John Mariner, Jr

• parents: Rev. John Mariner (LaMariner) father of John Mariner of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, by his 1st wife, Elizabeth.

who was the father of Rachel Mariner (child born the day before her mother died); mother was Sarah (Sawyer) Bray.

Notes:

John Mariner b. btw 1680-1685, France, Register of Qualified Huguenot
Ancestors of the National
Huguenot Society, Fourth Edition, Compiled by Arthur Louis Finnell, 1995,
p. 172.
He was baptized 19 Apr 1709 Gloucester, Essex, MA, Descendants of
Edward Small by Lora
Altine Woodbury Underhill, p. 1221.
His parents were John and Elizabeth Marin[er], both b. France. I have
more biographical info
on John Marin.
John Mariner m. (1) 1 Apr 1708, Gloucester, Essex, MA, Sarah Sawyer,
p. 172, Finnell, op. cit.
(3) 16 Nov. 1737, Falmouth, York, now Maine,
Martha Turner, Underhill, op. cit. p. 1221. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MAINE/2003-07/1057115667

Sources

1. National Huguenot Society - List of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors updated April 30, 2012
2. Genealogy of Edward Small: The Mariner Family. Page 1124-1136

Links

• http://www.generationsgoneby.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I37580&...

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Marriner-6

John Marriner aka Mariner

Born 1682 in France [uncertain]

Son of Jean (Marriner) Mariner and Elizabeth (Josue) Marriner

Brother of Josue Mariner [half]

Husband of Sarah (Sawyer) Marriner — married 1 Apr 1708 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts

Husband of Mary (Vaughn) Marriner — married 16 Feb 1725 (to before 15 Nov 1737) in Ipswich, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father of Sarah (Mariner) Elwell, Elizabeth (Mariner) Staples, Joseph Mariner, Rachel (Marriner) Fogg, Mary (Marriner) Dyer and Hannah (Marriner) Dyer

Died about 1748 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 23 May 2019 | Created 11 Sep 2010

Biography

John Mariner Jr., son to John and Elizabeth _____ of Gloucester was born probably between 1680-85. He was of legal age in 1705 when the town gave its permission for him to set up a house at Freshwater Cove.[1]

John Mariner married first Sarah Sawyer April 1, 1708 at Gloucester. His wife, Sarah died Aug 26, 1724, at age 41.[1]

The marriage intention of John Mariner and Mary Cobb was dated Jan 30, 1725, and they were married Feb 16, 1725, at Ipswich by Symonds Epes, Justice of the Peace. They moved to Cape Elizabeth, Maine about 1730.[1] Their record of marriage states John was born in France.[citation needed] NOTE: Neither Massachusetts Vital Records, nor Ipswich church records showing John's marriage to Mary Cobb (aka Vaughn) show the comment about him being born in France. It might only be shown in US and International Marriage Records".

John Mariner's third wife, whom he married Nov 15, 1737 at Falmouth Maine, was Martha Turner. She survived him.[1]

Known children of John Mariner are:[2]

With Sarah Sawyer:

Sarah, b Jan 7, 1709 in Gloucester; bp Apr 17, 1709 in the First Church of Gloucester, at the same time as her father; m David Elwell Oct 26, 1727 at Gloucester Elizabeth, b Oct 20, 1712 in Gloucester; bp Oct 25, 1712 in the First Church; m probably in Falmouth to Samuel Staples John, Jr. b June 21, 1716 at Gloucester; bp July 1, 1716 in the First Church of Gloucester; marriage intention to Sarah Roberts was entered June 19, 1737 at Falmouth Joseph, b Aug 29, 1719, Gloucester; bp Sep 27, 1719 in the First Church; marriage intention with Abigail Hanscom was published June 28, 1741 in Falmouth Rachel, b Aug 19, 1724 in Gloucester; her mother died when she was one week old; m Samuel Fogg Jan 27, 1743 With wife Mary Cobb:

Mary, b Jan 17, 1726-7 in Gloucester; bp Jan 22, 1726-7 in the First Church; marriage intention with James Dyer entered Nov 11, 1744 at Falmouth Hannah, bp Sep 1730 in Falmouth; m Apr 8, 1749 in Falmouth to Micah Dyer With wife Martha:

Susanna, she was under 14 years of age in 1752 Benjamin, he was under 14 years of age in 1752 Further information from Underhill's book:[1]

There is no record that shows John Mariner to have held public office in Gloucester; he was a seafaring man. Until two years before his death, he was not mentioned otherwise than as a "mariner," "coaster," or "fisherman;" there is abundant evidence that he was particularly successful in his calling. On his voyages up and down the coast he was attracted to the new settlement just beginning on the south side of Fore River, at Cape Elizabeth, and, as early as 1720, he obtained his first grant of land with a view to permanent settlement.

To that end he sold, one by one, his plots of land in Gloucester. It is evident that previous to the sale of the homestead, in November, 1730, the family of John Mariner had remained at Gloucester.

This sundering of the last tie that bound them to their old home was the signal for removal to the new. With forethought rare at that period, he had spent ten years in preparing it for them. The unsettled condition of that section of the Maine coast, due to frequent incursions of the Indians, also contributed to the delay.

For several years, scouting-parties under the command of Colonel Thomas Westbrook were sent out. John Mariner served as "centinel" in the company of Captain Robert Temple, from June 26 to December 10, 1722, and in the company of Captain Jeremiah Moulton, from November 21, 1724, to January 28, 1724-25. Two days after his return from the latter expedition, the intention of his marriage to his second wife, Mary Cobb, of Falmouth, was published.

In 1746, John Mariner, of Falmouth, "yeoman," conveyed a small parcel of land to "Christopher Strout, Esq, of Falmouth, it being part of my Home Farm." This is the only instance of his being called a yeoman ; as he then was over sixty years of age, he probably had retired from the sea. His home farm fronted on what is now Broadway, close by Fore River where it flows into Casco Bay, and near the present Ferry Landing. A plan of the Mariner estate, made in October, 1895, for the owner, F. H. Harford, Esq., shows the original land to be bisected, in part, by "Marriner Street," which runs from Broadway to Fourth Street, while a triangular section is bordered by Harriet, Fourth, and Pine Streets.

At the time he lived in Cape Elizabeth, he probably was the wealthiest man in that locality. The inventory of his estate shows, too, that he lived in a manner befitting his station. His dwelling-house and barn were frame buildings, and probably commodious ; the furnishings were more than liberal. It is said that the "Watch Box," mentioned in setting off the widow's portion, was a garrison-house, which was maintained on the estate as a place of retreat in case of incursions by the Indians. The relics of his scouting-days, which his heirs at any time might yet need, were a firelock musket, powder-horn and powder, two dozen flints, shot, a cartouch box and bags, and snowshoes. Mention is made of old books and a "large Bible," and "one Pew" in the meeting-house. This pew was in the First Congregational Church of Falmouth, where his daughter Hannah was baptized in September, 1730.

There is no record of his death other than that contained in the settlement of his estate, " Dec [deceased] 1748." From the fact that a guardian was appointed for his two younger children on October 5, 1748, and the widow of his eldest son, John, was appointed administratrix of her husband's estate on the same date, the inference is drawn that father and son were lost at sea, on the same voyage. John Mariner owned a fleet of merchant ships and died a wealthy man in 1748, probably at sea.[3]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury Descendants of Edward Small of New England, and the allied families, with tracings of English ancestry, published 1910. Reference pages 1124+. ↑ Underhill, pages 1136-1141, 1148-1149 ↑ Demars, Frances Morton/Rich Brian Morton, Esq. (1704-1793) - Englishman. Wives: Thankful Parker - 1st, Lucy White Chamberlain, widow - 2nd, and descendants of Cape Cod, Mass, Cape Elizabeth (Falmouth), Gorham, & Jackson Plantation of Waldo County, Maine, published 1995. Reference page 243 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Ancestry.com U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing