John Pickworth, (III)

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This John resembles John Pickworth. Are they supposed to be the same person? Further research is warranted.

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Date of birth might specifically be 1606.

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John Pickworth

Born about 1606 [location unknown]

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Anna (Chandler) Pickworth — married 1631 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father of Samuel Pickworth, Ruth (Pickworth) Masters and Hannah Alice (Pickworth) Kilham

Died about 25 Aug 1663 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 27 Jan 2019 | Created 5 Sep 2014

John Pickworth migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Biography

In a letter from William Bradford, Governor of Plymouth to John Winthrop, Governor of Massachusetts dated 6 Feb. 1631/2 John was mentioned as one who had moved from one province to the other: “John Pickworth, he came but as a soujourner to worke for a few weeks, in which time he goote a wife, and so is longe since returned duble, and hath no cause to complaine, excepte he hath goot a bad wife.”[1] Oops.

John was granted 20 acres in the non-freeman’s section of the 1636 Salem land division. On Christmas the following year he was granted ¾ acre and had a household of five.[2] On 27 Dec. 1636 Thomas Gray was “presented for defaming John Pikworth”. [3] John put in a request for a grant of land at Jeffries Creek on 28 Aug. 1637 and on 8 Nov. he was given 25 acres. He was given “3 or 4 acres of meadow to the land formerly granted him” on 20 Nov. 1639.[4]

George Williams sued John on 30 Mar. 1641 concerning some trees.[5] On 28 Feb. 1642/3 “John Pickworth presented for absence from watch”, however, he was acquitted.[6]

On 29 June 1654 “Nathaniell Masters presented for his wife being with child by him before they were married, the act having been committed in Pequott Harbor. Certificate of the fact to be sent to that town for trial in that jurisdiction”.[7]

John was sworn in as a constable for Manchester on 24 June 1656.[8] But, in the following year on 1 July “Major Hathorne brought in fines against Edw: Pitford and John Pickworth for being drunk”.[9] At the court held in June 1660 : Jno. Pickworth Sr. and his sons, John, Samuel and Joseph for a breach of the peace in fighting with Jno. Norman Sr. and John Norman Jr., Thomas Bishop and Norman’s servant. Dismissed”. On 28 Nov. 1660 Samuel Friend, constable of Manchester, reported that he had issued a summons to “John Peckworth Sr. and his sons Samuell and Joseph, as for his son John he is not in this plantation”.[10]

"The last will and testament of John Peckworth made the 27 of the 4: month 1663…

Imprymes I givefe and bequeath unto my wellbeloved wife An Peckworth my whole estate as hows land and Catell and howshowlld goods and she to injoye the same as long as she leveth if living and dying in a widows estate but if she other wyis changh her condition and marey then she only to have her thirds of wt then: the estate is: and after her changh eyther by deth or marege Then my Elldest sonne John Peckworth is to have the hows medow and 25 aekers of land wth the pt of the nek that lyeth betwene Aberham Wtyare and my selfe: for the rest of my land which is 30 akers bowght of Robert morgon with the medow that belongeth to yet my 3 sonns Samuell Joseph and Benejemen is to have the same as fore mentioned by my son John as he is to have his after my wife soe they to InJoye the sam allsoe: and my sonn Samuell is to have the 6 aekers that lyeth upon the nek nex to Robert Leachs lot that was given me by the Plantation [Manchester] and the land that lyeth by the saw mill: anfor my Part of the samill I thus dispose of yet I leavef yet wth my wife as the rest of my estate only my sonn Samuell to act in her behalf with the rest of my fortune and he to be payed for his labower and to have half the Profect that yet brings in if the estate howld out then my to eldest dawghters Ruth marsterson and Haner Coollens is to have 40 shillen s a peace when the rest fore mentioned have theyers: and to my youngest son Benjemen and my youngest Dawghter Abegall I give a cow callfe the same to be thyer after my decese and the Profet that comes in by the increase furthermore yet is my will that if the hows medow & ground that my son John is to have cometh to more than a dobell Portion when the estate is pryesed then he is to elld up out of his onloy he is left to his liberty for the redeeming of his land and to pay wt yet comes to for to make up the sengell Portions: and for the beter Performance of this my will: I apoynt my wife An Peckworth wth my to Sons John and Samuell to be Administraters and desyers and apoynts my well beloved friends Thomas Jones and William Benet to be over seares where unto I here set my hand his mark X John Pickworth Witness John L Hutson Samuell Friend

The will was proved 25 Nov. 1663 and the inventory was taken on 25 Aug. 1663 by William Allen and Robert Leach:

"The hows wth the meadow and lans 25 ackers................................................................35-00-00 More land and medow....................................16-00-00 A peace of medow at Kettell Illand................04-00-00 A sheare of the saw mill..................................30-00-00 3 cowes and a calfe..........................................16-00-00 A horse wth a sadell.........................................11-10-00 A pcell of swyn..................................................06-00-00 A cover and a prcell of bowlts........................01-10-00 A prcell of carpenters toolls............................02-00-00 A fethers bed wth the coweferins..................08-00-00 Pots & ketells & skellets, a fryine pan and hooks.................................................................04-05-00 A spet.................................................................00-03-00 More howshowld stof, erthen and wooden ware...................................................................00-10-00 More beding wth the coweferin.....................02-00-00 A pare of cart whealls and Plow.....................02-10-00 A fowllin Peace.................................................01-05-00 A prcell of Pewter and warmin pan...............03-00-00 Wheat in the barein.........................................01-10-00 Enden Corne.....................................................00-10-00 A Cubowrd, Tabell, stools, chayers, chests...02-10-00 His warein Clothers..........................................08-10-00 7 yds of coten...................................................01-01-00 More 9 yds of flaning.......................................01-07-00 Kersey................................................................01-07-00 Lining.................................................................07-00-00 Boots..................................................................00-16-00 Total.................................................................168-04-00"[11]

"For preventing of [ ] may arise among relation by ye neglect of there predesesors yt having sume estate to dispose of… I ye widow Ane pickworth of Manchester… doe ordayne this as my last will & testyment…

Imprymes I give & bequeath to my too daughters Ruth Masters and Rachell Sible all my weareing clothes and in ptickueler to my daughter Sible my bed yt I now ly on wth ye Curtines and the coverled yt was left mee by my sonn John pickworth the which I give her booth bed & curtins & coverled as foresd and wt more is left yt is properly myne to dispose of I give & bequeath too Ruth & Rachell as aforesd to bee devided betwixt them bothas all so three puter platers [ ] to be disposed of one yt I give to my sonn Joseph pickworth daughter ane pickworth by name and ye second to my grand child Ane Killem ye daughter of John Killem and the third to my daughter Rachell Sible youngest daughter her name being Ane Sible this being my proper goods to dispose…

The marke X of Ane pickworth Manchester ye 10 of may 1682"

The inventory amounted to £32.7s. On 26 June 1683 the estate of John Pickworth Senior, deceased was distributed to Ruth Masters, Rachell Sibly, Joseph Pickworth, Samuel Pickworth Jr. and Hannah Kellum’s children. [12]

Children

I. Ruth- b.c.1633, bpt. 14 Oct. 1638 Salem, m. before 1654 Nathaniel Masters (adm. 1 July 1708 Wells), d. 5 Apr. 1716 II. Anna- bpt. 14 Oct. 1638 Salem, m. before 1660 John Killam III. John- bpt. 14 Oct. 1638 Salem, d.s.p. before 26 June 1677 IV. Samuel- m. 3 Nov. 1667 Salem, Sarah Marston V. Joseph- bpt. 12 Feb. 1642/3 Salem, m. before 1668 Abigail Elithorpe VI. Rachel- bpt. 3 May 1646 Salem, m. before 1675 John Sibley VII. Benjamin- bpt. 2 July 1648 Salem, m. before 1681 Elizabeth ______, will 20 Aug. 1677 VIII. Sarah- bpt. 6 Oct. 1650 Salem, probably d.s.p. IX. Abigail- bpt. 2 Oct. 1652 Salem, probably d.s.p. Sources

↑ The Winthrop Papers- Arthur Schlesinger, Ed., Mass. Hist. Soc., 1943- Vol. III, p. 65 ↑ Salem Town Records- Vol. I, pp. 24, 102 ↑ Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County: 1636-1686- Salem, 1911- Vol. I, p. 4 ↑ Salem Town Records- Vol. I, pp. 56, 60, 92 ↑ Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County: 1636-1686- Salem, 1911- Vol. I, p. 26 ↑ Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County: 1636-1686- Salem, 1911- Vol. I, p. 51 ↑ Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County: 1636-1686- Salem, 1911- Vol. I, p. 360 ↑ Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County: 1636-1686- Salem, 1911- Vol. I, p. 424 ↑ Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County: 1636-1686- Salem, 1911- Vol. II, p. 50 ↑ Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County: 1636-1686- Salem, 1911- Vol. II, pp. 225-6 ↑ Essex County Probate- Vol. I, pp. 428-9; Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County: 1636-1686- Salem, 1911- Vol. IX, fol. 70-1 ↑ Essex County Probate- docket no. 21848 The Great Migration Begins- Immigrants to New England: 1620-1633- NEHGS database- Vol. I-III, article on John Pickworth, pp. 1462-4 Source: S-566906348 Repository: #R-1049135307 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=60856434&pid...