Cornelius Canterbury

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.

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 >