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Judeth Denman and William Smeed married January 25, 1634 in Cranbrook, County Kent, England. (England Marriages, 1538-1973)
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WIDDOW SMEAD. — Mr. Israell Stoughton, Administrator to Mrs. Judith Smeed, widdow, as by Inventory taken ye 18: 3rd: 1639. Sum is £103: 19: 5. Payd to Batcheller, of Sallem, which wee apprehended is repayd Jno. Denman by him, £13. 06. 08.; payd to John Pope, of Dorchester, with William Smeed,* which is repayd into ye Deacon's hands, £32.; to Mary Denman, wife to Clement Maxfield, £13. 10s. 10d.; &c. &c. Roger Clap, Christopher Gibson, Hopestill Foster were appointed to examine Mrs. Stoughton's booke & Inventory concerning Mrs. Judith Smeed's Estate, who find the balance of the whole Estate to be £85. 07. 11½.; to be divided among 3 Children. Jno. Denman's pte comes to £32. 00s. 06d.; Mary Denman, now Clement Maxfield's wife, £21. 07s.; Wm. Smeed's pt is £35. 06. The apprisers make a return the 11th of 1st mo. 1657-8. Mentions "sister Visillah, Jno. Scudder, Bro: Knight, Oliver Purchase; a tub to sister Clarke; my Brother Clarke; goodman Tomkins; Brother Kinsly; 5 dornix Curtins to Sumner; goodman Jewett & wife; a vylett [violet] coat to goodman Oldreges," &c. &c.
After Judith became a widow the second time, she made plans to join two of her brothers in America, one of whom had traveled back to England on several occasions. This proved to be no easy task. By now the British government had become alarmed at the wholesale exodus to the New World and was stopping further migrations. To circumvent these restrictions Judith and her three children sailed from Gravesend, England 3 September 1635, with John Flower as captain, in the ship "Dorset" headed for Barbadoes. By sailing to the Barbados first, they could then continue their journey to New England. After arriving in Boston they settled in Salem Colony and, like her brothers, Judith was one of the signers of the Dorchester Church Covenant in 1636.
Judith (Stoughton) Smead traveled aboard either the "Winthrop's Fleet" in 1630 or "Dorset" in 1635 w/ her three children (John Denman, Mary Denman, and William Smead, Jr.) to Dorchester, Massachusetts. She is accepted as a Winthrop Society Ancestor (immigration) 1630 or before. (It is in fact very likely that she was a passenger on both occasions, and perhaps on other occasions as well. Her brother, Israel Stoughton, was a wealthy merchant, so it would have been simple enough for her to travel by ship, like her brothers and other family members.)
Notes
From The Great Migration Begins
Two sisters of Thomas and Israel also came to New England. Judith, who married first Henry Denman and second _____ Smead became a resident of Dorchester [TAG 29:198, 41:30-35]. Kiepura did not believe that Judith was a sister of Thomas and Israel, but Jacobus did. Neither of these researchers was aware of the baptism at Burstead Magna, Essex, on 3 July 1599 of "Judith Throughtone ... the daughter of Thomas preacher of the word of God"; in other diocesan records we find that the minister at Burstead Magna was assisted from 1594 until 1600 by "Thomas Stawghton," these being the "lost" years between his ministry at Naughton, Suffolk, and at Great Coggeshall, Essex. Thus, Israel and Thomas did have a sister Judith, and so the doubts expressed by Kiepura are relieved
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84435332
Birth: 1599 Great Burstead Basildon District Essex, England Death: 1639 Dorchester Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA
Judith Smead signed the covenant in 1636 with the church at Dorchester, Massachusetts, and in 1638 had a grant of twenty acres there just below the First Burying Ground. An inventory of her estate after her decease was taken on May 18, 1639. She was the mother of John Denman, Mary Denman (wife of Clement Maxfield), and William Smead.
Step-mother of Humphrey Denman, an Elder of the English Reformed Church at Amsterdam, North Holland.
Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Stoughton (1557 - 1622)
Katherine Stoughton (____ - 1603)
Spouses:
William Smead (1600 - 1637)
John Denman*
Children:
Mary Denman Maxfield (1621 - 1707)*
John Denman (1621 - ____)*
William Smead (1635 - 1703)*
Siblings:
Anne Stoughton (1591 - 1591)*
Elizabeth Stoughton Chamberlayne (1591 - 1647)*
Thomas Stoughton (1592 - 1661)*
John Stoughton (1593 - 1639)* Judith Stoughton Smead (1599 - 1639)
Israel Stoughton (1602 - 1644)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Dorchester North Burying Ground Dorchester Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA
Step-mother of Humphrey Denman, an Elder of the English Reformed Church at Amsterdam, North Holland.
Judith Stoughton was born on July 3, 1599 at Burstead Magna, Essex, England to Rev. Thomas and Katherine Stoughton. She married John Denman about 1620" and they had two children: John and Mary. After John Denman died Judith married William Smead and they had one son, William. 1630 -- Judith, with children Mary Denman and William Smead, sailed on the "Mary and John" (son John Denman emigrated separately to Bermuda in 1635) , as part of the Winthrop fleet. Judith's two brothers (Israel and Thomas) sailed in another ship in the Winthrop fleet.
The following family members are listed as sailing with Winthrop's Fleet:
The "Mary and John" landed at Salem, Essex county, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Judith and her two children settled at Dorchester, Suffolk county, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Widow Judith Smead signed the covenant in 1636 with the church at Dorchester, Suffolk county, Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1638, Dorchester gave Judith 20 acres which was located just below the First Burying Ground.
Widow Judith Stoughton Denman Smead died in 1639 and an inventory of her estate was taken on May 18, 1639.
She married John Denman about 1620"<ref> History of Deerfield, genealogy section, page 301 </ref> and they had two children: John and Mary.After John Denman died Judith married William Smead and they had oneson, William.
1630 -- Judith, with children Mary Denman and William Smead, sailed onthe "Mary and John" (son John Denman emigrated separately to Bermuda in 1635) <ref> The Complete Book of Emigrants, page ?? </ref>, as partof the Winthrop fleet. <ref> Winthrop Society, http://winthropsociety.com/settlers/s-data.htm </ref> Judith's two brothers (Israel and Thomas) sailed in another ship in the Winthrop fleet. <ref> The Winthrop Fleet of 1630 </ref> The following family members <ref> Winthrop Fleet of 1630, pages 92 & 93 </ref> are listed as sailing with Winthrop's Fleet:*Smead, ____ From Coggeshall, Essex. No further record. Probably died soon.
:Ch[ildren]: :Mary Denman, ab[ou]t 1632 m[arried] Clement Maxfield; she d[ied on] May 30, 1707. :John Denman, ____; alive 1656.:William, ab[ou]t 1635." <ref> History of Deerfield, genealogy section, p. 301</ref>
Husband #1 - John Denman 1591–1625
Husband #2 - William Smead 1590–1636
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July 9, 1588
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Naughton, Suffolk, England
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1599 |
July 3, 1599
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of, Burstead Magna, Essex, England (United Kingdom)
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July 3, 1599
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Burstead Magna, Essex, England (United Kingdom)
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1621 |
January 16, 1621
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Retford, Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom)
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December 16, 1621
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Retford, Notts, Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom)
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1635 |
1635
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Herne Hill, London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
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1639 |
May 18, 1639
Age 39
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Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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May 18, 1639
Age 39
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Dorchester North Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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