John Church

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1. John Church 1
2. Sex: M
3. Birth: 10 Mar 1636/37 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts 1
4. Death: 7 May 1696 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire 2
5. Note:

   Another source lists his birth place as Stanford, Bishop, Hereford, England.

   John Church and Abigail Severance were living in Dover, New Hampshire, in 1665. He lived near Peter Coffin, Joseph Austin and Edward Starbuck, all of whose descendants moved to Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. John Church was killed by Indians in 1696 [source: The St. Gelais Families of North America].

   Another source lists the death location as Dover, Massachusetts.

   John Dover (Church) 1662 at Salisbury m. 29 Nov, Abigail, daughter of John Severance; had Jonathan b. 12 Apr 1666, John 12 Apr 1668, Ebenezer 25 Apr 1670 and Abigail 12 Aug 1672. John Sr. was taken by the Indians in War of 1689 and escaped but was killed 7 May 1696 by them near his home in Belkn, New Hampshire [source: Ford, Matson, Reed, Tifft Families].

   John, Dover, admitted inhab. 1665-6, +-40 in 1681, m 1st 29 Nov 1664 in Salis. Abigail Severance, 2nd one Sarah. Cap. by Ind. 28 June 1689, he escaped only to fall victim 7 May 1696. Ch by 1st w: 1. Jonathan, b 12 Apr 1666 2. John, b 12 Apr 1668 3. Ebenezer, b 25 Feb 1669-70 4. Abigail, b 12 Aug 1672, m 23 Apr 1694 Samuel Piper 5. Sarah, m 29 Dec 1699 Nathan Folger of Nantucket by 2nd wife 6. Deborah, b 15 Aug 1683, m 26 Oct 1704 John Roberts 7. Benjamin, b 28 Oct 1688, d.y. (Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire by Noyes, Libby & Davis, pg 142, AAGS Lib) [source: Byrnes & Flood Families].

   Extract from Iris Buzzell history: In the memorable massacare of Jun 28, 1889, Church was carried off a prisoner but he managed to escape before reaching Winnipesaukee and came home. He was killed, however, May 7, 1696 and scalped. Pike's Journal says "John Church, Sen., slain by the Indians as he traved to seek his horse upon a little hill betwixt Cochecho and Tole-end."

Father: Garrett Church b: 1611 in England

Mother: Sarah b: 1615 in England

Marriage 1 Abigail Severance b: 25 May 1643 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts

   * Married: 29 Sep 1665 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts 3

   * Note:

         See:

         (1) Pioneers of Massachusetts

         Author: C H Pope

         Publication: Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, Maryland, reprint 1991

         Page: 408

         (2) Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (CD-ROM: 1998), Volume: Volume 1

         Publication: The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1915

         Pages: 216, 477

         (3) History of the Kimball Family in America, from 1634 to 1897, and of its ancestors the Kemballs or Kemboldes of England, with an account of the Kembles of Boston, Massachusetts (CD-ROM: 1996)

         Author: Morrison, Leonard Allison, and Stephen Paschall Sharpels

         Publication: Damrell & Upham, Boston, Massachusetts, 1897

         Page: 32

         The Register Report by Sam Behling lists a marriage date of "29 Nov 1664" [source: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/severance.html].

         Extract from Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850:

         Name: Abygail Severans [sic]

         Gender: female

         Spouse: John Church

         Spouse gender: male

         Marriage date: 29 Sep 1665

         City: Salisbury

         County: Essex

         Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Film # 0845110

Sources:

  1. Title: Moeller Family Tree

     Author: Amy Marlene Moeller

     Publication: May 5, 2000

     Note: Amy Marlene Moeller email: amymoe-yahoo.net (use an "@" for the "-")

     Repository:

     Media: Electronic

  2. Title: St Gelais Families of North America

     Author: Robert St Gelais

     Publication: April 2, 2001

     Note: Robert St Gelais email: bobstg-aol.com (use an "@" for the "-")

     Repository:

     Note: Ancestry.com

     Media: Electronic

  3. Title: Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850

     Publication: 2009

GEDCOM Note

Category:Murder Victims Category:Watertown, Massachusetts Category:Dover, New Hampshire

Biography

John, son of Garret and Sarah (unknown) Church, was probably born at Watertown, MA on March 10, 1637/38. He married Abigail Severance, daughter of John, in Salisbury, MA on November 29, 1664. They removed to Dover, NH in March of 1666. Children born there: Jonathan, John, Ebenezer, Abigail, Deborah, and Sarah. In the massacre of June 28, 1689, John was taken prisoner by the Indians. He escaped and found his way home. Unfortunately he was not as lucky on May 7, 1696 as he was killed and scalped.

Sources

• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register:Garrett Church ofWatertown, Mass., Boston, MA: New England Historic GenealogicalSociety, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Early Records ofBoston/Watertown, Boston, MA: New England Historic GenealogicalSociety, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.), (birth)
• Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Vital Records of Salisbury Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), (marriage)
• John Scales, A.B., A.M., History of Dover, New Hampshire, (Manchester, NH: John B. Clarke Co., Printers, 1923), pp. 493-499
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Petition of New Hampshire Settlers, Boston, MA: New England Historic GenealogicalSociety, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Extracts from Dover Town Records, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Captain John Gerrish's Account Book, Boston, MA: New England Historic GenealogicalSociety, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Genealogical Items relating to Dovor, N.H., Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, NewEngland Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: Early Records ofNew Hampshire Families, Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)

Other Sources

<references />* Source S100Ancestry Family Trees online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7547870&pid=... :"The suggestion has been made that he was the same as John Church of Dover, New Hampshire, but this seems unlikely. [NEHGR 123:183]"<ref>Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1633, Vols. I-III, Boston, MA 1995, p 359</ref>