Henry Short

Henry Short died 1673, parents unknown. Married 1) Elizabeth 2) Sarah Glover, who survived him, and married Robert Adams of Newbury next.

Sailed from England in 1634 on the ship "Mary and John".

family

Married

1. BEF 1647 in Ipswich, Essex, MA to Elizabeth
2. 9 OCT 1648 in Newbury, Newburyport, Essex, MA to Sarah Glover

Children of Sarah Glover and Henry Short

• 1. SARAH SHORT, b. Newbury 18 December 1649; d. there 12 March 1650[/1?].
• 2. HENRY SHORT, b. Newbury 11 March 1651[/2]; m. (1) Newbury 30 March 1674 Sarah Whipple [EQC 5:439], daughter of John Whipple [GM 2:4:144]; m. (2) Newbury 11 May 1692 Ann (Sewall) Longfellow, daughter of Henry Sewall and widow of William Longfellow [Sewall Gen 107-11].
• 3. JOHN SHORT, b. Newbury 31 October 1653; d. there 31 January 1653[/4].
• 4. SARAH SHORT, b. Newbury 28 [or 29] January 1659[/60?]; m. Newbury 29 May 1679 John Mayo.

biography

From Find A Grave Memorial# 36868436

Henry Short & his family came to New England in the MARY & JOHN in 1634. According to "Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton Mass.", Henry Short moved to and settled in Ipswich in 1635 along with other of my ancestors, MATHIAS BUTTON in 1639, RALPH FARNAM in 1639, RICHARD KIMBALL in 1637, and FRANCIS PEABODY in 1636, and an Anthony Short in 1635 (who may have been Henry brother). He was "unduly chosen" as a representative for Ipswichand was not allowed to be a deputy to the general court. The family removed to Newbury, Mass along with John Spencer & Nicholas Easton in 1636, selling his land in Ipswich to Samuel Appleton on July 25, 1638. On Dec. 4, 1641, he was chosen to be one of four to see that the estate of John Goffe was divided between his wife and childen and to take care of the children's portion. He was chosen a representative of Newbury and was selected by the General Court to be part of a committee to settle the dispute between Haverhill and Salisbury in regard to land in 1654.
He married (1) Elizabeth in England, and (2) Sarah Glover on October 9, 1649. His widow married Robert Adams on February 6, 1678.
His will was filed on June 19, 1673, but not proved.

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From page 23 of Ancestry and Descendants of Lieutendent Jonathan and Tamesin (Barker) Norris ... By Henry McCoy Norris

Abraham Fitts, d. 1692 was son of Robert Fitts, d. 1665, of Salisbury, who came to Am. in 1635 and married Grace Lord, d. 1684, while his wife, Sarah Tompson, d. 1664, was the dau. of Simon Tompson, b. abt. 1608, d. 1676, of Ipswich, 1636, whose wife, Rachel, was a sister of Henry Short who came to Am. in 1634.

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  • GREAT MIGRATION BEGINS and GREAT MIGRATION Project
  • from TORREY: SHORT, Henry (-1673) (nephew of James JACKMAN) & 1/wf Elizabeth _____ (-1648;); by 1647; Ipswich?
  • from TORREY: SHORT, Henry (-1673) & 2/wf Sarah GLOVER (-1697), m/2 Robert ADAMS 1677/8; 9 Oct 1648; Newbury