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Samuel Metcalf

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Birthplace: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Death: April 14, 1782 (93)
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Son of Eleazer Metcalf and Meletiah Metcalf
Husband of Judith Metcalf
Father of Lieutenant George Metcalf; Anna Catharina Pond and John Metcalf
Brother of Eleazer (Elizar) Metcalf, Jr.; Michael Metcalf, I; Ebenezer Metcalf; Jonathan Metcalf; Melatiah Cheever and 3 others

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About Samuel Metcalf

  • Samuel Metcalf
  • Birth: Jan. 15, 1688 Massachusetts, USA
  • Death: Feb. 10, 1737 Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
  • Family links:
  • Parents:
  • Eleazer Metcalf (1653 - 1704)
  • Meletiah Fisher Metcalf (1667 - 1719)
  • Spouse:
  • Judith George Metcalf Clark (1704 - 1780)*
  • Children:
    • Ann Metcalf Pond (1732 - 1817)*
    • Melatiah Metcalf Everett (1736 - 1821)*
  • Siblings:
  • Michael Metcalf (1687 - 1754)*
  • Samuel Metcalf (1688 - 1737)
  • Johnathan Metcalf (1693 - 1775)*
  • Melatiah Metcalfe Cheever (1695 - 1771)*
  • Timothy Metcalf (1697 - 1767)*
  • Burial: Wrentham Center Cemetery, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 123456606
  • From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123456606 ___________________
  • GEORGE, Judith
  • b. 14 APR 1704 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • d. 1782 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: GEORGE, John
  • Mother: ROCKWOOD, Judith
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 20 MAY 1725 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • Spouse: METCALF, Samuel
  • b. 15 JAN 1688/9 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • d. 14 APR 1782 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • Parents:
  • Father: METCALF, Eleazer
  • Mother: FISHER, Meletiah
  • Children:
    • METCALF, Esther b. 22 FEB 1725/6 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
    • METCALF, Samuel b. 19 JUL 1728 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
    • METCALF, George
    • METCALF, Ann
    • METCALF, John
    • METCALF, Meletiah b. 16 OCT 1736 Wrentham, Norfolk, Mass.
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_707.htm#41 __________
  • A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of ... Vol. III. by James Savage, ....
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  • METCALF, frequently MEDCALF in early rec. ELEAZER, Wrentham, s. of the sec. Michael, m. 9 Apr. 1684, Meletiah Fisher, had Eleazer, b. 30 May 1685, d. young; Michael, 21 May 1687 ; Samuel, 15 Jan. 1689; Ebenezer, 8 Jan. 1691; Jonathan, 9 Apr. 1693; Meletiah, 21 Apr. 1695; Timothy, 2 July 1697; Martha and Mary, tw. 27 Aug. 1699; and Eleazer, again, 21 Nov. 1701; was deac. and d. 14 May 1704. JOHN, Medfield, s. of the first Michael, b. in Eng. m. 22 Mar. 1647, Mary, d. of Francis Chickering, had John, b. 21, bapt. 26 Mar. 1648; Michael, 20, bapt. 25 Aug. 1650; Mary, 9, bapt. 24 Oct 1652; these all at Dedham ; but at M. we kn. not that we name all, when enumer. Joseph, 22 Nov. 1658 ; and Hannah, 13 Oct 1664. He was freem. 1647, and d. 27 Nov. 1675, unless this date belong to his eldest s. JOHN, New Haven 1645, a brickmaker, may have been s. or br. of Stephen, as a. the yr. 1647, he rem. JONATHAN, Dedham, s. of the sec. Michael, m. 10 Apr. 1674, Hannah, d. of John Kenrick, had Jonathan, b. 16 Mar. 1675; John, 20 Mar. 1678; Ebenezer, 14 Feb. 1680; Joseph, 2 or 11 Apr. 1682, H. C. 1703, min. of Falmouth; Timothy, 18 Nov. 1684, d. at 11 yrs.; Eleazer, 14 Feb. 1687; Hannah, 10 Apr. 1689; Nathaniel, Apr. 1691 ; Mehitable; and Mary; was freem. 1683 or 4, his name being ins. ea. yr. and he d. 27 May 1727, and his wid. d. 23 Dec 1731. * JOSEPH, Ipswich, freem. 4 Mar. 1635, rep. in Sept of that yr. and oft. aft. d. 21 July 1665, aged 60. By his will, we learn
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  • that his w. was Eliz. his s. Thomas, b. in Eng. prob. and gr.ch. Joseph, Mary, and Eliz. but perhaps this had d. soon. His wid. m. 8 Nov. 1670, Edward Beacham. JOSEPH, Ipswich, s. of Thomas, prob. by w. Rebecca, had Jacob, b. 8 June 1685, prob. d. soon ; and Abigail, 29 Mar. 1686. MICHAEL, Dedham, b. 1586, at Tatterford, in Co. Norfolk, was a dornock weaver at Norwich, and free of the city, where all his ch. were b. m. 13 Oct. 1616, Sarah, had Michael, b. 13 Nov. 1617, d. soon; Mary, 14 Oct. 1618, but the geneal. of the fam. in Reg. VI. 173, says 14 Feb. 1619 ; Michael, again, 29 Aug. 1620 ; John, 5 or 15 Sept. 1622, bef. ment ; Sarah, 10 Sept. 1624; Eliz. 4 Oct 1626; Martha, 27 Mar. or Oct. 1628; Thomas, 27 Dec 1629 or 30; Ann, 1 Mar. 1631 or 34, d. soon; Jane, 24 Mar. 1632; and Rebecca, 5 Apr. 1635; his w. was b. at a village near Norwich, he says, 17 June 1593, but possib. the figures have been mistaken, as in the examin. one week bef. the sail, of the ship, call. I think, the Rose, of Yarmouth, from Yarmouth, Apr. 1637, he calls hims. 45 yrs. of age, and w. 39. "From the relig. tyranny" exercised by Wren, then Bp. of .Norwich, he felt forced to esc. even at the expense of separ. from his fam. for a time, and emb. at London, 17 Sept. 1636, for N. E. but was sadly tormented by equal tempests on the water, and the ship at Christmas put back to Plymouth ; and so far was this a happiness that in Apr. foll, he had license for the whole fam. to come ; only 8 ch. are ment. in the custom-ho. docum. but I can hardly doubt that the name of John was casually overlook. At Boston he arr. "three days bef. mid. sum. with w. nine ch. and a serv." wh. was Thomas Comberbach, aged 16, 1 presume in one of the three ships ment. by Winth. as coming in, from Ipswich, 20 June. He may have been br. of Joseph ; was freem. 13 May 1640, or 18 May 1642, and, perhaps, swore on both days, tho. more prob. it is a fault of the Secr, as in the list appears. His w. d. 21 Feb. 1645, and he m. 13 Aug. foll. Martha, wid. of Thomas Pigg, or Pidge ; and he d. 27 Dec. 1664. A very, curious docum. his engagem. aft. 70 yrs. of age to keep the town sch. in 1656, is giv. in Geneal. Reg. X. 282. His will, made six wks. bef. gives to eight ch. Michael being d. and ea. of the ds. m. Martha hav. then a sec. or third h. to gr.ch. Michael, s. of Michael, and gr.ch. William Brignall, s. of d. Martha, wh. was a mem. of Roxbury ch. by her first h. and to Martha Bullard, d. of his w. Mary m. 24 Nov. 1642, Henry Wilson ; Sarah m. Robert Onion, as his sec. w. the first hav. d. in Apr. 1643; Eliz. m. 15 Sept. 1648, Thomas Bancroft of Reading; Martha m. William Brignall, next, 2 Aug. 1654, Christopher Smith as the Geneal. Reg. VI. 173, says, tho. I doubt its correctness, for Christopher Smith in 668, is nam. in his will by Jonathan Fairbanks as h. of his d. Mary, and third h . . . . . Stow; Jane m. 1654, Samuel Walker,
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  • (tho. strong doubts of error in the name are felt) of Rehoboth ; and Rebecca m. 5 Apr. 1659, John Mackintosh. MICHAEL, Dedham, eldest s. of the preced. b. in Eng. m. 2 or 12 Apr. 1644, Mary, d. of John Fairbanks, says the Metcalf geneal. bef. rnent but perhaps by mistake, had Michael, b. 21 Jan. 1645; Mary, 15 Aug. 1646; Sarah, 7 Dec 1648 ; Jonathan, 21 Sept 1650; and Eleazer, 20 Mar. 1653, bef. ment. was freem. 1645, and d. (ten yrs. bef. his f.) 24 Dec. 1654. Mary m. 10 Dec. 1668, John Ware; and Sarah m. 4 June 1677, Robert Ware. MICHAEL, Dedham, s. of the preced. m. 17 Sept. 1672, Eliz. not, I think, as Goodwin has it, d. but wid. of the sec. John Kingsbury, d. of Thomas Fuller, both of the same, had Michael, b. 9 May 1674; Mary, 3 Oct 1676; Thomas, 3 Jan. 1679; Sarah, 26 Apr. 1682 ; Eleazer, 12 Feb. 1685; Hannah, 17 Apr. 1687 ; Daniel, 25 June 1691 ; and Eliz. ; was freem. 1690, and d. 2 Sept. 1693. His wid. d. 24 Oct 1732. STEPHEN, New Haven 1639, a brickmaker, aft. 1647 prob. rem. was in good repute. * THOMAS, Dedham, youngest s. of the first Michael, b. in Eng. m. 12 Sept 1656, Sarah Paige, had Sarah, b. 3 Mar. 1658 ; Mary, bapt. 25 Nov. 1660 ; Samuel, b. 17 Oct 1661, d. soon ; Thomas ; 22 Sept 1665, d. soon; Samuel, again, 17 Sept 1668; Thomas, again, 7 or 21 May 1671 ; John, 20 Sept 1675 ; and Judith, 25 Nov. 1677, d. at 5 yrs. The w. d. and he m. 2 Dec. 1679, Ann Paine of Rehoboth, was freem. 1653, deac. and rep. 1691, d. 16 Nov. 1702. Sarah m.23 Nov. 1676, Samuel Whiting, and d. 1702. THOMAS, Ipswich 1648, s. of Joseph the first, b. in Eng. I suppose, had Mary, b. 23 June 1658 ; Joseph, 27 Jan. 1661 ; Thomas, 4 Dec. 1667; beside prob. Eliz. nam. in the will of gr.f. He was freem. 1674. Of the mo. of these ch. we kn. nothing; but she may have d. and one Thomas of Ipswich, a widower, m. 1685, wid. Lydia Davis. Still more uncertainty is felt unless we give him ano. w. for the wid. of Thomas M. nam. Abigail, d. at I. 5 May 1727, aged 88 yrs. An earlier Thomas of Ipswich is found by Mr. Felt to be inhab. there 1638. THOMAS, Dedham, s. of the first Thomas, m. 24 Nov. 1696, Sarah, d. of William Avery, the sec of the name, had Sarah, b. 26 Apr. 1698, d. in few wks. ; Samuel, 9 Apr. 1699, d. at 14 yrs. ; Thomas, 30 Dec 1701 ; and Sarah, 1 Dec 1703; and he d. 12 Dec. 1704; and his wid. m. 6 Apr. 1709, Joseph Wight, and d. 1748. Two of this name had, in 1829, been gr. at Harv. and seven at the other N. E. coll. It is oft. in old rec writ as no doubt it was sound. Medcalf. ___________________

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Samuel Metcalf (1689 - 1738)

Samuel Metcalf
Born 15 Jan 1689 in Wrentham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Eleazer Metcalf and Meletiah (Fisher) Metcalf
Brother of Eleazar Metcalf, Michael Metcalf, Ebenezer Metcalf, Jonathan Metcalf, Melatiah (Metcalf) Cheever, Timothy Metcalf, Martha (Metcalf) Hills and Mary Metcalf
Husband of Judith (George) Metcalf — married 20 May 1725 in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of George Metcalf, Ann (Metcalf) Pond and Melatiah (Metcalf) Everett
Died 13 Feb 1738 at age 49 in Wrentham, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Samuel Metcalf was born on 15 January 1689 in Wrentham, (then) Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the son of Eleazer and Mehitable (Fisher) Metcalf.[1][2]

Samuel Metcalf of Wrentham, husbandman, died 13 February 1738.[3][2]

Marriage

Recorded at Boston:
"Samuel Metcalfe & Judeth George both of Wrentham Married By Timo. Clark Esq. J. P. on May 20, 1725."[4]

Recorded at Wrentham:
"George, Judith and Samuel Metcalfe, May 20, 1725. In Boston."[5]

Sources

↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-WQRD?cc=2061550&w... : 13 July 2016), Norfolk > Wrentham > Births, marriages, deaths 1681-1807 > image 26 of 506; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. Wrentham Vol. 1:40.
"Samell Metcalf, son of Eliezer Metcalf and Mehittabell his wife, was born January 15, 1689."
↑ 2.0 2.1 Metcalfe, Howard Hurtig, Some Descendants of Rev. Leonard Metcalf of Tatterford Parish, Norfolk, England, Mostly those of his son Michael the emigrant to Dedham, Massachusetts, in 1637 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 2002), p. 19.
↑ Suffolk Co., Mass., Probate and Family Court File Papers, Box 39 Case 7051 to Case 7250, 1 Jan 1636-31 Dec 1894" case #7132, Samuel Metcalf, 1738, inventory dated 12 Sep 1738. Inventory states "Samuel Metcalf of Wrentham husbandman deceased February ye 13 - 1738"
↑ Boston Record Commissioners, Boston Births 1700-1800, (Boston, MA: Municipal Printing Office, 1894) p. 127.
↑ Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Wrentham, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: Stanhope Press, F. H. Gilson Company, 1910), Vol. 2:303
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Samuel Metcalf's Timeline

1689
January 15, 1689
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
1730
June 2, 1730
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Province
1732
May 12, 1732
Wrentham, Norfolk Co., MA
1734
July 3, 1734
Wrentham, Norfolk Co., MA
1782
April 14, 1782
Age 93
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1891
November 24, 1891
Age 93
November 24, 1891
Age 93
1896
December 18, 1896
Age 93
December 18, 1896
Age 93