John James

In the 1670s, William James and his brother John established separate boatyards at Scituate, where John died early, leaving a widow and two year old son. [6]

References

• Myers, Marya C., William¹ James of Scituate and Boston, Shipwright and Quaker, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2001) Vol. 155, Page 37. < AmericanAncestors >
• 6. Myers, Marya C., ‘’ John ¹ James of Scituate, Massachusetts, Shipwright.”, Register, 153 [1999]: 435-42.

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John James Sr. (abt. 1646 - bef. 1679)

John James Sr.
Born about 1646 in Englandmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Husband of Lydia (Turner) Barrell — married before Jan 1677 (to before 5 Mar 1679) in Scituate, Plymouth Colonymap [uncertain]
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of John James
Died before 5 Mar 1679 before about age 33 in Scituate, Plymouth Colonymap
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Biography

John James was born before August 23, 1648 as he was witness to a deed dated August 23, 1669 and would have to of been at least 21 years of age.

John James and Lydia Turner were married before January 1676/7, when their son John was born.[1] John was born, say 1646 possibly in England. He was living on 26 February 1677/8, when "Lydia James, wife of John James," acknowledged a deed at Scituate,[2] but had died at Scituate probably shortly before 5 March 1678/9 when his widow signed an administration bond with her father.[3]

There has been much written regarding the death of John due to a mortal wound received during King Philip's War when Scituate was attacked by Indians resulting in his death six weeks later on May 20, 1676. Whether this event is partially true or a total fabrication will never be known but John did not die on that date. He was alive in February 1677/8 when he and wife Lydia acknowledged a deed (Plymouth Colony Deeds, IV:170).

John died after February 26, 1677/8 but before March 5, 1678/9 when Lydia and John Turner, Sr., were bonded as administrators of the estate of John James. His inventory was taken on 22 October 1679 and recorded at Plymouth.[4]

Sources

↑ Myers, Marya C., and Donald W. James Jr., "John1 James of Scituate, Massachusetts, Shipwright," NEHGR Vol. 153(1999):435-6 (Link by $ubscription). Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.)
↑ Shurtleff, Nathaniel B., Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, (12 vols., Boston, 1855-61) Vol. 4(1):170
↑ Shurtleff, Plymouth Records Vol. 6:9, 43.
↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-V366 : 14 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 510 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
See also:
Barbara Lambert Merrick, comp., Scott Andrew Bartley, ed., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Elder William Brewster, Volume 24, Part 1, Generations 1 through 4, (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014), pp. 208-212
The Estate of John James of Scituate, The Mayflower Descendant (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1917) Vol. 19, Page 97-100.
Notes

There are many other sources relating to John James but most are outdated and have information that has been proved wrong by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. The above source is the most accurate information that exists for John to-date.