Jonas Austin, Sr.

Spouses

1. Constance unknown) unknown–1667 (m. 1626)
2. Frances (unknown), widow of John Hill 1608–1676 (m. 1667)

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The passenger list of the ship Hercules, which sailed from Sandwich, England to Massachusetts in 1634 lists: "JONAS AUSTEN of Tenterden and CONSTANCE his wife Four children."[3]

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Jonas (Austen) Austin (bef. 1598 - 1683)

Jonas Austin formerly Austen aka Austen, Astin, Asten

Born before 3 Dec 1598 in Staplehurst, Kent, England

Son of Gerves AKA Jervis Austin and Mary (Bassock) Austen

Brother of Phinena (Austen) Boltwood

Husband of Constance (Unknown) Austin — married 22 Jan 1627 in Tenterden, Kent, England

Husband of Frances (Unknown) Austin — married 14 Dec 1667 in Taunton, Massachusetts

Father of Jonas (Austen) Austin and Mary (Austin) Lincoln

Died 30 Jul 1683 in Taunton, Plymouth Colony

Biography

Jonas Austen was baptized in Staplehurst, Kent, England on December 3, 1598, a son of Jarvis/Gervis Austen and Mary (Bassock).[1][2]

Marriages

Jonas married twice.

He married on 22 January 1626/7 in Tenterden, Kent, England, as his first, to Constance (Unknown) Robinson (widow of William Robinson).[1] Constance and William had a daughter, Lydia Robinson, who immigrated with Jonas and her mother.[1]

He married on 4 December 1667 at Taunton, Plymouth Colony (later Massachusetts), as his second, to Frances (Unknown) Hill (widow of John Hill of Dorchester).[1] Jonas and Frances had no children together. She died at Dorchester on 18 Nov 1676.[1]

Children

Jonas 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]

Immigration

The passenger list of the ship Hercules, which sailed from Sandwich, England to Massachusetts in 1634 lists: "JONAS AUSTEN of Tenterden and CONSTANCE his wife Four children."[3]

If there were four children on board with the Austins, one does not seem to be recorded anywhere. The third was Lydia Robinson, the daughter of Constance by her first husband.[1]

The family first settled at Cambridge, then by 1636 removed to Hingham, and by 1651 to Taunton.[1]

Associations

No relationship has been found between Constance or Jonas with Nathaniel Tilden, who was also from Tenterden, Kent, and witnessed the will of William Robinson.[1] Nathaniel also witnessed the Willyam Austen will proved 20 June 1617.[4] Nathaniel and Jonas certainly knew each other.[1] The Tilden family and others from Staplehurst sailed aboard the Hercules.

Jonas Austen's aunt Joan/Joane/Johan Austin married Henry Harris in Staplehurst.

Henry Harris and Johan (Joane) Austin, yonge ffolke married 25 October 1579.[4] Another passenger aboard the Hercules was Parnell Harris, possibly the granddaughter of Henry Harris and Joan (Austin).[4]

Death and Legacy

Jonas died in Taunton, Massachusetts on July 30, 1683.[1]

Sources

↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "Jonas Austin," featured name, Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Volume 1, A-B, Page 106). ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTPJ-PLS : 21 March 2020), Jonas Austen, 1598. ↑ Sandwich History Society, "Emigration & The Good Ship Hercules." Hercules passenger list, by Open Sandwich Sandwich in Kent. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harris Family News, Archive.org saved 19 Jul 2017 Andrew Harris and Staplehurst Connections, Family history information for Thomas Harris of Providence, R. I. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Vol. 67, p. 165. "Genealogical Research in England - Austen"subscribers$ See also: NEHGR 58:157-59

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36939515/jonas-austin

Jonas Austin

BIRTH 1598
England

DEATH 30 Jul 1683 (aged 84–85) Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

BURIAL Unknown MEMORIAL ID 36939515

Baptized Staplehurst, Kent, 3 December 1598, son of Jarvis and Mary (Bassock) Austin.

DEATH: Taunton 30 July 1683.

MARRIAGE:

(1) Tenterden, Kent, 22 January 1626/7 Constance (_____) Robinson, widow of William Robinson. She died at Taunton on 22 April 1667.

(2) Taunton 14 December 1667 Frances (_____) Hill, widow of John Hill of Dorchester. On 28 June 1674, "Francis Hill that was, but now Francis Asten, was dismissed [from the church at Dorchester] to join the church at Tanton." She died at Dorchester on 18 November 1676.

Although no kinship relation has been found between Jonas Austin and NATHANIEL TILDEN, both of Tenterden, Kent, they certainly knew one another in England, since Tilden witnessed the 1625 will of William Robinson, whose widow soon married Austin.

Family Members

Spouses

Constance Robinson Austin unknown–1667 (m. 1626)

Frances Tilden Hill Austin 1608–1676 (m. 1667)

Parents: Jarvis Austin Mary Bassock Note: death from Taunton Vital Records

Biography

From Sheekey

In 1634 Jonah Austin and Constance sailed on the Hercules of Sandwich
for New England with their children Jonah and Mary , and Lydia Robinson, who was Constances' daugher by her first husband William Robinson.

Settled first in Cambridge (then called Newton), Ma and later Hingham (as early as 1635), Ma. In 1643 he was in Taunton. In 1650, he sold his possessions in Hingham to John Beal Sr. consisting of about six acres, his home lot with house and barn, eight acres of land in Hockley neck and four acres at Broad "The several parcels of land and meadown legally given unto Jonas Austen by the Town of Hingham: 3 July 1636, "for a houselot five acres of land": undated, "for a planting lot four acres of land;8 October 1637, "for a great lot twelve acres of land lying upon the Great Plain 28 Lot in the first furlong"; undated, "two acres of salt march lying in Layford's Liking Meadow"; undated, "four acres of land lying in Hockly Field...which four acres of land was given him for satisfaction for a part of his houselotthat was taken away for the highway which runs between John Beales houselot and his own"; and, undated, "three acres of meadown at Conyehassett its the fifth lot over the river".

Married 2nd to Frances, widow of John Hill.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 26 2017, 1:11:53 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

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

Biography ==Jonas Austen was baptized in Staplehurst, Kent, England on December 3,1598, a son of Jarvis/Gervis Austen and Mary (Bassock).<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><ref>"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NTPJ-PLS : 21 March 2020), Jonas Austen, 1598.</ref>

Marriages

Jonas married twice.

• He married on 22 January 1626/7 in Tenterden, Kent, England, as his first, to Constance (Unknown) Robinson (widow of William Robinson).<ref name="GM A-B"/> Constance and William had a daughter, Lydia Robinson, who immigrated with Jonas andher mother.<ref name="GM A-B"/>
• He married on 4 December 1667 at Taunton, Plymouth Colony (later Massachusetts), as his second, to Frances (Unknown) Hill (widow of John Hill of Dorchester).<ref name="GM A-B"/> Jonas and Frances had no children together. She died at Dorchester on 18 Nov 1676.<ref name="GM A-B"/>

Children

Jonas and Constance had three children:<ref name="GM A-B"/>

1. Mary Austin, bpt in Tenterden, Kent, England on August 24, 1628 and buried on December 18, 1629.# Jonas (Jonah) Austin, bpt in Tenterden February 28, 1629/30. Came to America with his parents in 1635. Died before November 22, 1676.# Mary Austin, bpt 5 Aug 1632 in Tenterden. Came to America with parents, but no further record.<ref name="GM A-B"/>

Immigration ===The passenger list of the ship Hercules, which sailed from Sandwich, England to Massachusetts in 1634 lists: "JONAS AUSTEN of Tenterden and CONSTANCE his wife Four children."<ref>Sandwich History Society, "Emigration & The Good Ship Hercules." Hercules passenger list, by Open Sandwich Sandwich in Kent.</ref>

If there were four children on board with the Austins, one does not seem to be recorded anywhere. The third was Lydia Robinson, the daughterof Constance by her first husband.<ref name="GM A-B"/> The family first settled at Cambridge, then by 1636 removed to Hingham, and by 1651 to Taunton.<ref name="GM A-B"/>

Associations ===No relationship has been found between Constance or Jonas with Nathaniel Tilden, who was also from Tenterden, Kent, and witnessed the will of William Robinson.<ref name="GM A-B"/> Nathaniel also witnessed the Willyam Austen will proved 20 June 1617.<ref name="Staplehurst Connections" >Harris Family News, Archive.org saved 19 Jul 2017 Andrew Harris and Staplehurst Connections, Family history information for Thomas Harris of Providence, R. I. </ref> Nathaniel and Jonas certainly knew each other.<ref name="GM A-B"/> The Tilden family and others from Staplehurst sailed aboard the Hercules.

Jonas Austen's aunt Joan/Joane/Johan Austin married Henry Harris in Staplehurst.:Henry Harris and Johan (Joane) Austin, yonge ffolke married 25 October 1579.<ref name="Staplehurst Connections" /> Another passenger aboard the Hercules was Parnell Harris, possiblythe granddaughter of Henry Harris and Joan (Austin).<ref name="Staplehurst Connections" />

Death and Legacy ===Jonas died in Taunton, Massachusetts on July 30, 1683.<ref name="GM A-B"/>

Sources

<references />*The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NewEngland Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Vol. 67, p. 165. "Genealogical Research in England - Austen"subscribers$ See also: NEHGR 58:157-59