John Frye, of Andover

• FRYE, John
• d. 9 NOV 1695 Andover, Essex, Mass.
• Family:
• Children:
  • FRYE, John
  • FRYE, Benjamin
  • FRYE, Elizabeth
  • FRYE, Sarah b. 1642 Andover, Essex, Mass. d. 5 MAR 1661/2
  • FRYE, Samuel
  • FRYE, James
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_cb2.htm#61 __________________
• John Frye
• Birth: unknown
• Death: Nov. 9, 1693 Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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• John ffrie was said to have been born in Basing, England, in April, 1601, although there is no record of any ffrie family being known there. All ancient records were burned in the destruction of the town in 1645 by Cromwell.
• John ffrie, with wife Ann and three children sailed from Southampton, England, in May, 1638. The ship Bevis, with Robert Batten, Master, arrived at Boston in August, 1638.
• John was a wheelwright, and settled first in Newbury, Mass., then moved to Andover, Mass., where his name appears on the town records as the 8th in the list of first settlers before 1644. He was a Freeholder in 1645 ^"d one of the ten male members of the First Church of Andover, organized 10-24.1645. He killed wolves in Andover in 1656 and received £$ a head from the Colonial government bounty. Was Selectman in 1670.
• After his wife died, 10-22-1680, he was supposed to live with his son Deacon John. He died there 11-9-1695 [sic], and was buried in Andover graveyard.
• Issue, born, 2, 3, 4, in England, the rest in Andover, Mass.:
  • 2 John, b. , 1633; d. 9-17-1696. No issue.
  • 3 Benjamin, b. 1635; d. 2-11-1695.
  • 4 Elizabeth, b. 1637; d. abt. 1678-81; m. 10-4-1660, Robt. Stiles.
  • 5 Sarah, b. 1642; d. 3-5-1662, unm.
  • 6 Samuel, b. 1649; d. 5-9-1725.
  • 7 James, b. 1-5-1652; d. 9-28-1734.
• Frye Genealogy by Ellen Frye Barker
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• Family links:
• Spouse:
• Anne Bessing Stratton Frye (1605 - 1680)*
• Children:
  • Mary Frye Stratton (1631 - 1674)*
• Burial: Old North Parish Burying Ground, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
• Find A Grave Memorial# 127401297
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127401297 _______________

John Frye emigrated from Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, sailing from Southampton for New England in May 1638 in the Bevis of Hampton, Robert Batten, master. He settled early in Newbury, Essex County, in Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1645 he moved to Andover in Essex County, named after the Andover in Hampshire in England, because so many from Hampshire had settled there.

John died at the age of 92 years 7 months.

See http://www.milkcanpapers.com/frye1.html for more information.

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He sailed aboard the ship 'Bevis' to Massachusetts in May, 1638, arriving first in Newbury, MA. He is listed in December of 1642 as being one of the first settlers of Newbury. He and nine others from Andover founded the North Parish Church in what is now North Andover. The church is still in existence.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~johnpezzullo/frye.html

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From the Frye Genealogy (John of Andover) by Ellen Frye Barker (published 1920):

http://archive.org/stream/fryegenealogyadr00bark#page/46/mode/2up

John Ffrie was said to have been born in Basing, Hampshire Country, Hants, England, in April 1601, although there is no record of any ffrie family being known there. All ancient records were burned in the destruction of the town in 1645 by Cromwell.

John ffrie, with wife Ann Strattion and three children sailed from Southampton, England, in May 1638. The ship Bevis, with Robert Batten, Master, arrived at Boston in August, 1638.

John was a wheelwright, and settled first in Newbury, Mass., then moved to Andover, Mass,. where his name appears on the town records as the 8th in the list of first settlers before 1644. He was a Freeholder in 1645 and one of the ten male members of the First Church of Andover, organized 10-24-1645. He killed wolves in Andover in 1656 and received £5 a head from the Colonial government bounty. Was Selectman in 1670.

After his wife died, 10-22-1680, he was supposed to live with his son Deacon John. He died there 11-9-1693 (others have 1695) and was buried in Andover graveyard. According to The Andover Historical Society "John Ffrie died at age 92 in 1693. He is alleged to have been buried in the Old Burying Ground in Andover, but his stone is no longer there."

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From Barker, Ellen Frye. "Frye Genealogy". Tobias A. Wright. New York 1920

THE name Frye means Free and is found in England as early as A.D. 1100. The origin of the name is: when a man became free either from purchase of his freedom or from a grant from from his over lord, he started a family of Free, which later on became Fry. The name is spelled many ways, such as ffrie, Frie, Frey, Fry, Frye.

The history of the Frye Family is most interesting and there are many famous men and women in it.

- John Frye was with Drake, the noted Corsair, in the voyage of the Golden Hind in 1577.
- Francis Fry printed the first Bible translated in English.
- Elizabeth Fry was the noted prison reformer.
- Col. Joshua Fry was a senior officer and trusted friend of President Washington, in the French and Indian War.
- Major General Joseph Frie was famous in the Revolution.
- Senator William Pierce Frye was several times president pro tem of the U.S. Senate and twice acting Vice-President of the United States.

So the list goes on of valient men and women, who became early settlers in America and bore without complaint their full share of the burdens of this Country, loved liberty and their fellowmen and struggled for independence and peace, through every stirring event down to the present day.

This work is based on Town Records and Deeds, Church Records and Family Records, after
exhaustive investigation and study. Where dates and names were uncertain space is given to be
filled later by proven facts.

E. FRVE BARKER,
15 West 107th Street,
New York City.
Historian of the Frye Family.

Member New England Historic-Genealogical Society.

THE FRYE COAT OF ARMS

The Coat of Arms was confirmed in England in the time of Edward IV, 1461-1483, and
is used by all descendants in this country.

The history of this Coat of Arms follows:
Miss Love Pickman Frye (158) of the John of Andover line, married for her second husband Admiral Sir John Knight, K.C.B., and lived in London, England. She had no children but adopted her neice Sally Frye (352) to whom she left her property. Miss Sally Frye while living with her aunt in England obtained a copy of the Frye Coat of Arms, as registered in Burke's Heraldry. This copy she brought to America and gave to her cousin Jedidiah

JOHN OF ANDOVER

This line wrote the name FRIE until 1745, when Col. James (86), as chairman of a meeting of the
town property signed the records FRYE.

John ffrie was said to have been born in Basing, England, in April, 1601, although there is no record of any ffrie family being known there. All ancient records were burned in the destruction of the
town in 1645 by Cromwell.

John ffrie, with wife Ann and three children sailed from Southampton, England, in May, 1638. The
ship Bevis, with Robert Batten, Master, arrived at Boston in August, 1638.

John was a wheelwright, and settled first in Newbury, Mass., then moved to Andover, Mass., where
his name appears on the town records as the 8th in the list of first settlers before 1644. He was a
Freeholder in 1645 and one of the ten male members of the First Church of Andover, organized 10-24-1645. He killed wolves in Andover in 1656 and received œ5 a head from the Colonial government bounty. Was Selectman in 1670.

After his wife died, 10-22-1680, he was supposed to live with his son Deacon John. He died there
, and was buried in Andover graveyard.