Biography

Several genealogies list Cornelius Canterbury as being a son or brother of William of Salem, however, other than for sharing the same name I can’t find any link between the two.

On 3 May 1649 Cornelius sold his house with two acres of adjoining land to Samuel Lincoln, mariner, bounded by the swamp and the highway. Cornelius lived at first on Town (North) St. near Thaxter’s Bridge and later lived in the middle ward. He was constable in 1672.[1] "Cooper.

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Cornelius Canterbury (abt. 1625 - 1683)

Cornelius Canterbury
Born about 1625 [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Husband of Anna (Hilliard) Canterbury — married 1650 [location unknown]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of John Canterbury, Anna (Canterbury) Barnes, Elizabeth Canterbury, Mary (Canterbury) Horswell, Cornelius Canterbury, Sarah Canterbury, Martha Canterbury, Hannah (Canterbury) Stoddard and Hester (Canterbury) Tower
Died 21 Oct 1683 at about age 58 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Several genealogies list Cornelius as being a son or brother of William of Salem, however, other than for sharing the same name I can’t find any link between the two.

On 3 May 1649 Cornelius sold his house with two acres of adjoining land to Samuel Lincoln, mariner, bounded by the swamp and the highway. Cornelius lived at first on Town (North) St. near Thaxter’s Bridge and later lived in the middle ward. He was constable in 1672.[1]

"Cooper."[1]

Here followeth more of the Names of the owners of the fence of the Division belonging to the Plain Neck… Lot 22 Cornelius Cantlebury… 04 Rods, 11 feet, 00 half… these two divisions of the Neck fence were made and ordered on the 4th day of May, 1667 by the Select Men of Hingham…

Lots of the Sixth Division- The Names of the Original Grantees the number of ye lots drawn for each is as followeth… 35 Cornelius Canterbury 6 ½ shares- 20 acres- 11 rods. [2]

"Here followeth more of the Names of the Proprietors with the number of their Lots for the Second Division of Conahasset Uplands... Cornelius Cantlebury 8 1/2 shares, 24 acres, 2 roods, 7 rods. The 36 Lot belong to Cornelius Cantlebury and the widow Hilliard his mother in Law."[3]

Constable in 1672.

Late in life he resided in the middle ward, Hingham.[1]

From service in King Philip’s war either he, or his son’s, heirs were entitled to land in Narraganset No. 5, now Bedford, NH.[4]

Inventory of Cornelius’s estate 23 Nov. 1683
Dwelling house and land at Cohassett 60 0 0
1 lot in first division upland 20£ 1 lot in 2nd div. 12£ 32 0 0
1 lot in 2nd division upland 18 0 0
7 ½ acres of meadow at Cohassett 50 0 0
12 swine 8£ 2 beds & bedding 5£ 13 0 0
1 chest & linen 33s. pewter brass tin & Earthenware 25s 2 18 0
2 Frying pans 5s. corn & provision 5£ 5 5 0
4 chairs & wooden dishes 7s. 2 guns 40s 2 7 0
2 axes 1 spade 2 hoes 11s. Leather & deer skins 8s 0 19 0
1 bill hook & old iron 7s 7 0
1 years time in an Indian servant 4 0 0
In barrels and lumber at Cohassett 15 0
1 iron crow 8s. 1 crosscut saw 6s 14 0
Total 190 5 0
[5]
A Jan. 1711 estate settlement for Cornelius Cantlebury late of Hingham deceased mentions grandson John Barnes and “his five daughters namely… Mary the wife of Francis Horswell… Elizabeth Cantlebury… Sarah the wife of Samuel Mayo… Hannah the wife of Stephen Stodder… Hesther the wife of John Tower.” (Suffolk Mass. Probate Vol.17;Pg.412-414)

CHILDREN

John- b. 17 July 1652 Hingham, d. 13 Jan. 1678/9 Hingham
Anna- bpt. 8 May 1653 Hingham, m. July 1679 Peter Barnes (b. 6 June 1652 Hingham, d. 17 May 1742 Hingham), d. 20 Dec. 1729 Hingham
Mary- b. 8 Oct. 1654 Hingham, d. 25 May 1711 Cohasset[citation needed]
Elizabeth- b. 8 Oct. 1654 Hingham, d.s.p. 22 Apr. 1738 Hingham
Cornelius- bpt. 11 Jan. 1656/7 Hingham, d. 15 Jan. 1678/9 Hingham “John Canterbery dyed of the small pox” [6]
Sarah- b. 19 Dec. 1660 Hingham [unsourced in several on-line genealogies- not in Hingham records], m.c.1683 Samuel Mayo (b. 2 Apr. 1658 Eastham, d. before 1 May 1732), d. 31 Dec. 1750 Eastham
Martha- b. 7 Oct. 1665 Hingham, d. 10 Dec. 1672 Hingham
Hannah- b. 29 June 1669 Hingham, m. 1 Apr. 1700 Hingham, Steven Stodder (b. 18 Sept. 1674 Hingham, d. July 1753 Hingham), d. 31 Dec. 1726 Hingham
Hester- b. 19 Nov. 1671 Hingham, m. 15 Jan. 1695/6, John Tower (b. 21 Mar. 1673 Hingham, d. 9 Dec. 1711 Hingham), d. 25 Dec. 1729 Hingham
Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol II, p. 117
↑ Hingham Town Records- pp. 61, 77
↑ Hingham Town Records- p. 176
↑ Soldiers in King Philip’s War- George Bodge- Boston, 1906 p. 433
↑ Inventory quoted in: A Narrative History of the Town of Cohasset, Massachusetts- Edwin Victor Bigelow- pp. 163-4
↑ The Hobart Journal- Edward Egan, Jr., NEHGR- Vol. 121, p. 202 (July 1967)
Also see:

The Hobart Journal- Edward Egan, Jr., NEHGR- Vol. 121, pp. 213 (July 1967)

From page 1608 of Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the ..., Volume 3 edited by William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams

The surname Canterbury CANTERBURY is of ancient English origin, derived from the place name. In the early American records it is also spelled Cantlebury, Cantilbury, etc. There were two immigrants of the family in Massachusetts among the first settlers, Cornelius and William, mentioned below.

Cornelius Canterbury came to Hingham, Massachusetts, as early as 1639. He lived on Town (now North) street, near Thaxter bridge. He sold a house and two acres of land May 3, 1649, to Samuel Lincoln. He was constable in 1672. He was a cooper by trade. His widow Anna died December 20. 1710. He died October 21, 1683. His daughters, Ann Barnes, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Hannah and Esther, petitioned January 29. 1683. for the division of his estate, as he was unable to make a will in his last sickness, and agreed that their mother should have oneseventh of the estate and twenty shillings a year from each of them. But the estate was not divided until September 14, 1711, when five daughters and one grandson, John Barnes, each received a sixth, the mother having died in the meantime, showing that no heirs bearing the Canterbury name survived.

Family

Children:

• 1. John, born July 17, 1652, died January 13, 1678-79.
• 2. Anna, May 8, 1653, married, July, 1679, Peter Barnes.
• 3. Mary, October 8, 1654, married Francis Horswell.
• 4. Cornelius, January 4, 1656-57, died January 15. 1678-79.
• 5. Elizabeth. 1660, died unmarried April 22.1738.
• 6. Martha. October 7, 1665, died December 10. 1672.
• 7. Hannah, June 29, 1669. married, April 1. 1700. Stephen Stodder.
• 8. Esther, November 19, 1671, married, January 15, 169596, John Tower.
• 9. Sarah, married Samuel Mayo.

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Notes

On Nov. 23, 1694 “Anne Cantlebury relict widow and executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Cornelius Cantlebury late of Hingham” acquired property in Hingham “granted in the twon book to Anthony Hilliard and possessed many years by Elizabeth his wife.” (Suffolk, Mass. deeds Bk.25;Pg.264)

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Hingham- Second Division Lots

References

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Canterbury-225
   1. History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol II, p. 117
   2. Hingham Town Records- pp. 61, 77
   3. Hingham Town Records- p. 176
   4. Soldiers in King Philip’s War- George Bodge- Boston, 1906 p. 433
   5. Inventory quoted in: A Narrative History of the Town of Cohasset, Massachusetts- Edwin Victor Bigelow- pp. 163-4
   6. The Hobart Journal- Edward Egan, Jr., NEHGR- Vol. 121, p. 202 (July 1967) Also see:
   7. The Hobart Journal- Edward Egan, Jr., NEHGR- Vol. 121, pp. 213 (July 1967)
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hilliard-1857 cites
   1. History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.117
   2. Hingham Town Records
   3. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, "Land Record Transcript and Town Record Transcript", < Ancestry shared image >