Elder James Humphrey

James, son of Jonas Humphrey, was born in Wendover, England, about 1609 after his baby sister Elizabeth died in 1608.[1] He died at Dorchester, Massachusetts, May 12, 1686. He followed his father's trade, and succeeded to his tanyard in Dorchester. He was a useful and prominent citizen, and was admitted a freeman in 1645. He was bailiff of Dorchester in 1650, and ruling elder of the church during his later years. He requested that he might be buried in the same tomb with Rev. Richard Mather, his early friend and pastor, but the Mather tomb was stoned up and had no room for more bodies, so he was buried close by the tomb in the North burial ground. His will was dated December 16, 1685. He married Mary , who died May 7, 1677. Children, born in Dorchester: Mary, born 1635; Hopestill, Isaac, married Patience Atherton.

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When James Humphrey was born in 1609, in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, his father, Jonas Humphrey II, was 22 and his mother, Frances Cooley, was 28. He married Mary Ann Stewart in 1644, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America in 1634. He registered for military service in 1675. His occupation is listed as tanner in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 12 May 1686, in Dorchester, Suffolk,

Spouse
James Humphrey Male1609–1686 • Male
Mary Ann Stewart Female1608–1672 • Female

Marriage
1644 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children (3)
Mary Humphrey Female1645–1676 • Female
Hopestill Humphrey Male1649–1731 • Male
Isaac Humphrey Male1652–1735 • Male

Spouse
? Martha Female1627–1712 • Female
Marriage
1648Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Parents
Jonas Humphrey II Male1587–1662 • Male
Frances Cooley Female1581–1618 • Female

Siblings (4)
Elizabeth Humphrey Female1608–1608 • Female
James Humphrey Male1609–1686 • Male
Sarah Humphrey Female1613–1638 • Female
Susanna Humphrey Female1615–Deceased • Female