Alexander Bachiler

It is impossible to trace the relationship, if any existed, between the early Bachlier families in England, or to decide whether the first emigrants of that — name to America were kindred. The Ipswich and Salem emigrants were brothers. The names associated in some of the early English families indicate that Alexander Bachieler, the emigrant, of Portsmouth, was a relative of the Salem and Ipswich

• Lower"s Patronymica Brittanica, 20. +Note to page 404. iCalendarium Genealogicum, 1297. gRotuli Clausarum in Turri Londonensi.

II Batchellor: The name is Norman. Gilbert Batchellor paid taillage in Normandy in 1195. The name is variously spelled in this country and in England. •{Registers c he Parish of Kelsale, Suffolk.

10 BATCHELDER GENEALOGY.

Bachilers, as Mark Bacheller, of Bradding, in the Isle of Wight, died about 1614, leaving a brother. Alexander Bacheller, two sons, John Bacheller the elder and John Bacheller the younger, and three daughters.* Mark was a family name among the Salem Bachilers, but neither that name, nor Alexander, has been found elsewhere in the English families. Such evidence is, of course, slight, but is worth noting in the absence of convincing facts. It is probable that other relationship existed between some of the Bachiler emigrants, but further and more careful search must be made in England before this interesting question of relationship can be settled.

There were seven immigrants of the Bachiler name :

1. Alexander, of Portsmouth, N. H.

2. Rev. Stephen, of Lynn, Mass., and Hampton, N. H.

3. Henry, of Ipswich, Mass.

4. Joseph, of Salem, Mass. (now Wenham).

5. John, of Salem, Mass.

6. William, of Charlestown, Mass.

7. John, of Watertown, and Dedham, and Reading.

There are living descendants of the Bachiler name from four of these immi- grants, namely: Rev. Stephen, Joseph and John, of Salem, and Henry, of Ipswich.

I. ALEXANDER BACHELDER, b. in England; m. there Anne .

She d. in Portsmouth in 1661.

The last will & testament of Anne Batchelder, Widdow, of Portsmouth 1 Pas- calage River made the 5th November, 1660. I, Ann Bachelder, being weake of Body, but in perfect memory doe ordaine this as my last will & testament hereby revoking all former wills, Legaceys <Sr bequests wh'ever. Imp. My debts & funerall charges being paid out of my whole estate I give & bequeath unto my sonn Jno. Bacheler the true sume of thitye pounds, my son being alive at my death, if hee bee not alive at my death then I will the said sume unto his widdow & theyr joynt children equally to be divided among them.

I give unto James Leech twenty shillings, unto his wife twenty shillings & unto

theyr foure children ten shillings a piece. I give unto Jane Fu my best hatt &

blue petty coate.

I give unto Mary Walford, widdow, my best petty coate and twenty shillings unto her foure children ten shillings a piece.

If in case I dye before my servant, Richard Peirce, his time bee out wh time remaines I give him wth an axe, handsaw. Adze, Augur, a calking Iron or two, together wth two suits of apparell & three shirts.

I give more unto my said servant Rich. Peirce forty shillings.

I give unto Tho : Paine, wh his time is expired, forty shillings & executors for the better performance of this, my will I make Joshua Moody & Mr. Elias Stile- man & desire Mr. James Pendleton to be my over seer.

In witness wh of I have hereunto set my hand in the day and year above written.

The mark of "^^^ x P Batchelder. Proved in Court held at

Mary -|- Walford, Dover the 26th June 166 1 by Mary Walford & Ann Hart,

The mark of who tooke their oaths as attest, Elias Stileman, Clerk.

Ann ^ Hart. He died before 1661. Res. Portsmouth, N. H.

2. i. MARY, b. ; m. Jeremiah Walford, and she m. 2d, John

Amazean, called the Greek. He sued for his wife's thirds in 1666. She probably died soon after her mother.

3. ii. JOHN, b. ; m. and had children in 1661.