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About John Conant, Jr.
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32. John /4 {John /3, Lot /2, Roger /1), b. 7 July, 1686, in Beverly. He was admitted to the First Church of Beverly 6 Aug., 1704, and chosen deacon 23 Feb., 1723. He was a farmer and weaver. About the year 1732 he built a house on the north- erly side of Dodge street, in Beverly, some twenty rods east of his father's house and near the spot marked " 3 " on the map presented on page 146. The house was taken down in 1884 by Mr. Charles E. Riva, who built a house near and west of the old house.
By the provisions of his father's will he came into possession of the east half of the field south of the highway (Dodge street), the orchard between his house and his father's, and "that piece of ground which he hath for some years improved lying north-westerly from my orchard." The fulling mill where he plied his trade of "weaver" was at the spot marked "6" on the mpp.
On Mch. 2, 1722-3, John Conant, weaver, and Benjamin Conant, tailor, both of Beverly .
Beverly, buy 7 acres of land in Beverly of ( Signed1721.) Zachariah Hubbard, of Lynn. (Essex Deeds, Vol. 40, p. 168.)
On Mch. 15, 1722-3, Samuel Balch, senior, Paul Thorndike, John Lovett, junioi', and John Ober, all of Beverly, sell three acres of land belonging to Patience Woodbury (non compos), to John Conant, husbandman and weaver. (Essex Deeds, Vol. 58, p. 97.) On Apr. 28, 1727, he bought land of his brother, Benjamin. (Essex Deeds, Vol. 58, p. 99.) On Mch. 19, 1722-3, he bought three acres of land of Humphrey Woodbury, "which formerly belonged to my father, John Woodbury." (Essex Deeds, Vol. 58, p. 98.) On 29 Jan., 1739, John Conant, junior, of Beverly, weavei*, sells Jonathan Conant, currier, 20 acres of land and two old houses in Marblehead. (Essex Deeds, Vol. 109, p. 185.)
His will is dated 28 May, 1754, proved 26 May, 1755; recorded in Essex Co. Probate Records, Vol. 333, p. 44. He left a legacy to the second parish of Beverly, to which other suras were added in 1760, and a silver tankard for communion service purchased. His will mentions: wife, Mary; sons, John, Samuel and Lot; daughters, Martha Friend, Bithiah Dodge, Sarah Waldron, Mary Baker and Elizabeth Conant. His cousin, Jonathan Conant, and son, Samuel, are appointed executors. The inventory of the estate was returned 8 July, 1755, and amounted to £628 15s. 8d.
He m. (1) 30 Jan., 1713-4, Martha, dr. of Richard and Mary (Eaton) Dodge, of Wenham. She was admitted to First Church 8 Aug., 1714, and d. 5 Oct., 1721. Richard Dodge was son of Richard the immigrant.
He m. (2) 2 June, 1722, Mary (Lovett) Cressy, widow of John Cressy; she d. 1766.
Children of John and Martha (Dodge) Conant: —
Samuel, b. 29 Dec, 171:3; bapt. 2 Jan., 171:3-14; d. 29 Jan., 1715.
83. Martha, b. 22 Apr., 1716.
84. John, b. 6 Mch., 1717-18 (bapt. 9 Feb., 1717-18?). Bithiah, b. 29 Jan., bapt. 7 Feb., 1719-20; m. Dodge.
Children of John and Mary (Lovett) Conant: —
Elizabeth, b. 6 May, bapt. 9 June, 1723.
Sarah, b. 20 July, 1725 (bapt. 18 July, 1725V); ni. Waldron.
Mary, b. 31 Aug., bapt. 3 Sep., 1727; m. Baker.
85. Samuel, b. 14 Apr., bapt. 19 Apr., 1730.
Benjamin, b. 9 Apr., 1732 (bapt. 2 Apr., 1732?); d. 1(5 May, 1736.
86. Lot, b. 2 Oct., bapt. 9 Nov., 1735.
John Conant
- Birth: July 7 1686 - Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts
- Parents: John Conant, Bethiah Mansfield
- Wife: Martha Dodge, Mary Lovett
Sources
- Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 15 2017, 4:34:48 UTC
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 16 2017, 1:58:21 UTC
- Reference-Full Text: https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00cona/page/175/mode/2up
- A History and Genealogy of the Conant Family in England and America, Thirteen Generations, 1520-1887: Containing Also Some Genealogical Notes on the Connet, Connett and Connit Families Frederick Odell Conant Private print. [Press of Harris & Williams], 1887 - 640 pages pp 175-177
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John Conant, Jr.'s Timeline
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July 7, 1686
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Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Vital Records of Beverly, MA, Births "CONANT, John, s. John and Bathiah, July 7, 1686." |
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Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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April 22, 1717
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Beverly, MA, United States
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March 6, 1718
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January 29, 1719
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Beverly, MA, United States
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