Henry Kingman, of Weymouth

Henry Kingman, his parents unknown, was born about 1595 in England [Frome, Somerset?] and died 5 JUN 1667 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. His wife Joane died at Weymouth, 11 Apr. 1659.

Henry Kingman (aged 40) emigrated with his Wife Joane 39; Daughter Joane 11; Son Edward 16; Son John 2; Son Thomas 7; Daughter Anne 9, leaving England 20 Mar 1633/34 bound for Weymouth, New England

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Came from Wales [SIC] to Weymouth, Mass. in 1632 [SIC] and was made free in 1636.

The following is from "Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Massachusetts" by George Walter Chamberlain: "sailed from Weymouth in Dorsetshire on or near 20 Mar. 1634-35 in Rev. Joseph Hull's Company, and arrived at Dorchester, 7 June 1635. (Register, 25: 14.) He was made a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 3 Mar. 1635-6. (Ibid. 3: 94.) Seven lots were granted to him at Weymouth, viz., twelve acres". It goes on to say that: "He was 'lycensed to keepe the saide fferry at Waymothe' during the pleasure of the General Court, 3 Mar. 1635-36, and was to take twopence apiece for transportation of people, 12 Mar. 1637-38. Massachusetts Bay Colony Records, 1: 165, 225.) He was licensed to keep a house of entertainment at Weymouth, 6 June, 1637. (Ibid. 199.) He was a deputy from Weymouth to the General Court 2 May 1638, 27 May, 1652, and 26 May, 1657; and was one of a committee to lay out a highway from Weymouth to Dorchester, 25 Dec. 1648. "

Origin: Unknown

• Birth: About 1594 (aged 40 on 20 March 1634/5 [Hotten 284]' aged "74 or thereabouts" on 24 May 1667 [SPR 1:530) Death: Weymouth 5 June 1667 (from inventory) (1)

Sources

• Henry Kingman, in Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (NEHGS, 1999-2011), 4:180.
• Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Author: George Walter Chamberlain, M.S. Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore: Reprint, 1984

Links

• Descendants of Henry Kingman

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Henry Kingman, aged 40, Joane, his wife, aged 39, Edward Kingman, his son aged 16, Joane, his daughter, aged 11, Anne, his daughter, aged 9, Thomas, his son, aged 7, John, his son, aged 2 years, and John Ford, his servant aged 30 years, sailed from Weymouth in Dorsetshire on or near 20 Mar. 1634-35 in Rev. Joseph Hull's Company, and arrived at Dorchester, 7 June, 1635. (Register, 25: 14.)

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Henry Kingman, along with his wife (Joanna Drake Kingman) and their six children, was a member of the Hull Party, a group of 105 people under the leadership of Reverend Joseph Hull. The group set sail on the Mary Gould from Weymouth, Dorcetshire on March 20, 1635. They landed at Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony on May 6, 1635. The group stayed in Boston briefly before heading out to a permanent settlement in Wessagusset (renamed Weymouth a few months later). Henry set about accumulating land and became what was for that time a large landowner (about 42 acres). He was a prominent member of the community and described as enterprising and energetic. Weymouth must have been a quite conservative place at the time because the Reverend Hull was dismissed from the parish for his liberal views and so moved to Hingham.

Henry died in Weymouth on July 5, 1667. He is buried in Union Cemetery in Brockton, MA.

Source: Descendants of Henry Kingman, written by Bradford Kingman and published in 1912 https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofhen00king/descendantsofhen0...

His will is part of this document

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• Reference: MyHeritage Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 15 2019, 15:18:52 UTC

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GEDCOM Source

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GEDCOM Source

Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=120299698&pi...

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He Migrated to America in 1635 on the Ship "Marygould" with his wife Joanna Drake and son Edward age 16 and daughter Joane aged 11, daughter Anne aged 9, son Thomas age 7, son John aged 2, along with his servant John Ford aged 30. When they reached Boston they moved to Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Where Henry became an "Innkeeper".