John Armesby

John Armesby

The following is based on the latest research published in 2014 in NEHGR:

Judith Gleason Claassen. The Origin of Thomas Gleason of Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts. New England Historic and Genealogical Register (NEHGR). 168. January 2014. Pages 5 - 15.link

John Amersbie/Armesby/Arnesbie (1545 - 1623)

1545 -- John Amersbie/Armesby/Arnesbie was born at England. [1]

John Amersbie/Armesby/Arnesbie and Frances Frost married at England. [2]

John Amersbie/Armesby/Arnesbie and Frances Frost had nine children: five daughters (Margaret, Anne, Mary, Martha, and Rebecca) and four sons (Edmond, Jeffrey, Isaac, and John). [3]

Children

1. (by wife previous to Frances?) Margaret Armesby was born circa 1567. Married John Death. Died after August 26, 1623. [4]
2. Edmond Armesby was baptized on December 5, 1570. Married Parnel Bly on November 28, 1621. [5]
3. Anne Armesby was baptized on November 6, 1572. Married firstly Thomas Gleson. Married secondly Humphrey Sowgate. [6]
4. Mary Armesby was baptized on July 15, 1575. Buried on November 11, 1575. [7]
5. Martha Armesby was baptized on November 16, 1578. Married Thomas Smith on May 20, 1604. Died after August 26, 1623. [8]
6. Jeffrey Armesby was baptized on November 6, 1580. Married Bridget Branson on October 17, 1610. Buried on October 24, 1619. On June 10, 1622 widow Bridget Branson and John Lumley married. [9]
7. Isaac Armesby was baptized on December 5, 1582. [10]
8. Rebecca Armesby was baptized on March 31, 1585. Died after August 16, 1623. Married George Horner on October 5, 1608. [11]
9. John Armesby, died after August 26, 1623 per date of father's will. [12]

John Armesby's (aka Armesbie or Arnesbie) and Frances Frost's children's baptisms were recorded at Cockfield Parish, Suffolk, England records. [13]

March 19, 1615/1616 (i.e., 1616) -- Frances Amersbie was buried at Cockfield Parish, Suffolk, England. [14]

August 26, 1623 -- date of John Armesby's (aka Armesbie or Arnesbie) will. It named:

1. [daughter] Margaret, wife of John Death;
2. [daughter] Ane {sic}, wife of Humfrey Sowgate;
3. [daughter] Mathew [sic], wife of Thomas Smith;
4. [daughter] Rebecca, wife of George Horner;
5. son John Arnsbie {sic};
6. [second] wife Rose. [15]

September 4, 1623 -- John Amersbie was buried at Cockfield Parish, Suffolk, England. [16]

September 13, 1623 -- date on which John Armesby's (aka Armesbie or Arnesbie) will was probated/proved. [17]

Sources

Judith Gleason Claassen. The Origin of Thomas Gleason of Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts. New England Historic and Genealogical Register (NEHGR). 168. January 2014. Pages 5 - 15.

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