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John Kingsley

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Birthplace: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Death: May 17, 1733 (68)
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Place of Burial: Scotland, Windham County , Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Eldad Kingsley and Mehitable Brooks
Husband of Sarah Kingsley and Elizabeth Kingsley
Father of Amos Kingsley; Mary (1) Kingsley; Tabitha Broughton; Sarah Hicks; John Kingsley and 9 others
Brother of Elizabeth Palmer; Samuel Kingsley; Jonathan Kingsley; Mary Chase (Kingsley) and Nathaniel Kingsley
Half brother of Josiah Brooks and Isaac Brooks

Managed by: Richard Alan Reed
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About John Kingsley

  • From KINGSLEY GENEALOGY by Brown: He was a soldier in the King Philip's War and engaged in the Naraganset Expedition under Major Bradford. He married first Sarah Sabin and second, Elizabeth Storrs of Mansfield Conn. ( She was the daughter of Samuel and Mary Haskins Storrs )
  • From OLDS OF JONNESTOWM by Moore.: John Kingsley died suddenly while sitting in his chair the same day that he had made his will.

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John Kingsley was born on 6 May 1665 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Eldad Kingsley and Mehitable Mowry. John Kingsley married Sarah Sabin, daughter of Samuel Sabin Sr. and Mary Billington, on 1 July 1686 at Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. John Kingsley married Elizabeth Storrs. John Kingsley conveyed land "for love" to sons John and Ezra on 10 May 1720. He left a will on 17 March 1733

He named wife Elizabeth executrix; gave sons Josiah and Amos the homestead, son John his gun and sword, son Ezra his carpenter tools and named son Eldad. Daughter Tabitha Broughton received his cattle. His grand-children, children of daughter Sarah Hix, deceased, were to have a mare. Bequests were made to daughters Lydia and Elizabeth Kingsley, singlewomen. All of the named children and John Broughton signed an agreement that widow Elizabeth should have all the moveables in the estate except those specifically bequeathed to others, dated 13 Aug 1733.

He died on 17 March 1732/33 at Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, at age 67. He was buried at Scotland First Congregational Church Cemetery, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut. His estate was proved on 10 April 1733.

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Page John Kingsley II Born: May 6, 1665 At: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Parents: Kingsley, Eldad and Mehitable Morey Will dated: March 17, 1733 Died: March 17, 1733 At: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut Buried at: Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut Note: Palmertown Cemetery

Headstone:

John Kingsley has two headstones.

The first, standing, is covered in lichen.

-Winged effigy-

  • obscured* ...March ye 17, 1733 in ye 68 year of his age.

The second, laying flat, reads:

Dyed Mr Iohn Kingsly 1733 Aged 68 yr.

Will proved: April 10, 1733 Marriage 1: July 1, 1686 At: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Spouse 1: Sarah Sabin Born: August 10, 1667 At: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Parents: Sabin, Samuel and Mary Billington Died: March 9, 1709 At: Windham, Windham County, Connecticut

Known issue: 1. Mary, born circa 1686. Died young. 2. Tabitha [see Broughton, John III]. 3. Sarah, born 09 Oct 1690. 4. Elizabeth, born 29 Dec 1692. 5. John, born 26 Feb 1694. 6. Josiah and 7. Amos, twins, born 18 Jan 1697. 8. Ezra, born 10 Dec 1698. 9. Mary. 10. Eliphalet, born 02 Feb 1704. 11. Eldad, born 08 Jan 1707.

Marriage 2: March 11, 1712 Spouse 2: Elizabeth Storrs

Primary sources: 1. Vital Records of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. 2. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts. Ellery Bicknell Crane. 3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 47. 1893. 4. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations. Vol. 5. Harriet W. Hodge. Published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Plymouth, Mass. 1991. 5. Vital Records of Windham, Connecticut. 6. Headstone. 7. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Clarence Almon Torrey. Published by the Genealogical Publishing Company. Baltimore, Maryland. 1985. 8. The Genealogist. Vols. 3-4. American Society of Genealogists. Published by the Association for the Promotion of Scholarship in Genealogy. 1982.

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Page Record #: 1:27. Name: John Kingsley. Relative: chi: Eldad Kingsley; chi: Mehittabell Kingsley. Birth date: 06 May 1665.

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Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts Ellery Bicknell Crane, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts Ellery Bicknell Crane, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts Ellery Bicknell Crane. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts. 0 Footnote Ellery Bicknell Crane, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts ShortFootnote Ellery Bicknell Crane, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts Bibliography Ellery Bicknell Crane. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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Page Eldad Kingsley, born in 1636, married, in 1662, at Rehoboth, Mehitable, a daughter of Roger Morey, of Rehoboth. They had a son, John Kingsley, born at Rehoboth, May 6, 1665, who married, July 1686, Sarah, daughter of Samuel Sabin.

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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 47 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 47 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 47 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 47. 1893 0 Footnote The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 47 ShortFootnote The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 47 Bibliography The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 47.

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365 Page 365 John, of Rehoboth, b. there May 6, 1665; m. 1st, July 1, 1686, Sarah Sabin. He moved in 1703 to that place that was afterwards Windham, Conn. He had by his first wife ten children.

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Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 5 Harriet W. Hodge, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 5 Harriet W. Hodge, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 5 Harriet W. Hodge. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 5. Published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Plymouth, Mass. 1991 0 Footnote Harriet W. Hodge, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 5 ShortFootnote Harriet W. Hodge, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 5 Bibliography Harriet W. Hodge. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol. 5.

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58 Page 58 John Kingsley, in his will, dated Windham 17 March 1733, probated 10 April 1733, named wife Elizabeth executrix; gave sons Josiah and Amos the homestead, son John his gun and sword, son Ezra his carpenter tools and named son Eldad. Dau. Tabitha Broughton received his cattle. His grandchildren, children of dau. Sarah Hix, deceased, were to have a mare. Bequeaths were made to daus. Lydia and Elizabeth Kingsley, singlewoman. All of the named children and John Broughton signed an agreement that widow Elizabeth should have all the moveables in the estate except those specifically bequeathed to others, dated 13 Aug 1733.

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Page Kingsley, Kingsly. John, d. Mar. 17, 1732/33, ae. about 68y.

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Page John Kingsley has two headstones.

The first, standing, is covered in lichen.

-Winged effigy-

  • obscured* ...March ye 17, 1733 in ye 68 year of his age.

The second, laying flat, reads:

Dyed Mr Iohn Kingsly 1733 Aged 68 yr.

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John Kingsley's Timeline

1665
May 6, 1665
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
1687
March 1, 1687
Rehoboth, MA
1688
September 22, 1688
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
1690
October 9, 1690
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
1692
December 29, 1692
Rehoboth, MA
1694
February 26, 1694
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1696
January 18, 1696
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1696
1697
January 18, 1697
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States