John I. Scripture, Sr.

JOHN2 SCRIPTURE (Samuel1) was born at Groton, Massachusetts, about 1688, and died at Coventry, Connecticut, on 24 July 1779. He married first at Coventry on 15 May 1712, Abigail UTLEY, daughter of Samuel Utley and Sarah (Ashby) Utley; he married second at Coventry on 30 December 1728, Mary (EATON) SLAFTER/SLATER, born about 1693, widow of Anthony Slafter and daughter of William Eaton and Mary (Burnet) Eaton of Lynn, Massachusetts. Mary died at Coventry on 20 July 1780.

John resided in Coventry and Windham, Connecticut. John and Abigail were among the 52 dismissed from the church in Windham to form the church at Hampton in 1723

May have had a child out of wedlock by Jane SHAMBERRY before his first marriage.

SCRIPTURE, Sarah b. 15 JUL 1723 Coventry, CT. d. 17 FEB 1815

Parents: Father: SCRIPTURE, John Mother: UTLEY, Abigail

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John Scripture, b. about 1688 at Groton; d. Coventry, Conn., 24 July 1779; m. first, Abigail UTLEY; m. second, Mary (EATON) SLAFTER/SLATER [Giorgi 1995: 6]. May have had a child out of wedlock by Jane SHAMBERRY before his first marriage.

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