John Lamson, Sr.

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• Reference: Full text https://archive.org/details/descendantsofwil00lams/page/22 "Descendants of William Lamson of Ipswich, Mass 1634-1917" by Dr. William Judson Lamson, M.D. pp. 22-25
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John/2 Lamson (William/1) was born at Ipswich, Mass., Nov., 1642, and died at Topsfield, Mass., 1717. He married Martha, daughter of Deacon Thomas and Phebe (Gould) Perkins of Topsfield, at Ipswich, Dec. 17, 1668. She was born in 1649 at Topsfield and died 1728.

Deacon Perkins was bom in England, probably in Newant, Gloucestershire, in 1616, and sailed with his father "Quarter Master" John Perkins, from Bristol, Eng., in the ship Lyon, arriving in 1631. John Perkins went to Ipswich with John Winthrop the younger and was Deputy to the General Court in 1636. Deacon Perkins removed to Topsfield and married Phebe, daughter of Zaccheus and Phebe (Deacon) Gould, about 1640.

John Lamson, the eldest son of William Lamson, lived in Ipswich and owned a large farm there. His name appears on a list of Freemen of Ipswich, May 27, 1674, and also on "a list of those who took the oath of Alegance of Ipswich town before the worshipfull Major Gen Denison, Esq., the nth of December, 1678." Again his name appears on "the list of those that by law are allowed to have there votes in Town afifairs. Voted to be recorded at the Towne meeting, December the 2th, 1679."

An interesting phase of life in those early Colonial days was the attitude of different communities toward witchcraft. In the autumn of 1692, Andover, Mass., was convulsed with an outbreak of the current delusion. The accusations of some who fomented the trouble caused the imprisonment of four women, two of whom came to the Ipswich prison. The lives of not only the plainer people but also of magistrates and ministers were in peril if such baseless accusations were permitted to be continued, and calmer judgments began to prevail. On Jan. 3, 1692/3, by virtue of an Act of the General Court, the first Superior Court, called the "Court of Assizes and General Goal Delivery," was convened at Salem. The Grand Jury included several Ipswich men, and on the "Jury for Tryalls," among others, was John Lamson. On the whole, Ipswich suffered little from this delusion as compared with other important towns in the County, and her judicious and farseeing temper preserved her balance in the wild excitement of the witchcraft period.

John Lamson bought and sold several pieces of real estate in Ipswich, as shown by the following records : —

John Lamson senior of Ipswich bought of John Fairfield about 30 acres in Ipswich at the north side of Mile Brook River and on the southeast side of the road leading to Wenham, 1694.

He bought of Elizabeth, widow of John Rogers, 6 acres of marsh on Stage Island in Ipswich, 1695, and sold the same to Joseph Fuller in 1704.

He bought of Walter Fairfield, Jr., the house where the grantor then lived with 1 1/2 acres of land, 1694. He also bought of the same a house, barn and about 100 acres of land in Ipswich in 1697.

He sold to Rob Quarles a dwelling house and about 30 acres of land near Wenham which he bought of Walter Fairfield Dec. 30, 1712.

He deeded to his son John /3 of Ipswich for £100 about 50 acres, "a certain parcell of ground which I bought of my brother Wm. Howlett," bounded "by the Ipswich River S. W. and N. W. and N. E. by Ipswich Common S. E. and Southerly as it is bounded in my deed," reserving a right of way for the grantor's brother Howlett to pass through the same, etc., June, 1700.

He bought of Col. John Appleton about 7 acres of salt marsh by the North side of Ipswich River in Ipswich, 1703.

He bought of Joseph Gerrish of Wenham about 3 1/2 acres by Ring's Cove in Ipswich, March 5, 1706/7.

John Lamson senior of Ipswich yeoman for love and affection deeded to his son Wm. /3 Lamson of Ipswich, yeoman, "a dwelling house newly built and 60 acres of upland and meadow ground and being ye one halfe of my farm which I bought of Walter Fairfield, Jr., be it more or less, said house and land being situate lying and being in ye township of Ipswich aforesaid and being bounded ... by land of Joseph Whipple etc., and also 30 acres of salt marsh in Ipswich," June 28, 1706.

He sold to John Eaton of Redding, yeoman, land in Redding on the north side of Ipswich River, "it being a lot which was my Hon'd Father-in-law Hartshorn's." (Stepfather?)

To his two sons Thomas/3 and Samuel/3 Lamson of Ipswich, yeomen, he deeded, June 23, 1712, "all my houses and lands yt I now have in ye s/d town of Ipswich of what sort soever Both upland meadow marsh swamps or thatch banks and all yt my Common Right or Rights in Common that now or hereafter shall be divided to me in ye Common Lands in s/d Ipswichi with all housing thereon."

John Lamson made his will June 23, 17 12, witnessed by Samuel Appleton, John Lamson/3. Jr., and William Lamson/3, and this will was proved June 17. 1717. It was signed by his X mark. By this will his wife Martha was to have the income of one-third of the real estate notwithstanding he had deeded it all to his sons. She, with sons Thomas and Samuel, to be executors. He mentions sons John, William, Thomas and Samuel, and daughters Phebe (who had married Theophilus Fisk, and they gave their receipt for their portion Dec. 4, 17 13), Martha (who had married Benj. Bigsby or Bixby and their receipt was dated Dec. i, 1713), and Sarah Lamson (who had married Paul Faulkner of Andover, Mass., before Jan. 18, 1714/5, when they gave a receipt for their legacy in the will).

Children of John/2 and Martha (Perkins) Lamson; all born in Ipswich, Mass. :

+ 10 John/3, b. Nov. 21, 1669; d. Sept. i, 1760, Ipswich.

11 Phebe/3, b. Aug. 13, 1673; m. Theophilus Fisk of Wenham, at Ipswich (int. of m. July 18, 1700), and had children : (1)Phebe/4, b. Jan. 4, 1701 ; m. Jesse Maynard of Westboro. (2)Jerusha/4, b. Oct. 23, 1704; m. Caleb Moulton of Ipswich. (3)Thomas/4, bapt. Aug. 24, 1707. (4)Theophilus/4, b. May 31, 1709; m. Jemima Goldsmith. (5)Martha/4, b. Oct. 25, 171 1 ; m. George Dodge of Ipswich, ancestor of Gail Hamilton. (6)Mary/4, b. September 29, 1713; m. John Perkins of Topsfield. (7)Benjamin/4, b. ; died Aug. 25, 1751. (8)Theophilus/4 Fisk m. (2) Mehitable Wilkins, July 22, 1751.

+ 12 William/3, b. Aug. 19 1675.

13 Martha/3, b. March 21, 1677 m. Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Mary ( ) Bixby; he was bom at Topsfield, Mass., Nov. 26, 1678. Their children were:

(1)Benjamin/4 b. May 18, 1704, Topsfield.

(2)Martha/4, b. June 29, 1705, Topsfield. They probably removed from Topsfield about 1767.

+14 Thomas/3, b. Jan. 3, 1682; d. July, 1767.

15 Sarah/3, b. 1683; m. Paul Faulkner of Andover (int. of m. Aug. 19, 1714/5, Ipswich). Their children were:

(1)Sarah/4, b. Dec. 2, 1715, at Andover, Mass.; m. Gideon Stiles of Boxford, 1736.

(2)Paul Faulkner/4 m. (2) Hanna Sheffield and had 9 children.

+ 16 Samuel/3, b. Feb. 25, 1684; d. Nov. 17, 1760, at Ipswich.

GEDCOM Note

Perhaps the William Lamson who arrived in Ipswich in 1637 is the father of John.