Henry Andrews

Henry Andrews Jr.

• Born about 1629 in England
• Died 23 May 1676 at about age 47 in Taunton, Bristol, Plymouth Colony
• Son of Henry Andrews Sr. and Mary (Pool) Andrews
• Brother of Mary (Andrews) Pitts, Abigail Andrews and Sarah (Andrews) Talbot
• Husband of Hannah Street — married 1652 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
• Husband of Mary (Wadsworth) Andrews — married 1659 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
• Father of Hannah (Andrews) Corbett, Henry Andrews III, Mary (Andrews) Richmond, Grace (Andrews) Burt, Abigail (Andrews) Tisdale and Mehitable (Andrews) Richmond

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Andrews-83

Henry Andrews, Jr., was born in England before June 10, 1630.[1] He is the son of Henry Andrews and Mary Pool.

He went to Massachusetts with his parents between 1631 and 1637.

Henry married Hannah Street about 1652.[2]

Henry married second Mary Wadsworth about 1659.[2]. Resided in Taunton, Mass. Either she was his second wife or he was her second husband.

Henry was one of the 87 owners who signed the South Purchase (which eventually became Dighton) on November 26, 1672.[3]

He was killed by Indians at age 47 on May 23, 1676, during King Philip’s War.

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Andrews-83
• GEDCOM Note: [Category:Killed in Action, King Philip's War; Category: Original 77 Owners of the South Purchase
• Emery, Samuel Hopkins. History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., 1893. On Googlebooks
• Hodges, Almon D., Jr., Henry Andrews of Taunton and the Calves Pasture, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 51, 1898, p. 16-23 On Archive.org
• Drummond, Josiah H."Henry Andrews of Taunton", The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1847-) Vol. 51, October 1897, page 455. < Archive.Org >
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/family/LY2C-WJ7
• link to Henry Andrews of Taunton
• Hodges Henry, Jr., served on a coroners jury at Plymouth Court June 10, 1651, so he had to be 21 by then.
• 2.0 2.1 Hodges
• Emery Does not include Henry, Jr., in the list of the 10 who do not become ultimate owners in 1684. However, Henry Jr. is reported to have died in 1676.
• Emery: Emery, Samuel Hopkins. History of Taunton, Massachusetts: From Its Settlement to the Present Time, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., 1893. On Googlebooks
• Hodges: Hodges, Almon D., Jr., Henry Andrews of Taunton and the Calves Pasture, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 51, 1898, p. 16-23 On Archive.org