

5. Joshua /2 (Roger /1), b. about 1630, in Salem. Very little can be ascertained about him except that he was a sea captain ; lived in Marblehead 1657, and d. in England in 1659. It seems probable that he was the person referred to in the following extract from a letter of Rev. John Davenport to John Winthrop, junior, dated New Haven, 14th, 2nd, 1655: "Captaine Conant is better, they have putt such household stuffe as they shall have use of into a vessel bound hitherward proposing to keepe house here.'"* If the family removed to Connecticut their stay was short, for no record of the name remains in the New Haven Colonial Records.
He m. Seeth Gardner, d. of Thomas, bapt. at Salem, 25 : 10: 1636. After his death she m. (2) John Grafton, as appears by the following record : "John Grafton and Seeth his wife were married 1 : 10 mo: 1659."'?]
The inventory of his estate was taken 28 May, 1659, by John Poor and Richard Prince; the amount was £189 17s.; charges due John Gardner, £35 7s. pd. In 1659 (Nov.): "This court doe appoynt Thomas Gardner administrator to the Estate of Joshua Conant who dyed intestate in England and is to be accountable for said Instate." (County Court Records.)
17. Joshua. b. 13Apr., 1657, at Salem; bapt. 4 June, 1657.
Joshua was born about 1630 and died in England in 1659. He married Seeth Gardner by 1657 and had one son.
Notes
"Estate of Joshua Conant of Salem Essex Probate Docket # None Administration on the estate of Joshua Connant, who died intestate in England, granted 29 : 9 : 1659 to Mr. Thomas Gardner. Amount of inventory of his estate in New England, 32 li. 6s Inventory of Seethe, widow of Joshuah Connant, taken by John Browne and Richard Price. "
Links
FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org) accessed 25 Jan 2019), entry for Joshua Conant, person ID K6S5-9XQ. 3
FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org) accessed 25 Jan 2019), entry for Joshua Conant, person ID K6S5-9XQ. 3
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