James was the son of William and Agnes Thorne Blake. He was born in 1623 in Pitminster, Somerset, England and left this world on June 28, 1700 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
James, his five siblings and parents immigrated from England on March 20, 1630, on the ship Mary and John and arrived in Nastasket, Massachusetts on May 30, 1630.
In 1651 James married Elizabeth Clapp, daughter of Deacon Edward and Prudence Clapp. She was also the niece of Captain Roger Clap.
In 1661 the James Blake House was built. At one time it was suggested that this house was built in anticipation of this
marriage. But Carbon dating in May 2007 now has the construction date as 1661.
The House was built near a spring and tributary to Mill Creek, west of the Five Corners and therefore west of the first Meeting House at Pond and Cottage Streets, on land adjoining that of the Clap family. In 1896 the Dorchester Historical Society acquired the property from the City and moved the house less than 500 feet from its original location of Massachusetts Avenue.
Deacon James Blake held public office, becoming a constable, town selectman, and deputy to the General Court as well as a pillar of the First Church, serving as Deacon for 14 years and later Ruling Elder for about the same length of time.
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Increase Blake of Boston: his ancestors and descendants
With a full account of William Blake of Dorchester and his five children
Compiled by Francis E. Blake
Boston, Mass. 1898
Transcript Page 12:
There is no foundation whatever for the statement, that Mr. Blake came to this country in 1630 in the ship Mary and John.
Considering the prominent position which he subsequently occupied in Dorchester, it does not seem plausible that he could have joined any settlement in this country without so making his worth known to his associates, that his name would appear upon its records.
The records of Dorchester previous to 1632 are not preserved, and those for several subsequent years are very imperfect, but we are confident that if he had been in the town between 1630 and 1636 his name would somewhere appear.
In absence of positive evidence it is reasonable to believe that he came to New England in the fall of 1635, or early months of 1636, and remained at Dorchester or Roxbury, making the acquaintance there of William Pynchon and others, who were considering a plan of settlement on the Connecticut River. Whether so or not he was with Mr. Pynchon the 14th and 16th of May, 1636, at which time they with their associates drew up and signed the articles of association at Agawam, now Springfield, which agreement is still preserved.
Researchers have been going through early passenger lists compiling and expanding the profiles of passengers aboard the different ships. The Hopewell sailing in the Spring of 1935 lists a William Black. The name is often written incorrectly and the assumption is that it refers to William Blake and his family: Wife, Agnes and children: John, Anne, William, James and Edward. (See https://www.geni.com/projects/Great-Migration-Passengers-of-the-Hopewell-Spring-1635/1995)
The time coincides with the author of Increase Blake idea of the arrival into New England of the William Blake family.
NB - James Blake married Elizabeth Clapp … both are inferred as passengers on the Hopewell
info provided by FAG member so1066
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A huge Thank you to the Massachusetts Historical Commission for the wonderful restoration of the Blake ancestral home and to Peter Stott for the Photos and information.
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A special Thank you to William Blake Kutsche for the sponsorship of this memorial
James, his five siblings and parents immigrated from England on March 20, 1630, on the ship Mary and John and arrived in Nastasket, Massachusetts on May 30, 1630.
In 1651 James married Elizabeth Clapp, daughter of Deacon Edward and Prudence Clapp. She was also the niece of Captain Roger Clap.
In 1661 the James Blake House was built. At one time it was suggested that this house was built in anticipation of this
marriage. But Carbon dating in May 2007 now has the construction date as 1661.
The House was built near a spring and tributary to Mill Creek, west of the Five Corners and therefore west of the first Meeting House at Pond and Cottage Streets, on land adjoining that of the Clap family. In 1896 the Dorchester Historical Society acquired the property from the City and moved the house less than 500 feet from its original location of Massachusetts Avenue.
Deacon James Blake held public office, becoming a constable, town selectman, and deputy to the General Court as well as a pillar of the First Church, serving as Deacon for 14 years and later Ruling Elder for about the same length of time.
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Increase Blake of Boston: his ancestors and descendants
With a full account of William Blake of Dorchester and his five children
Compiled by Francis E. Blake
Boston, Mass. 1898
Transcript Page 12:
There is no foundation whatever for the statement, that Mr. Blake came to this country in 1630 in the ship Mary and John.
Considering the prominent position which he subsequently occupied in Dorchester, it does not seem plausible that he could have joined any settlement in this country without so making his worth known to his associates, that his name would appear upon its records.
The records of Dorchester previous to 1632 are not preserved, and those for several subsequent years are very imperfect, but we are confident that if he had been in the town between 1630 and 1636 his name would somewhere appear.
In absence of positive evidence it is reasonable to believe that he came to New England in the fall of 1635, or early months of 1636, and remained at Dorchester or Roxbury, making the acquaintance there of William Pynchon and others, who were considering a plan of settlement on the Connecticut River. Whether so or not he was with Mr. Pynchon the 14th and 16th of May, 1636, at which time they with their associates drew up and signed the articles of association at Agawam, now Springfield, which agreement is still preserved.
Researchers have been going through early passenger lists compiling and expanding the profiles of passengers aboard the different ships. The Hopewell sailing in the Spring of 1935 lists a William Black. The name is often written incorrectly and the assumption is that it refers to William Blake and his family: Wife, Agnes and children: John, Anne, William, James and Edward. (See https://www.geni.com/projects/Great-Migration-Passengers-of-the-Hopewell-Spring-1635/1995)
The time coincides with the author of Increase Blake idea of the arrival into New England of the William Blake family.
NB - James Blake married Elizabeth Clapp … both are inferred as passengers on the Hopewell
info provided by FAG member so1066
****************************
A huge Thank you to the Massachusetts Historical Commission for the wonderful restoration of the Blake ancestral home and to Peter Stott for the Photos and information.
************************************
A special Thank you to William Blake Kutsche for the sponsorship of this memorial
James was the son of William and Agnes Thorne Blake. He was born in 1623 in Pitminster, Somerset, England and left this world on June 28, 1700 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
James, his five siblings and parents immigrated from England on March 20, 1630, on the ship Mary and John and arrived in Nastasket, Massachusetts on May 30, 1630.
In 1651 James married Elizabeth Clapp, daughter of Deacon Edward and Prudence Clapp. She was also the niece of Captain Roger Clap.
In 1661 the James Blake House was built. At one time it was suggested that this house was built in anticipation of this
marriage. But Carbon dating in May 2007 now has the construction date as 1661.
The House was built near a spring and tributary to Mill Creek, west of the Five Corners and therefore west of the first Meeting House at Pond and Cottage Streets, on land adjoining that of the Clap family. In 1896 the Dorchester Historical Society acquired the property from the City and moved the house less than 500 feet from its original location of Massachusetts Avenue.
Deacon James Blake held public office, becoming a constable, town selectman, and deputy to the General Court as well as a pillar of the First Church, serving as Deacon for 14 years and later Ruling Elder for about the same length of time.
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Increase Blake of Boston: his ancestors and descendants
With a full account of William Blake of Dorchester and his five children
Compiled by Francis E. Blake
Boston, Mass. 1898
Transcript Page 12:
There is no foundation whatever for the statement, that Mr. Blake came to this country in 1630 in the ship Mary and John.
Considering the prominent position which he subsequently occupied in Dorchester, it does not seem plausible that he could have joined any settlement in this country without so making his worth known to his associates, that his name would appear upon its records.
The records of Dorchester previous to 1632 are not preserved, and those for several subsequent years are very imperfect, but we are confident that if he had been in the town between 1630 and 1636 his name would somewhere appear.
In absence of positive evidence it is reasonable to believe that he came to New England in the fall of 1635, or early months of 1636, and remained at Dorchester or Roxbury, making the acquaintance there of William Pynchon and others, who were considering a plan of settlement on the Connecticut River. Whether so or not he was with Mr. Pynchon the 14th and 16th of May, 1636, at which time they with their associates drew up and signed the articles of association at Agawam, now Springfield, which agreement is still preserved.
Researchers have been going through early passenger lists compiling and expanding the profiles of passengers aboard the different ships. The Hopewell sailing in the Spring of 1935 lists a William Black. The name is often written incorrectly and the assumption is that it refers to William Blake and his family: Wife, Agnes and children: John, Anne, William, James and Edward. (See https://www.geni.com/projects/Great-Migration-Passengers-of-the-Hopewell-Spring-1635/1995)
The time coincides with the author of Increase Blake idea of the arrival into New England of the William Blake family.
NB - James Blake married Elizabeth Clapp … both are inferred as passengers on the Hopewell
info provided by FAG member so1066
****************************
A huge Thank you to the Massachusetts Historical Commission for the wonderful restoration of the Blake ancestral home and to Peter Stott for the Photos and information.
************************************
A special Thank you to William Blake Kutsche for the sponsorship of this memorial
James, his five siblings and parents immigrated from England on March 20, 1630, on the ship Mary and John and arrived in Nastasket, Massachusetts on May 30, 1630.
In 1651 James married Elizabeth Clapp, daughter of Deacon Edward and Prudence Clapp. She was also the niece of Captain Roger Clap.
In 1661 the James Blake House was built. At one time it was suggested that this house was built in anticipation of this
marriage. But Carbon dating in May 2007 now has the construction date as 1661.
The House was built near a spring and tributary to Mill Creek, west of the Five Corners and therefore west of the first Meeting House at Pond and Cottage Streets, on land adjoining that of the Clap family. In 1896 the Dorchester Historical Society acquired the property from the City and moved the house less than 500 feet from its original location of Massachusetts Avenue.
Deacon James Blake held public office, becoming a constable, town selectman, and deputy to the General Court as well as a pillar of the First Church, serving as Deacon for 14 years and later Ruling Elder for about the same length of time.
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Increase Blake of Boston: his ancestors and descendants
With a full account of William Blake of Dorchester and his five children
Compiled by Francis E. Blake
Boston, Mass. 1898
Transcript Page 12:
There is no foundation whatever for the statement, that Mr. Blake came to this country in 1630 in the ship Mary and John.
Considering the prominent position which he subsequently occupied in Dorchester, it does not seem plausible that he could have joined any settlement in this country without so making his worth known to his associates, that his name would appear upon its records.
The records of Dorchester previous to 1632 are not preserved, and those for several subsequent years are very imperfect, but we are confident that if he had been in the town between 1630 and 1636 his name would somewhere appear.
In absence of positive evidence it is reasonable to believe that he came to New England in the fall of 1635, or early months of 1636, and remained at Dorchester or Roxbury, making the acquaintance there of William Pynchon and others, who were considering a plan of settlement on the Connecticut River. Whether so or not he was with Mr. Pynchon the 14th and 16th of May, 1636, at which time they with their associates drew up and signed the articles of association at Agawam, now Springfield, which agreement is still preserved.
Researchers have been going through early passenger lists compiling and expanding the profiles of passengers aboard the different ships. The Hopewell sailing in the Spring of 1935 lists a William Black. The name is often written incorrectly and the assumption is that it refers to William Blake and his family: Wife, Agnes and children: John, Anne, William, James and Edward. (See https://www.geni.com/projects/Great-Migration-Passengers-of-the-Hopewell-Spring-1635/1995)
The time coincides with the author of Increase Blake idea of the arrival into New England of the William Blake family.
NB - James Blake married Elizabeth Clapp … both are inferred as passengers on the Hopewell
info provided by FAG member so1066
****************************
A huge Thank you to the Massachusetts Historical Commission for the wonderful restoration of the Blake ancestral home and to Peter Stott for the Photos and information.
************************************
A special Thank you to William Blake Kutsche for the sponsorship of this memorial
Inscription
HERE LYES BURIED Ye
BODY OF ELDER
JAMES BLAKE, WHO
DECEASED JUNE Ye
28th 1700
IN Ye 77th YEAR
OF HIS AGE
Gravesite Details
Info. obtained from the ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CEMETERY DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON 1904/05, page 78//Birth date calculation based upon age at death.
