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John Proctor

John Proctor[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]

Male 1595 - Abt 1672  (77 years)


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  • Name John Proctor 
    Birth 1594/5  Assington, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 9, 10, 14, 17
    Gender Male 
    Migration May 1635  From London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
    To Massachusetts Bay Colony
    aboard Susan & Ellin 
    • ISTG states the ship departed on 11 Mar 1635.
    • Role: Family2
    Occupation draper  [13]
    Will 28 Aug 1672  [1, 4, 6, 9, 10

    • Estate of John Procter, Sr. of Ipswich
      Essex Probate Docket # 22850

      In the name of god Amen: I John Procter Senr beinge aged & inform in body of sownd understandinge & memory (god be praised) doe make & ordaine this my last will & testament in manner & forme followinge, viz. First i give my soul into the hands of god who hath redeemed it by the most precious blood of his deare Son Jesus Christ and my body be desently buried in hope of a happy resurection at the last day.
      Item. I give my wife fower pownds yearly to be pd in merchantable paye at the price Currant soe long as she Liveth.
      Item. I give my wife martha the milk of two cows which She shall choos & every spring.
      Item. My will is that every year she shall have a good hog of one yeare & halfe old wel fatted & fower bushels of malt & fower bushels of wheate, also I give her the horse that was George Stevensons to be kept for her use both winter & sumer & to be attended as neede doth require, also two yews and there Fleeces & what increeses of them, also I give her the use of the bed and al belonging to it in the parler roome & al the wood she needeth ready split and cut up for her fires, also the comand of al my.......pewter & al this (except onely the fower pownds.......which she shal have dureing her life is to be ....shal have soe long as she remaineth a widow.....also my wil & meaning is she shall.....whether she will except of what I doe thus dispose or stand to her dower or thirds wch the law al.....for which she shal take one month to considr of. Also I give Martha Hadly my grand-daughter tenn pownds in mrch....pay to be be paid out the day of her maridg also I give to Jno Ha......my grandsonn fifty shillings to be pd when his tyme....out with John Davis, also I give to my ffower daughters Martha White, Abigail Varney, Sara Dodge & Hanna Wede five pounds apeece also I do make & appoint my three Sons John Procter, Joseph Procter & Benjamin Procter executors of this my last wil & testament & they are to have my lands & my moveables equaly devided amongst them.
      In witness hearof I have heare unto Sett my hand this 28th of august 1672.

      John (his V mark) Procter
      Witness:
      Samuel Symonds
      John Dane junr.
    Death Abt Sep 1672  Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 9, 10, 17
    Probate 28 Nov 1672  [1, 4, 10

    • Proved in Salem court 28:9:1672 by Mr. Samuel Symonds, and the court was informed there was something more added verbally to be left to the court's further consideration.

      Inventory.........
      Copy of will and inventory, Essex County Probate Records, vol. 301 pgs 6 & 7.

      Sarah Story and Mary Fellows testified in Ipswich court 24:7:1672 that being at Goodman Procter's house, they asked him what should be done with his wife's clothing and he answered that it should be disposed of among his daughters and Martha Hadley, both woolen and linen, also her horse & all the wool that was in the chamber, about one or two pounds. He also said that he had given his son James White one pair of oxen which were not entered in his will. Copy made Oct 3, 1672 by Robert Lord, cleric. The court at Salem 26:4:1673 ordered the above written to be annexed to the will.

      Source: Printed "Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts;
      1635 - 1681," In three volumes,The Essex Institute; Salem, MA; 1916
      Essex County Quarterly Court Files, vol. 20, leaf 147
    Person ID I18536  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 29 Feb 2020 

    Father John Proctor 
    Family ID F6348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Harper,   b. Abt 1607   d. Aft 1672, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years)  [9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16
    Marriage 1 Jun 1630  Groton, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17
    Children 
    +1. John Proctor, Jr.,   b. Abt 1631, Assington, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1692, Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years)
    +2. Mary Proctor,   b. Abt 1633   d. Aft 1668 (Age ~ 36 years)
     3. Martha Proctor,   b. Abt 1637, Salem, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Abigail Proctor,   b. Abt 1639, Salem, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1731/2, Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 93 years)
     5. Sarah Proctor,   b. SAY 1641, Salem, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Hannah Proctor,   b. Abt 1645, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Joseph Proctor,   b. Abt 1649, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 4 Oct 1705 and 12 Nov 1705 (Age ~ 56 years)
    +8. Benjamin Proctor,   b. Abt 1651, Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F6347  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1594/5 - Assington, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Jun 1630 - Groton, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - To Massachusetts Bay Colony,aboard Susan & Ellin  - May 1635 - London, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt Sep 1672 - Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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  • Coats of Arms
    Proctor Coat of Arms
    Proctor Coat of Arms

  • Sources 
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      This article leaves much to be desired. It's like they never read any prior articles on this family.

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      This article leaves much to be desired. It's like they never read any prior articles on this family.

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