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The most recent research suggests that parents were not John Wise & Agnes Wise, and that his wife was not Susana Tidd.
Records in England show his name as Humphrey Wyth or Wythe, and in America as Humphrey Wise.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wythe-98
Humphrey Wythe, son of Benjamin Wythe and Emme Jannings, was born about 1590 in Harkstead, Suffolk England.[1]
Marriage and Children
Humphrey Wythe married Susan Pakeman (bap. Nacton 8 Mar 1597), daughter of Christopher Pakeman, on 8 April 1616 in Nacton, Suffolk, England and they had the following children in Suffolk, England:[1][2]
surnames as spelled in the parish record.[1]
Humphrey Wise was in Ipswich, MA in 1635 and died soon afterwards. Susanna's second husband, Samuel Greefield, took over the property without authority before March 1638/9. George Gidding and Richard Lumpkyn were named overseers for the children. The court was ordered to settle the estate. Samuel was appointed the adminstrator and the court ordered the sale of the house, house lot, a planting lot of six acres and a farm of 120 acres as well as the sale of other items from the estate. The proceeds were given to Samuel to bring up the five minor children, the older, married children had already received their portions.
Humphrey died before 4 Mar 1638/9 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.[1][2] when the following record was entered into Ipswich town records:
Memorand, that whereas Samuell Greenfield now of this Towne of Ipswich, husbandman, being lawfully possessed of all the Landes formerly granted to Humphry Wyth, deceased, by marriage of Susan late wyfe of the sayd Humphry Wyth deceased, now the sayd Samuell Greenfield, together with the consent of his sayd wyfe, hath sould unto Thomas Emerson of this town of Ipswich also husbandman, all that psell of Land formerly granted to the foresayd Humphry Wyth for a farme . . . [5]
On March 13, 1638/9, the General Court at Boston order the Court at Ipswich "to examine & settle all things belonging to the estate of Humfrey Wiffe, & also for the land, sould & vnsould."[6]
The Court at Ipswich made the following findings and rulings:
Humfry Wise of Ipswich, died intestate, and Samuel Greenfield late of Salem married his widow and took into his possession the lands and goods of the said Humfry, without legal order. The Court held at Ipswich 26: 1 : 1639, caused them to deliver an inventory of the estate which amounted to about 140li. Wise left a wife and five children, Benjamin, Joseph, Em. [Emma], Sarah and Ann, besides some that were married and had received their portions. Samuel Greenfield was appointed administrator. . .[7][2]
The spelling of the family surname in English records was consistently either "Wythe," "Wyth" or "Withe." The spelling "Wise" was a variation that appears to only have been used in Humphrey's estate records in New England.[1][2] The English surname Wythe is derived from the Middle English "wythe" meaning willow tree,[8] and has entirely different origins from the surname Wise.[9] There is no reason to believe that the Wythes were related to any of the Wises.
http://www.oakbaydesigns.com/Maine/2wise.htm
Humphrey / Humfry WYTHE of Woolverstone, Suffork ENG, mariner, born by 1591, settled Ipwich MA 1635, died by 4 March 1638/9
Spouse: Susan PAKEMAN married 8 April 1616 Nacton, Suffolk, daughter of Christopher; she married (2) Samuel Greenfield 3/26/1639
Children: Margaret baptized Nacton 19 Jan 1616-7, buried 9 June 1626 Woolverstone; Mary born circa 1618, died 29 May 1706 Hampton age 88, married Abraham Perkins; Susanna born circa 1620 married Isaac Perkins brother of Abraham below; died 1699 Newcastle DEL; Abigail baptised 5/30/1622 Woolverstone married Thomas Jones & Thomas Chadwell; Emme baptised 9/30/1624 Woolverstone, buried 9/28/1625 Woolverstone; Sarah married David Wheeler 5/11/1650; Anne baptized 10/18/1632 Woolverstone, married William Taylor & George Pearson; Benjamin baptized 12/15/1626 Woolverstone, 1639 apprentice of Abraham Perkins; Joseph baptised 9/4/1634 Woolverstone.
1591 |
1591
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Harkstead, Suffolk, England
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1617 |
January 19, 1617
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Nacton, Suffolk, England
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1618 |
1618
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Rugby, Warwickshire, England
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1620 |
1620
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Woolverstone, Suffolk, England
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1622 |
May 30, 1622
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Woolverstone, Suffolk, England
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1624 |
September 30, 1624
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Ipswich, Suffolk, England (United Kingdom)
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September 30, 1624
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Woolverstone, Suffolk, England
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1626 |
December 15, 1626
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Woolverstone, Suffolk, England
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1630 |
1630
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Probably, Wolverton, Suffolk, England
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