Jonas Austin, Jr.

Jonah Austin was one of the purchasers of the 'Taunton North Purchase' of King Phillip in 1688. “The ministry of Taunton: with incidental notices of other professions,” Volume 1, By Samuel Hopkins Emery. J. P. Jewett & co., 1853. GoogleBooks Note I. Page 18. This purchase was made of Sachem Philip for £143, being four miles square. The purchasers were the same as of the north Purchase, with the exception of John Cobb, George Hall, Alice Dean, John Parker, Samuel Paul, Jonah Austin, Senior, Mistress Jane Gilbert, and John Bryant—with the addition of ... Jonah Austin, Jr. [note: this must have been the father of this Jonah Austin.]

Biography

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Austin-1517

Jonah Austin, 2nd or Junior (Asten, Astin in Taunton records)

Origin

Jonah Austin, Jr. was baptized on 28 Feb 1629/30 at Tenderton, co. Kent, England, both in southeast Kent (NEHGR reports Staplehurst, but Anderson reports Tenderton)[1][2] He was a son of Jonas/Jonah Austin, Sr (1598 - July 30, 1683) and his first wife, Constance Unknown.[2]

The name was also spelled (Asten, Astin in Taunton records)

Marriage

Jonah married by 1662 at Taunton, Plymouth Colony (later Bristol County, Massachusetts) to Esther Unknown.[3]

The marriage is recorded in Torrey's:

Jonah2 /Jonas? (-1676) & [Esther] _____; by 1662; Taunton {Reg. 16:327, 67:166; Godfrey (ms); White (,3) 15; MD 18:168 has Allen; MD 21:56; TAG 28:252}[3]

Children

Children (all born at Taunton):[1]

1. Esther b 3 Jan 1662
2. Mary b 12 May 1663
3. Sarah b 4 Nov 1665
4. Jonah b 17 Aug 1667
5. John b 1 July 1671

Death and Legacy

Jonas died May 10, 1676 at Taunton, Plymouth Colony (later Bristol County, Massachusetts).[1]

Research Notes

Note: Some older sources and online databases claim that Jonah married to Esther Read, the daughter of William Read and Susanna Hayme. However, this has been proven to be incorrect. According to Robert Charles Anderson in his Great Migration Series, that Esther married John McCann.[4]

Origins

Jonas Austin and Constance had three children:[1]

1. Mary Austin, bpt in Tenterden, Kent, England on August 24, 1628 and buried on December 18, 1629.
2. Jonas (Jonah) Austin, bpt in Tenterden February 28, 1629/30. Came to America with his parents in 1635. Died before November 22, 1676.
3. Mary Austin, bpt 5 Aug 1632 in Tenterden. Came to America with parents, but no further record.[1]

Sources

• ”Genealogical Research in England." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Vol 67, Pages 165-66)
• Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "Jonas Austin," featured name, Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Volume 1, A-B, Page 106).
• Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Page 1113). AncestryImage
• Anderson, Robert C., (1995) "William Read," featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, R-S. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Vol R-S, Page 27).
• An historical memoir of the colony of New Plymouth, Volume 2 , Francis Baylies. Hilliard, Gray, Little, and Wilkins, 1830. GoogleBooks
• Jonas Austin in New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635. Page 108. AncestryImage. Esther __ m Jonah Austin by 1661, his widow in 1676.
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 26 2017, 1:10:17 UTC
• well sourced tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/986918/person/2556... Marriage

22 January 1627  

Tenterden, Kent, England∼Constance Allin was married first to William ROBINSON, who died in 1625. She married Jonas/Jonah Austin 22 Jan 1626 (old style) at Temterden, England. Jonas & Constance w/their children sailed for New England in the Hercules in Mar 1634/5.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 29 2020, 15:15:35 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Category: Massachusetts Bay Colony, Immigrants from England Category: Hercules of Dover, sailed March, 1634-35

Biography

Jonah Austin, 2nd or Junior (Asten, Astin in Taunton records)

Origin

Jonas Austen, son of Jonas, was baptized on 28 Feb 1629/30 at Tenderton, co. Kent, England, both in southeast Kent (NEHGR reports Staplehurst, but Anderson reports Tenderton)<ref name="NEHGR67">"Genealogical Research in England." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. [https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11662/165/236799006Americ...] NEHGS (Vol 67, Pages 165-66)</ref><ref name=GM A-B>Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "Jonas Austin," featured name, Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Volume 1, A-B, Page 106).</ref> He was a son of Jonas/Jonah Austin, Sr (1598 - July 30, 1683) and his first wife, Constance Unknown.<ref name=GM A-B/><ref>"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN2Q-5J6 : 21 March 2020), Jonas Austen, Tenterden, Kent, England 1629.</ref>

The name was also spelled (Asten, Astin in Taunton records)

Marriage

Jonah married by 1662 at Taunton, Plymouth Colony (later Bristol County, Massachusetts) to Esther Unknown.<ref name="Torrey's"/>

The marriage is recorded in Torrey's:

Jonah2 /Jonas? (-1676) & [Esther] _____; by 1662; Taunton {Reg. 16:327, 67:166; Godfrey (ms); White (,3) 15; MD 18:168 has Allen; MD 21:56; TAG 28:252}<ref name="Torrey's">Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Page 1113).</ref>

Children

Children (all born at Taunton):<ref name="NEHGR67"/>

1. Esther b 3 Jan 1662
2. Mary b 12 May 1663
3. Sarah b 4 Nov 1665
4. Jonah b 17 Aug 1667
5. John b 1 July 1671

Death and Legacy

Jonas died May 10, 1676 at Taunton, Plymouth Colony (later Bristol County, Massachusetts).<ref name="NEHGR67"/>

Research Notes

Note: Some older sources and online databases claim that Jonah married to Esther Read, the daughter of William Read and Susanna Hayme. However, this has been proven to be incorrect. According to Robert Charles Anderson in his Great Migration Series, that Esther married John McCann.<ref name="GM R-S">Anderson, Robert C., (1995) "William Read," featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, R-S. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Vol R-S, Page 27).</ref>

Sources

• Eddy, Ruth. The Eddy Family in America (Boston, Mass., 1930) Page 886.