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About Andrew Pitcher, of Dorchester
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Andrew Pitcher (abt. 1621 - 1661)
- Born about 1621 in Devon, England [uncertain]
- Died 19 Feb 1661 in Milton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
- Husband of Margaret (Russell) Pitcher — married 1641 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Father of Samuel Pitcher, Experience (Pitcher) Ripley, Mary (Pitcher) Mills, Ruth (Pitcher) Newton, John Pitcher, Nathaniel Pitcher and Jonathan Pitcher
Biography
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Profile last modified 13 Sep 2020 | Created 13 Nov 2009
Andrew Pitcher migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).
Disputed Origins
A previous version of this profile, without source, claimed parents Andrew Pitcher and Agnes Blatch. They have been detached. Please use G2G to discuss evidence for his origins. Thank you.
Biography
Andrew Pitcher was one of the original settlers of Dorchester, Massachusetts. He is assumed to have emigrated in 1634 based on a land grant in Dorchester on September 1, 1634. He was one of 10 original settlers receiving grants of 3 acres "up on Naponset." [1] In the list of land grants, he is grouped with other young, unmarried men;[2] this indicates that the land grant recipient was this man, not this man's hypothetical father of the same name, as some family histories have assumed.
He has not been found on any ship's records and nothing is known of his birth or residence in England, although it is assumed that he was at least 21 when he received his grant of land, making his birth year 1613 or earlier.
Andrew married Margaret Russell before 1641;[3] their first child, Samuel, was born in April, 1641. [4]
On June 2, 1641 he was named a freeman,[5] and he also signed (with an 'X') a document establishing a free school in Dorchester.
In 1652 Andrew and two other men purchased over 500 acres of land "on the westerly side of the Charles River about 3 miles from Natick." [6] He was a fence viewer in 1653 and 54. He was a farmer and lived the latter part of his life in what is now Milton. [7]
He died Feb. 19, 1660/1.[8] His will was dated December 4.1660. An inventory of his estate was made on March 19, 1660/1 and it was valued at 286 pounds, 9 shillings and consisted mostly of real estate. [9]
Grantee at Dorchester in 1634, 1637, and 1647. [10] 1641: Member of the Church. [10] [11] 1641: Freeman. [10] Children
Children of Andrew Pitcher and Margaret Russell:
- Experience baptized Sept. 25, 1642; married Joseph son of Edward Bugbee of Roxbury.
- Mary baptized 30: 9 mo: 1644: wife of Isaac Rush; or November 25, 1644; married ___ Mills.
- Ruth baptized July 25, 1647.
- Samuel baptized 18: 2: 1641[11] or April 18, 1652 ; married first Alice Caig at Milton on Nov. 30, 1671. She died on Nov. 20, 1680 and he married second Mary Blake on Aug. 3, 1681.
- John, [10] baptized 11: 6 mo: 1650 at Dorchester.
- Nathaniel, [10] baptized 18: 2mo.: 1652 [11]; died at Milton on Jan. 12, 1736; married Mary Clap July 8, 1685 at Milton. She died June 14, 1709.
- Jonathan, mentioned in his will.
Dorchester First Church Records Member:
- Andrew Pitcher 16: 2mo: 1641. (p. 5) Dorchester Baptisms (no parents noted)
- Samuel Pitcher, (decimo8to) 18: 2 mo: 1641. (p. 153)
- Experience Pitcher, 7 mo: 25: 1642. (p. 155)
- Mary Pitcher, 30: 9 mo: 1644 (wife to Isaac Rush). (p. 157)
- Ruth Pitcher, 25: 5 mo: 1647. (p. 158)
- John Pitcher, 11: 6 mo: 1650. (p. 160)
- Nathaniel Pitcher, 18: 2mo.: 1652. (p. 162)[11] Milton
Marriages
- Pitcher, Samuel and Alice Caig married Nov. 30, 1671. (p. 100; p. 159)
- Pitcher, Samuel and Mary Blake married Aug. 3, 1681. (p. 94; p. 159)
- Pitcher, Nathaniel Pitcher and Mary Clap married July 8, 1685. (p. 159) Milton
Deaths
- Pitcher, Alice, wife of Samuel, Nov. 20, 1680. (p. 238)
- Pitcher, Mary wife of Nathaniel, June 14, 1709. (p. 238)
- Pitcher, Nathaniel, Jan. 12, 1736, in his 85th yr. (p. 238) [12]
Sources
- Footnotes and citations: ↑
- E. Clapp, Jr., History of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, Dorchester/Boston, MA,1859 ↑
- Anderson, Great Migration 1634-1635, M-P. Page 470. ↑
- Torrey's New England marriages to 1700. (online database AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008) ↑
- George H. Ellis, Records of the First Church at Dorchester in New England, 1636-1734, Boston, MA 1891
- Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91 Paige, Lucius R., List of Freemen of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1849 ↑
- Anderson citing SLR ↑
- History of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, by E. Clapp, jr., Dorchester/Boston, MA,1859 ↑
- 8.0 8.1 The Pioneers of Massachusetts: A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents, by Charles Henry Pope, Heritage Books, Jun 1, 2010
- 9.0 9.1 Suffolk County Wills: Abstracts of the Earliest Wills Upon Record in the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts, NEHGS, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1984 ↑
- 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 History of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, by E. Clapp, jr., Dorchester/Boston, MA,1859 ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Records of the First Church at Dorchester in New England, 1636-1734, Geor
- ge H. Ellis, Boston, MA 1891 ↑
- 12.0 12.1 12.2 Milton Records: Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1662-1843, Alphabetically and Chronologically Arranged, A. Mudge & Son, printers, Boston, MA, 1900 Source list: Great Migration 1634-1635, M-P. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007. featured name.subscription site
- The Pioneers of Massachusetts: A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents, by Charles Henry Pope, Heritage Books, Jun 1, 2010
- Records of the First Church at Dorchester in New England, 1636-1734, George H. Ellis, Boston, MA 1891 Milton Records: Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1662-1843, Alphabetically and Chronologically Arranged, A. * * Mudge & Son, printers, Boston, MA, 1900
- Suffolk County Wills: Abstracts of the Earliest Wills Upon Record in the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts, NEHGS, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1984 See Also: Suffolk Deeds: Liber -I-XIV [1629-87], Suffolk Co. MA, 1880
- Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial (Lewis Historical Publishing, New York, New York, 1913, pp 1568) - See Andrew Pitcher descendants - Vol 3, Page 1330 Andrew and Margaret Pitcher Home Plaque Plaque dedicated by Andrew and Margaret's decendants on site of Andrew and Margaret Pitcher's home.
- S13:Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91 Paige, Lucius R., List of Freemen of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1849
- S14: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Title: Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 199 S15: Gale Research Title: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Filby, P. William, ed, Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010 S82:
- Savage, James.A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Originally published Boston 1860-62, reprinted April 1873 and 1884. Reproduced by Genealogical Publishing Company, Balitmore 1981.) S83:
- Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book , New York, NY, USA: Crest Publishing Company, Inc.,
- 1907 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, Boston, MA: NEHGS (2007); Page 468 (subscription needed)
- The Pitcher Family Book by Gerald J. Pitcher
Biography
From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36759773/andrew-pitcher
Born by about 1613 (based on grant of land in 1634). Husbandman who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1634 (based on grant of land at Dorchester on 1 September 1634) & settled in Dorchester. Died in Dorchester 19 February 1660[/1].
Married by 1641 Margaret _____. Sometime prior to 1657, "Margaret Pitcher" joined twenty other Dorchester women in signing a petition to the General Court is support of Alice Kibby, a midwife.
They had 8 children: Samuel, Experience Bugby, Mary, Ruth Newton, John, Nathaniel, Mary again, & Jonathan.
Pope concluded his sketch of Andrew Pitcher with a note on the will of William Pitcher, probated at Essex Court on 30 June 1676 [Pope 362; EPR 3:80]. There does not seem to be any connection between Andrew Pitcher and William Pitcher.
In the Dorchester land grants of 1634, Andrew Pitcher was grouped with a number of young, unmarried men. This is consistent with what we know from other sources of his date of marriage, and suggests that our estimate of his date of birth cannot be far off the mark.
Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project. link
Origins
Unknown.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36759773/andrew-pitcher
From Find a Grave Contributor.
Born by about 1613 (based on grant of land in 1634). Husbandman who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1634 (based on grant of land at Dorchester on 1 September 1634) & settled in Dorchester. Died in Dorchester 19 February 1660[/1].
Married by 1641 Margaret _____. Sometime prior to 1657, "Margaret Pitcher" joined twenty other Dorchester women in signing a petition to the General Court is support of Alice Kibby, a midwife. Pope concluded his sketch of Andrew Pitcher with a note on the will of William Pitcher, probated at Essex Court on 30 June 1676 [Pope 362; EPR 3:80]. There does not seem to be any connection between Andrew Pitcher and William Pitcher. In the Dorchester land grants of 1634, Andrew Pitcher was grouped with a number of young, unmarried men. This is consistent with what we know from other sources of his date of marriage, and suggests that our estimate of his date of birth cannot be far off the mark. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project. Find A Grave contributor Cathy Truesdale adds that according to the unducumentable book, The Family of Andrew Pitcher, Dorcester, MA by J.S. Buel and the book, The Pitcher Book by William Richard Phipps, Andrew was born in 1621 in Devonshire, Parish of Kent, England. If this was true, he would not have old enough to be granted land in Dorchester in 1634.
References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691)
- https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Andrew_Pitcher_%282%29
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Andrew Pitcher, of Dorchester's Timeline
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1613
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Kenton, Devon, England
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| 1641 |
April 18, 1641
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Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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July 25, 1642
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Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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October 30, 1644
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1645
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May 25, 1647
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June 11, 1650
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| 1652 |
February 18, 1652
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Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
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February 19, 1660
Age 47
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Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
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