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Historical records matching John Spofford, of Spofford's Hill
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About John Spofford, of Spofford's Hill
Per A Genealogical Record of John Spofford and Elizabeth Scott:
"lived on the site of the original settlement on Spofford's Hill, in what is now Georgetown"
http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Rowley/cBirthsS.shtml "(Spofford) John, s. John and Elizabeth, 24: 10m: 1648"
http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Rowley/cMarriagesS.shtml "(Spofford) John (Spoferd) [jr. CTR], and Sarah Wheeler [d. David. CTF], Mar. 9, 1675 [1676. CTR]"
http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Rowley/cDeathsS.shtml "(Spofford) John, Apr. 22, 1696"
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18149481/john-spafford
- Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: May 29 2021, 15:32:03 UTC
Husband of Sarah Wheeler. Son of John Spofford and Elizabeth Scott. Father of Captain John Spofford, Mary Spofford, David Spofford, Jonathan Spofford, Martha Spofford, Ebenezer Spofford, Nathaniel Spofford and Sarah Spofford.
The Rowley vital record gives his birth as 24 10mo 1648. Back then, the 10th month was December, so the birth date should read 10 Dec 1648.
The death year is a crap shoot. The Rowley vital record unambiguously gives his death date as 22 April 1696, and Ancestry.com has an administration record that gives the date as 6 July 1696, but without an original record image. On the other hand, the gravestone clearly gives the death date as 22 April 1697, and Ancestry.com has an image of a probate cover sheet (no contents) giving the date as 7 Jun 1697. So, flip a coin as to which death year to pick; until the original probate documents become available, I see no basis for choosing one over the other.
Contributor: Stan Arnold (48121400)
Note: The death date on his marker is incorrectly stated as 1697, as noted by Stan Arnold.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jul 14 2022, 14:19:53 UTC
- Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 14 2022, 14:25:15 UTC
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John Spofford, of Spofford's Hill's Timeline
| 1648 |
October 24, 1648
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Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
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October 24, 1648
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Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1678 |
June 24, 1678
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Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1680 |
March 9, 1680
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Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1681 |
November 23, 1681
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Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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| 1684 |
May 28, 1684
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Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
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| 1687 |
May 16, 1687
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Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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| 1690 |
June 15, 1690
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Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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| 1691 |
September 10, 1691
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Of Bradford,Essex,Massachusetts
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