. Drake, Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England; containing an Alphabetical List..., (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD; 1994).
Fifth Meeting of the Danforth Family in America Held in Boston, September 1, 1886, (George E. Littlefield, 67 Cornhill, Boston, MA; 1886).
Joseph Gardner Bartlett, Esq., of Boston, "Ancestry and Descendants of Rev. John Wilson of Boston, Mass.," NEHGS Register, vol. 61 (1907), pp. 36-41, pp. 127-133, p. 397.
Wilson's wife, Elizabeth, was a sister of Anne Mansfield, the wife of the wealthy Captain Robert Keayne of Boston, who made a bequest to Elizabeth in his 1656 will.[22] Elizabeth and Anne Mansfield are descended from King Edward III of England through their paternal grandmother, Anne Eure, wife of Lancelot Mansfield, Esq.[69] With his wife, Wilson had four known children, the oldest of whom, Edmund, returned to England, married, and had children. Their next child, John Jr., attended Harvard College in 1642 and married Sarah Hooker, the daughter of the Reverend Thomas Hooker. The Wilsons then had two daughters, the older of whom, Elizabeth, married Reverend Ezekiel Rogers of Rowley, and then died while pregnant with their first child. The younger daughter, Mary, who was born in Boston on 12 September 1633, married first Reverend Samuel Danforth, and following his death, she married 2nd Joseph Rock.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Our Direct Ancestor*
Birthdate: September 12, 1633
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Death: Died September 13, 1713 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Mary WILSON, daughter of Rev. John Wilson and Elizabeth Mansfield, was born 12 Sep 1633 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She died 13 Sep 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary married Reverend Samuel DANFORTH on 5 Nov 1651 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. They had 12 children.
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Spouse:
Rev Samuel Danforth (Clergyman,
Birthdate: October 17, 1626
Birthplace: Framlingham, Suffolk Co., England
Death: Died November 19, 1674 in Billerica Middlesex Co.
Massachusetts (Roxbury)
Place of Burial: Governor Dudley's Tomb, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Colonist, Colonial Governor Dudley.
Governor Thomas Dudley is also another ancestor of mine.
~ BIOGRAPHY FOR SPOUSE . ~
Rev. Samuel Danforth
Samuel married 12 Mary WILSON on 5 Nov 1651 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, daughter of Reverend John WILSON & Elizabeth MANSFIELD. She married Joseph Rock 2nd.. ( NO CHILDREN). Mary died 13 Sep 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Samuel Danforth and Mary Wilson had 12 children:
Rev. Samuel "was brought to New England in 1632 by his parents, who settled in Cambridge, Mass, where he was graduated at Harvard college in 1643. On September 24, 1650, he was ordained assistant to Rev. John Eliot of Roxbury, and continued in that office until his death, Nov. 19, 1674. Mr. Danforth was skilled in mathematics and astronomy, and published several almanacs; and also kept in the church records a journal of notable public events. He was particularly distinguished for the fervor of his piety and the purity of his life.
graduated from Harvard in 1643 and remained there as tutor until 1649, and as fellow of the
college until 1654. On Sept. 24, 1650, he was ordained colleague of John Eliot, "The Apostle
to the Indians," at the First church in Roxbury and remained there until his death. He was married Nov. 5, 1651, to Mary Wilson daughter of the Rev. John Wilson of Boston. Many of his sermons were published, several almanacs, and An Astronomical Description of the Late Comet or Blazing Star, as it appeared in New England in the 9th, 10th, 11th and in the beginning of the 12th month, 1664, together with a brief Theological Application thereof (1665). He died in Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 19, 1674.
American Biographical Library
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Volume 3
American Biographical Library - (9). Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1996.
Danforth, Samuel, clergyman, was born in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, in September,
1626; son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Danforth. He was brought to America in 1634, was
graduated from Harvard in 1643 and remained there as tutor until 1649, and as fellow of the
college until 1654. On Sept. 24, 1650, he was ordained colleague of John Eliot, "The Apostle
to the Indians," at the First church in Roxbury and remained there until his death. He was
married Nov. 5, 1651, to Mary Wilson daughter of the Rev. John Wilson of Boston.
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Volume 3 D
Title: Harvard College 1643
1647, Freeman
Sep 24, 1650, Ordained as colleague with Rev. John Elliot
of Roxbury
Burial: Governor Dudley's Tomb, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Samuel, Rev., bapt. October 17, 1626, came with his father in 1634 to Cambridge and graduated with the second class from Harvard in 1643; on the first Board of Fellows in 1650. He married Mary Wilson, November 5, 1651, daughter of Rev. John Wilson, Boston's first pastor, and was the progenitor of illustrious descendants. From 1650 to 1674, Rev. Danforth was the ordained pastor of Roxbury Church where the Rev. John Eliot was the teacher. In 1651, the town record states, the inhabitants of Roxbury raised œ50 for a house for their pastor. The homes of the apostle Eliot and the venerable Danforth were situated on either side of the Greyhound Tavern. Mr. Danforth's sermons were usually "enriched with 40 to 50 passages of scriptures and his emotional sermons are said to have brought frequent tears to the eyes of listeners." In addition to his fame as a preacher, he was a noted scholar, poet, astronomer, and skilled mathematician and theologian. He purchased the estate of Samuel Hagborne and in 1657 purchased Captain Joseph Weld's house where he lived until his death in Roxbury, November 19, 1674. His widow married Joseph Roche of Boston and died September 13, 1713, at 80.
•~════~••~════~••~════~••~════~•
PARENTS:
Father:
Rev John Wilson
Birthdate: December 1588
Birthplace:Windsor, Berkshire, England
Death: 7 August 1667 in Kings Chapel, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Place of Burial Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Mother:
Elizabeth Wilson (Mansfield)
Birthdate: 1595
Birthplace: Windsor, Berkshire, England
Death: 1658 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Sister of Edmond Wilson, Dr. Rev. John Wilson; Deacon Edward Wilson; Elizabeth Wilson and Margaret Gapes
Half sister of Sir William Scroggs
•~════~••~════~••~════~••~════~•
Spouse:
Rev Samuel Danforth I and Mary (Wilson) Danforth had 12 children together)
My ancestor was...
Reverend Samuel Danforth II
BIRTH: 10 December 1666
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
DEATH: 14 November 1727
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
his spouse: Hannah Allen 1669-1761
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Sources:
Farmer, John. Memorials of the Graduates of Harvard University (Concord, N.H., Marsh, Capen and Lyon, 1833) Page 32
James Savage, Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, v. 1
James Savage, Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, v. 3
Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England
Appletons Encyclopedia, Copyright © 2001 VirtualologyTM
John Farmer, reprinted with additions and corrections by Samuel G. Drake, Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England; containing an Alphabetical List..., (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD; 1994).
Fifth Meeting of the Danforth Family in America Held in Boston, September 1, 1886, (George E. Littlefield, 67 Cornhill, Boston, MA; 1886).
Joseph Gardner Bartlett, Esq., of Boston, "Ancestry and Descendants of Rev. John Wilson of Boston, Mass.," NEHGS Register, vol. 61 (1907), pp. 36-41, pp. 127-133, p. 397.
Wilson's wife, Elizabeth, was a sister of Anne Mansfield, the wife of the wealthy Captain Robert Keayne of Boston, who made a bequest to Elizabeth in his 1656 will.[22] Elizabeth and Anne Mansfield are descended from King Edward III of England through their paternal grandmother, Anne Eure, wife of Lancelot Mansfield, Esq.[69] With his wife, Wilson had four known children, the oldest of whom, Edmund, returned to England, married, and had children. Their next child, John Jr., attended Harvard College in 1642 and married Sarah Hooker, the daughter of the Reverend Thomas Hooker. The Wilsons then had two daughters, the older of whom, Elizabeth, married Reverend Ezekiel Rogers of Rowley, and then died while pregnant with their first child. The younger daughter, Mary, who was born in Boston on 12 September 1633, married first Reverend Samuel Danforth, and following his death, she married 2nd Joseph Rock.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Our Direct Ancestor*
~ Mary ( Wilson ) Danforth ~
Birthdate: September 12, 1633
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Death: Died September 13, 1713 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Mary WILSON, daughter of Rev. John Wilson and Elizabeth Mansfield, was born 12 Sep 1633 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She died 13 Sep 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary married Reverend Samuel DANFORTH on 5 Nov 1651 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. They had 12 children.
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Spouse:
Rev Samuel Danforth (Clergyman,
Birthdate: October 17, 1626
Birthplace: Framlingham, Suffolk Co., England
Death: Died November 19, 1674 in Billerica Middlesex Co.
Massachusetts (Roxbury)
Place of Burial: Governor Dudley's Tomb, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Colonist, Colonial Governor Dudley.
Governor Thomas Dudley is also another ancestor of mine.
~ BIOGRAPHY FOR SPOUSE . ~
Rev. Samuel Danforth
Samuel married 12 Mary WILSON on 5 Nov 1651 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, daughter of Reverend John WILSON & Elizabeth MANSFIELD. She married Joseph Rock 2nd.. ( NO CHILDREN). Mary died 13 Sep 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Samuel Danforth and Mary Wilson had 12 children:
Rev. Samuel "was brought to New England in 1632 by his parents, who settled in Cambridge, Mass, where he was graduated at Harvard college in 1643. On September 24, 1650, he was ordained assistant to Rev. John Eliot of Roxbury, and continued in that office until his death, Nov. 19, 1674. Mr. Danforth was skilled in mathematics and astronomy, and published several almanacs; and also kept in the church records a journal of notable public events. He was particularly distinguished for the fervor of his piety and the purity of his life.
graduated from Harvard in 1643 and remained there as tutor until 1649, and as fellow of the
college until 1654. On Sept. 24, 1650, he was ordained colleague of John Eliot, "The Apostle
to the Indians," at the First church in Roxbury and remained there until his death. He was married Nov. 5, 1651, to Mary Wilson daughter of the Rev. John Wilson of Boston. Many of his sermons were published, several almanacs, and An Astronomical Description of the Late Comet or Blazing Star, as it appeared in New England in the 9th, 10th, 11th and in the beginning of the 12th month, 1664, together with a brief Theological Application thereof (1665). He died in Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 19, 1674.
American Biographical Library
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Volume 3
American Biographical Library - (9). Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1996.
Danforth, Samuel, clergyman, was born in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, in September,
1626; son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Danforth. He was brought to America in 1634, was
graduated from Harvard in 1643 and remained there as tutor until 1649, and as fellow of the
college until 1654. On Sept. 24, 1650, he was ordained colleague of John Eliot, "The Apostle
to the Indians," at the First church in Roxbury and remained there until his death. He was
married Nov. 5, 1651, to Mary Wilson daughter of the Rev. John Wilson of Boston.
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Volume 3 D
Title: Harvard College 1643
1647, Freeman
Sep 24, 1650, Ordained as colleague with Rev. John Elliot
of Roxbury
Burial: Governor Dudley's Tomb, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Samuel, Rev., bapt. October 17, 1626, came with his father in 1634 to Cambridge and graduated with the second class from Harvard in 1643; on the first Board of Fellows in 1650. He married Mary Wilson, November 5, 1651, daughter of Rev. John Wilson, Boston's first pastor, and was the progenitor of illustrious descendants. From 1650 to 1674, Rev. Danforth was the ordained pastor of Roxbury Church where the Rev. John Eliot was the teacher. In 1651, the town record states, the inhabitants of Roxbury raised œ50 for a house for their pastor. The homes of the apostle Eliot and the venerable Danforth were situated on either side of the Greyhound Tavern. Mr. Danforth's sermons were usually "enriched with 40 to 50 passages of scriptures and his emotional sermons are said to have brought frequent tears to the eyes of listeners." In addition to his fame as a preacher, he was a noted scholar, poet, astronomer, and skilled mathematician and theologian. He purchased the estate of Samuel Hagborne and in 1657 purchased Captain Joseph Weld's house where he lived until his death in Roxbury, November 19, 1674. His widow married Joseph Roche of Boston and died September 13, 1713, at 80.
•~════~••~════~••~════~••~════~•
PARENTS:
Father:
Rev John Wilson
Birthdate: December 1588
Birthplace:Windsor, Berkshire, England
Death: 7 August 1667 in Kings Chapel, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Place of Burial Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Mother:
Elizabeth Wilson (Mansfield)
Birthdate: 1595
Birthplace: Windsor, Berkshire, England
Death: 1658 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Sister of Edmond Wilson, Dr. Rev. John Wilson; Deacon Edward Wilson; Elizabeth Wilson and Margaret Gapes
Half sister of Sir William Scroggs
•~════~••~════~••~════~••~════~•
Spouse:
Rev Samuel Danforth I and Mary (Wilson) Danforth had 12 children together)
My ancestor was...
Reverend Samuel Danforth II
BIRTH: 10 December 1666
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
DEATH: 14 November 1727
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
his spouse: Hannah Allen 1669-1761
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Sources:
Farmer, John. Memorials of the Graduates of Harvard University (Concord, N.H., Marsh, Capen and Lyon, 1833) Page 32
James Savage, Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, v. 1
James Savage, Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, v. 3
Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England
Appletons Encyclopedia, Copyright © 2001 VirtualologyTM
John Farmer, reprinted with additions and corrections by Samuel G. Drake, Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England; containing an Alphabetical List..., (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD; 1994).
Fifth Meeting of the Danforth Family in America Held in Boston, September 1, 1886, (George E. Littlefield, 67 Cornhill, Boston, MA; 1886).
Joseph Gardner Bartlett, Esq., of Boston, "Ancestry and Descendants of Rev. John Wilson of Boston, Mass.," NEHGS Register, vol. 61 (1907), pp. 36-41, pp. 127-133, p. 397.
Wilson's wife, Elizabeth, was a sister of Anne Mansfield, the wife of the wealthy Captain Robert Keayne of Boston, who made a bequest to Elizabeth in his 1656 will.[22] Elizabeth and Anne Mansfield are descended from King Edward III of England through their paternal grandmother, Anne Eure, wife of Lancelot Mansfield, Esq.[69] With his wife, Wilson had four known children, the oldest of whom, Edmund, returned to England, married, and had children. Their next child, John Jr., attended Harvard College in 1642 and married Sarah Hooker, the daughter of the Reverend Thomas Hooker. The Wilsons then had two daughters, the older of whom, Elizabeth, married Reverend Ezekiel Rogers of Rowley, and then died while pregnant with their first child. The younger daughter, Mary, who was born in Boston on 12 September 1633, married first Reverend Samuel Danforth, and following his death, she married 2nd Joseph Rock.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Our Direct Ancestor*
Birthdate: September 12, 1633
Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Death: Died September 13, 1713 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Mary WILSON, daughter of Rev. John Wilson and Elizabeth Mansfield, was born 12 Sep 1633 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She died 13 Sep 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary married Reverend Samuel DANFORTH on 5 Nov 1651 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. They had 12 children.
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Spouse:
Rev Samuel Danforth (Clergyman,
Birthdate: October 17, 1626
Birthplace: Framlingham, Suffolk Co., England
Death: Died November 19, 1674 in Billerica Middlesex Co.
Massachusetts (Roxbury)
Place of Burial: Governor Dudley's Tomb, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Colonist, Colonial Governor Dudley.
Governor Thomas Dudley is also another ancestor of mine.
~ BIOGRAPHY FOR SPOUSE . ~
Rev. Samuel Danforth
Samuel married 12 Mary WILSON on 5 Nov 1651 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, daughter of Reverend John WILSON & Elizabeth MANSFIELD. She married Joseph Rock 2nd.. ( NO CHILDREN). Mary died 13 Sep 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Samuel Danforth and Mary Wilson had 12 children:
Rev. Samuel "was brought to New England in 1632 by his parents, who settled in Cambridge, Mass, where he was graduated at Harvard college in 1643. On September 24, 1650, he was ordained assistant to Rev. John Eliot of Roxbury, and continued in that office until his death, Nov. 19, 1674. Mr. Danforth was skilled in mathematics and astronomy, and published several almanacs; and also kept in the church records a journal of notable public events. He was particularly distinguished for the fervor of his piety and the purity of his life.
graduated from Harvard in 1643 and remained there as tutor until 1649, and as fellow of the
college until 1654. On Sept. 24, 1650, he was ordained colleague of John Eliot, "The Apostle
to the Indians," at the First church in Roxbury and remained there until his death. He was married Nov. 5, 1651, to Mary Wilson daughter of the Rev. John Wilson of Boston. Many of his sermons were published, several almanacs, and An Astronomical Description of the Late Comet or Blazing Star, as it appeared in New England in the 9th, 10th, 11th and in the beginning of the 12th month, 1664, together with a brief Theological Application thereof (1665). He died in Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 19, 1674.
American Biographical Library
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Volume 3
American Biographical Library - (9). Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Incorporated, 1996.
Danforth, Samuel, clergyman, was born in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, in September,
1626; son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Danforth. He was brought to America in 1634, was
graduated from Harvard in 1643 and remained there as tutor until 1649, and as fellow of the
college until 1654. On Sept. 24, 1650, he was ordained colleague of John Eliot, "The Apostle
to the Indians," at the First church in Roxbury and remained there until his death. He was
married Nov. 5, 1651, to Mary Wilson daughter of the Rev. John Wilson of Boston.
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Volume 3 D
Title: Harvard College 1643
1647, Freeman
Sep 24, 1650, Ordained as colleague with Rev. John Elliot
of Roxbury
Burial: Governor Dudley's Tomb, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Samuel, Rev., bapt. October 17, 1626, came with his father in 1634 to Cambridge and graduated with the second class from Harvard in 1643; on the first Board of Fellows in 1650. He married Mary Wilson, November 5, 1651, daughter of Rev. John Wilson, Boston's first pastor, and was the progenitor of illustrious descendants. From 1650 to 1674, Rev. Danforth was the ordained pastor of Roxbury Church where the Rev. John Eliot was the teacher. In 1651, the town record states, the inhabitants of Roxbury raised œ50 for a house for their pastor. The homes of the apostle Eliot and the venerable Danforth were situated on either side of the Greyhound Tavern. Mr. Danforth's sermons were usually "enriched with 40 to 50 passages of scriptures and his emotional sermons are said to have brought frequent tears to the eyes of listeners." In addition to his fame as a preacher, he was a noted scholar, poet, astronomer, and skilled mathematician and theologian. He purchased the estate of Samuel Hagborne and in 1657 purchased Captain Joseph Weld's house where he lived until his death in Roxbury, November 19, 1674. His widow married Joseph Roche of Boston and died September 13, 1713, at 80.
•~════~••~════~••~════~••~════~•
PARENTS:
Father:
Rev John Wilson
Birthdate: December 1588
Birthplace:Windsor, Berkshire, England
Death: 7 August 1667 in Kings Chapel, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Place of Burial Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Mother:
Elizabeth Wilson (Mansfield)
Birthdate: 1595
Birthplace: Windsor, Berkshire, England
Death: 1658 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
•~════~••~════~••~════~••~════~•
Sister of Edmond Wilson, Dr. Rev. John Wilson; Deacon Edward Wilson; Elizabeth Wilson and Margaret Gapes
Half sister of Sir William Scroggs
•~════~••~════~••~════~••~════~•
Spouse:
Rev Samuel Danforth I and Mary (Wilson) Danforth had 12 children together)
My ancestor was...
Reverend Samuel Danforth II
BIRTH: 10 December 1666
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
DEATH: 14 November 1727
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
his spouse: Hannah Allen 1669-1761
•~════~••~════~••~════~••~════~•
Sources:
Farmer, John. Memorials of the Graduates of Harvard University (Concord, N.H., Marsh, Capen and Lyon, 1833) Page 32
James Savage, Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, v. 1
James Savage, Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, v. 3
Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England
Appletons Encyclopedia, Copyright © 2001 VirtualologyTM
John Farmer, reprinted with additions and corrections by Samuel G. Drake, Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England; containing an Alphabetical List..., (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, MD; 1994).
Fifth Meeting of the Danforth Family in America Held in Boston, September 1, 1886, (George E. Littlefield, 67 Cornhill, Boston, MA; 1886).
Joseph Gardner Bartlett, Esq., of Boston, "Ancestry and Descendants of Rev. John Wilson of Boston, Mass.," NEHGS Register, vol. 61 (1907), pp. 36-41, pp. 127-133, p. 397.
Wilson's wife, Elizabeth, was a sister of Anne Mansfield, the wife of the wealthy Captain Robert Keayne of Boston, who made a bequest to Elizabeth in his 1656 will.[22] Elizabeth and Anne Mansfield are descended from King Edward III of England through their paternal grandmother, Anne Eure, wife of Lancelot Mansfield, Esq.[69] With his wife, Wilson had four known children, the oldest of whom, Edmund, returned to England, married, and had children. Their next child, John Jr., attended Harvard College in 1642 and married Sarah Hooker, the daughter of the Reverend Thomas Hooker. The Wilsons then had two daughters, the older of whom, Elizabeth, married Reverend Ezekiel Rogers of Rowley, and then died while pregnant with their first child. The younger daughter, Mary, who was born in Boston on 12 September 1633, married first Reverend Samuel Danforth, and following his death, she married 2nd Joseph Rock.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Our Direct Ancestor*
