William Charles, of Marblehead

Biography

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William Charles arrived to Marblehead by 1637, married Sarah Merrit sister of Nicholas and Triphena Merritt. Had a son Robert who lived in England with two daughters. Had a niece Mary Charles wife of James Dennis.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Notes

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1. William CHARLES was born about 1595 in England. He died about Apr 1673 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts[1]. William married Sarah [-?-] about 1625 in England; she was born about 1600 probably in England. In 1637/8 William owned 20 acres in Marblehead and on 6 May 1646.William signed a petition to control foreign fisherman. William was a freeholder when Marblehead became a town on 2 May 1649. His family was one of the original 44 families in Marblehead, Massachusetts[2].

On 6 Sept 1642 in the Boston court, Mrs. Lydia Banks recovered a judgement of 100 pounds, and probably levied an execution upon the land called "The Plain Farm". On 24 Sept 1645, she conveyed it to Moses Maverick, David Corwithen, Arthur Sandin, William Charles, John Peach, the elder, and "others the inhabitants of Marblehead, all that farm called “ye Playnes farme", etc.[3]. It was subsequently divided into fourteen or more parts.

Charles as an English name is rare, introduced during Norman times, but was not popular because of its French origin. The place in England that used it was Devonshire as a place name meaning "rock court".

They had the following children:

• + 2 M i. William CHARLES was born about 1635 and died on 6 Aug 1677. He married Abigail Bailey.

Sources

1. Gray, Thomas E. The founding of Marblehead. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Gateway Press, 1984), 52-53.
2. Massachusetts, Probate Court (Essex County). The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1916, 1917, 1920), 2:372-74, 3:143-44, 1:456.
3. Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Directory. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Jun 2015). GMDIR p 61; Unknown; 1637; Salem [STR 1:59; EPR 2:372-74, 3:143-44; Marblehead 52-53]
4. Perley, Sidney, ed. Essex Antiquarian. (Salem, Mass.: Essex Antiquarian), 2:132, 6:109, 7:84; 13:91-92,137.# Perley, Sidney; W. K Freeman; and James Duncan Phillips. Map of Salem in 1700 : from the researches of Sidney Perley. (s.n.], 1933), 31:59.
5. Historical Collections of the Essex Institute (Essex Institute)/Contents, 46:11; 51:68; 54:23,26; 69:211,214.
6. Roads, Samuel. The history and traditions of Marblehead. (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton, Osgood and Co., 1880). 12, 13,
7. Boston Evening Transcript genealogical columns, 1895, May1900-April 1941. ([S.l.]: [s.n.], 1941), 8 Jul 1907 and 25 Sep 1912.
8. Massachusetts (Colony). Quarterly Courts (Essex County). Records and files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911-1925, 1975), 5:206-7; 6:309; 7:5.