Dea. George Sumner, Sr.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sumner-141

Deacon George Sumner, Sr., the fourth child of William and Mary (West) Sumner, was born was baptized 1 March 1634[/5] in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England.[1][2] He died at Milton, Massachusetts in December 1715.

He formed part of the family emigration in 1636. He was made a freeman of Massachusetts May 6, 1657. He removed to Milton, Massachusetts where he was lieutenant of the train band. In 1693-1703, he was deputy to the general court from Milton. He was ordained a Deacon of the church in 1699. In 1662, he married Mary Baker, daughter of Edward Baker at Northampton, Massachusetts. They had 12 children.[3] [4]

Marriage: 7 November 1662 Northampton; George Sumner of Milton to Mary Baker. [5]

He was buried at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. His memorial has a photo of his headstone, links to those of family members and a transcription of his gravestone inscription:

Here lyes the body of Deacon George Sumner, aged 81 years, died ye 11th day of December, 1715 (memorial page lists incorrect birth year).[6]

Children of George and Mary

1. Mary Sumner b. 11 Feb, 1664 married Joseph Swimnerton
2. George Sumner b. 9 Feb. 1666 married Ann Tucker.
3. Samuel b. 19 Oct. 1668
4. William b. 7 April 1671
5. Ebenezer b. 9 Dec. 1673.
6. Edward Sumner b. 29 Aug. 1676 married Elizabeth Clapp
7. Joseph b. 25 Jan. 1678.
8. Benjamin Sumner b. 15 Dec. 1683 married Elizabeth Badcock.[7]

Child Mary was born at Dorchester, the younger children at Milton.

Mary Sumner died his widow on 1 Apr 1719 at age 77 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

References

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sumner-141 cites
   1. Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" citing Digital film/folder number: 007906840; FHL microfilm: 887478 FamilySearch Record: JMTX-CN1 (accessed 19 September 2023) Georg Sumner baptism on 1 Mar 1634, son of William Sumner, in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England.
   2. Parish registers for Bicester: "Parish registers for Bicester" Catalog: Parish registers for Bicester Baptisms, 1539-1786, 1795-1812; marriages, 1539-1802; banns, 1754-1797; burials, 1539-1812. Film number: 007906840 > image 143 of 610: FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSH7-NGS8 (accessed 19 September 2023)
   3. Ellery Bicknell Crane - Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume 1 1907. Page 83. A Google E-book. Historic Homes
   4. William Sumner Appleton - Record of the descendants of William Sumner, of Dorchester, Mass., 1636. Page 3. An Archive.org book William Sumner
   5. Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" citing Marriage, Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004325917 FamilySearch Record: Q29L-2YGT (accessed 20 September 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRM3-WG Image number 00015 George Summer marriage to Mary Baker on 7 Nov 1662 in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
   6. Find A Grave Memorial# 21154487 George Sumner http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21154487
   7. Children see Crane, Appleton and FInd A Grave.
   8. See also-- Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009), 598-604 (William Sumner); digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors.
   9. Hudson-Mohawk Genealogy weblink needed
   10. Perrin, William Henry. History of Summit County, With an Outline Sketch of Ohio (Baskin & Battey, Chicago, 1881) Page 768.
   11. Appleton, William S. Record of the Descendants of William Sumner, of Dorchester, Mass., 1636. Boston: D. Clapp & Son, 1879.
2. Birth date seen as Feb 14 1635