William Ripley, of Hingham

Yorkshire origins are disproved. He was not the son of William Ripley, Sr. & Dorothy Bristow Ripley

Family

William Rippley, the son of William Rippley and Sicely (Row/Reve) Rippley, was baptized at Wramplingham, Norfolk, England on July 14, 1588. He died 11 Jul 1656 at Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-424074

Children of John and his first wife, probably born in England: Mary, John, a daughter (Phebe), Sarah, and Abraham.

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-268162

His second wife was Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Thaxter. She survived him and married John Dwight 3rd. No children by this marriage.

Biography

Laurel Logan: from http://www.ripsplace.net/ripfamly.asp

In 1638 WILLIAM RIPLEY with his wife, two sons and two daughters, came from Hingham, Norfolk County, England, and settled at Hingham, Mass.

He married a second wife, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Thaxter, Sept. 29, 1654, and died July 20, 1656. His widow married John Dwight, of Dedham, Jan. 30, 1658, and died July 17, 1660.

In his will, which is dated June 30, 1656, he mentions only his sons. He was admitted a Freeman May 18, 1642. His town lot which he drew in 1638, contained four acres, and is on the main street Lower Plain, or Hingham Centre. The house of one of his descendants, Ebed Ripley, now stands upon it. 'We find that Hingham was simply the point of his departure from England. The records of the Parish Church at Hingham have been "carefully examined from 1600, when they commence, to 1638, and the name Ripley does not once occur, nor is any one of the name known in Hingham, or its vicinity." The company of emigrants appears to have been made up at Hingham, and William Ripley must have come from some other place and joined it. We have not been able to discover the place of his residence in England.

SECOND GENERATION
(Born in England)

• 2 John, (6) b__, d Feb 2, 1684. He had land granted him at Hingham, in 1655.
• 3 Abraham, (13)
• 4 Sarah, m Oct 18, 1653, Jeremiah Beale.
• 5 A daughter, we have not been able to find her name.

John and Abraham were admitted freeman, May 14, 1656.

written by H. W. RIPLEY, August 26, 1867 116th Street, Harlem, New York

--Laurel Logan

==notes==

He was a weaver. Came from UK with unknown wife and 4 children in The Diligent in 1638; he was admitted a freeman in 1642. He married Elizabeth Thaxter in 1654.

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• RIPLEY, William
• b. ABT 1592 England
• d. 20 JUL 1656 Hingham, Plymouth, Mass.
• Parents:
• Father: RIPLEY, William
• Mother: REVE, Secilye
• Family:
• Children:
  • RIPLEY, John
  • RIPLEY, Abraham
  • RIPLEY, Sarah
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_21d.htm#16 _____________
• Genealogy of a part of the Ripley family [microform] by Ripley, H. W.
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• [In making up this table, we consider the grandsons of WILLIAM, the first immigrant the patriarchs, and keep their families separate. Figures in parentheses before a name refer back to the father; after a name they refer forward to children ; any one may thus trace his descent, and the descendants of any one may be easily found. Should further communications be made and a printed name be used, it is requested that the number and page be given. See the Index.]
• In 1638 WILLIAM RIPLEY with his wife, two sons and two daughters, came from Hingham, Norfolk County, England, and settled at Hingham, Mass. He married a second wife, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Thaxter, Sept. 29, 1654, and died July 20, 1656. His widow married John Dwight, of Dedham, Jan. 20, 1658, and died July 17, 1660. In his will, which is dated June 30, 1650, he mentions only his sons. He was admitted a Freeman May 18, 1642. His town lot which he drew in 1638, contained four acres, and is on the main street Lower Plain, or Hingham Centre. The house of one of his descendants, Ebed Ripley, now stands upon it. We find that Hingham was simply the point of his departure from England. The records of the Parish Church at Hingham have been "carefully examined from 1600, when they commence, to 1638, and the name Ripley does not once occur, nor is any one of the name known in Hingham, or its vicinity." The company of emigrants appears to have been made up at Hingham, and William Ripley must have come from some other place and joined it. We have not been able to discover the place of his residence in England.
  • SECOND GENERATION.
  • (Born in England.)
  • 2 John, (6) b. —— , d. Feb. 2, 1684. He had land granted him at Hingham, in 1655.
  • 3 Abraham, (13).
  • 4 Sarah, m. Oct. 18, 1653, Jeremiah Beale.
  • 5 A daughter, we have not been able to find her name.
• John and Abraham were admitted freemen, May 14, 1656.
  • THIRD GENERATION.
• (2) JOHN, m. Elizabeth Hobart, daughter of Rev. Peter Hobart, first pastor of the Church at Hingham, who died in 1692, in the 60th year of her age.
  • 6 JOHN, b. Jan. 20, 1655, d. Sept. 7, 1720, settled at Hingham.
  • 7 JOSHUA, b. May 9, 1658, d. May 18, 1739, went to Windham, Ct.
  • 8 JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 1662, d. —— 1737, went to Windham, Ct.
  • 9 JOSIAH, b. May 12, 1667, went to Weymouth, Mass.
  • 10 PETER, b. Oct. 21, 1668, d. April 22, 1742, settled at Hingham.
  • https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofparto00ripl#page/6/mode/1up
  • 11 REBECCA, b. Jan. 18, 1670, d. Oct. 1, 1670.
  • 12 HEZEKIAH, b. Dec. 15, 1672, went to Norwich, Ct. Attempting to ford the Shetucket river when it was much swollen, he was thrown from his horse and drowned, March 13, 1691.
• (3) ABRAHAM, m. Mary Farnsworth, who outlived him, and in 1684 m. Edward Jenkins. Hingham.
  • .... etc. _____________
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• RIPLEY This name falls within the class known as local surnames, and is derived from one of three places in England called Ripley, situated respectively in the counties of Surrey, Derby and Yorkshire.
• ( I ) William Ripley, who is thought to have come from Windham, a few miles from Hingham, England, came to Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1638. He was accompanied by his wife, two sons and two daughters. He received a grant of four acres of land at Hingham Centre, a large part of which is still owned by his descendants. His house was on Main street near the training field. The date of birth of William Ripley is not known. He died July 20, 1656. The date of his first wife's death is not known, but he married (second) in 1654, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Thaxter, who after his death married, January. 1658, John Dwight, of Dedham. William Ripley's will, made June 30, 1656, proved January 24, 1657, mentioned only widow and sons John and Abraham. No mention is made of daughters, only one of whom, Sarah, is known to us by name.
• ( II ) John, son of William Ripley. was born in England, came to America with his father, and died February 3, 1684. He resided at Hingham, where he was made freeman May 14. 1656. He resided on the paternal homestead. His will was made January 21. 1684, and proved March 27, 1684. He married, about 1654, Elizabeth Hobart, who was born about 1632, died March 26, 1692. Her father was Rev. Peter Hobart, of Hingham, who graduated B. A. from Magdalen College, England, in 1625, and was pastor of the First Church of Hingham in 1635. Elizabeth Hobart came with her parents and three brothers in 1635. John and Elizabeth Ripley were the parents of six sons and one daughter: John, Joshua, Jeremiah, Josiah, Peter, Rebecca and Hezekiah.
• ( III ) .... etc. ___________
• Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire .... Vol. II By E.S. Stearns
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• The Ripleys of New Hampshire and their Massachusetts progenitors are for the most part descended in common from one immigrant, who arrived early in the colonial period, and his progeny are to be met with in every state in New England and many other sections of the country.
• ( I ) William Ripley with his wife, two sons and two daughters, came from Hingham, Norfolk county, England, about the year 1638 and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, where he was made a freeman May 18, 1642. His first wife having died he was again married September 29, 1654, to Mrs. Elizabeth Thaxter, widow of Thomas Thaxter, and his death occurred July 20, 1656. His widow took a third husband in the person of John Dwight, of Dedham, January 20, 1658, and she died July 17, 1660. The names of three of William’s children who accompanied him from England were: John, Abraham and Sarah, but that of the other daughter does not appear in the records. One of his grandsons settled in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and another located in Plimpton, that state, but the name of the latter cannot now be ascertained.
• ( II ) John (1), eldest child of William Ripley, was born in England and came to America with his parents in 1638. He resided on the paternal acres at Hingham Centre, and died February 3, 1684. His will was dated January 21, 1684, and probated March 27 following. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Peter Hobart. She died in Hingham, March 26, 1692, aged sixty. Their children, all born in Hingham, were: John, Joshua, Jeremiah, Josiah, Peter, Rebecca, and Hezekiah.
• ( III ) John (2), eldest child of John (1) .... etc. ___________________
• The Signers of the Mayflower Compact and Their Descendants By Henry Whittemore
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• .... etc.
• VI HANNAH BRADFORD, sixth child of Major William and Alice (Richards) Bradford was born May 9, 1662; died May 28, 1758. She married Nov. 28, 1682, Joshua Ripley, of Hingham, Mass., and removed with him to Windham County, Conn. She was evidently a woman of superior education for the Windham records state that she was "a noble and useful woman, and remarkable, not only for intelligence and accomplishments, but for her skill in the art of healing." She was the first and for a long time the only physician in the settlement, and it is said that the first male physician, Dr. Richard Huntington, received much of his medical knowledge from her.
• Joshua Ripley, her husband, was the son of John, son of William Ripley, the ancestor.
• William Ripley, with his wife, two sons and two daughters, came from Hingham, Norfolk County, England, on the ship Dilligent, with his wife and family, and settled in Hingham, Mass., in 1638. His second wife, whom he married Jan 28, 1657-8, in this country, was the widow of Thomas Thaxter, of Hingham, England and Hingham, Mass. William Ripley died July 20, 1656, leaving John, Abraham and Sarah.
• JOHN RIPLEY, son of William Ripley, was born in England; came with his parents to America; died at Hingham, Mass., Feb. 3, 1683. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Peter Hobart, first pastor of the church at Hingham, who died in 1692 in the 60th year of his age. They had seven children of whom Joshua was the third.
• Joshua Ripley, son of John and Elizabeth (Hobart) Ripley, was born in Hingham, Mass., May 9, 1658, died May 18, 1739. He moved from Hingham to Norwich, Conn., in 1689, and later to Windham County, Conn., where he bought of Isaac Magowan, the first settler, sixty acres of land on both sides of Merrick's Brook. .... etc. ____________________
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• William Ripley, immigrant ancestor, born in England, came to Hingham, Massachusetts, from Hingham, England, in 1638, bringing with him his wife, two sons and two daughters. He married second, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Thaxter, September 29, 1654, and died July 20, 1656. His widow married, January 20, 1658, John Dwight of Dedham, and died July 17, 1660. His will is dated June 30, 1656, bequeathing to his sons. He was admitted a freeman May 18, 1642. His town lot which he drew in 1638 contained four acres, and is on Main street, Lower Plain, or Hingham Center. The house of a descendant, the late Eben Ripley, stands on the lot, or did so recently. He was not a resident of Hingham, England, but joined the Hingham party at that point. He was a weaver by trade. Children : 1. John, mentioned below. 2. Abraham, born in England, married Mary Farnsworth, who married, after his death, Edward Jenkins, of Scituate. 3. Sarah, married October 18, 1653, Jeremiah Beale. 4. Daughter, name unknown. The sons John and Abraham were admitted freemen May 14, 1656.
• ( II ) John Ripley, son of William Ripley (1), was born in England, about 1630. He succeeded to the homestead in Hingham ; married Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Peter Hobart; she died in Hingham, March 26, 1692, aged sixty years. He died February 3, 1683-84. His will was dated January 21, 1683-4, and proved March 27, following. He resided on the paternal homestead on Main street, Hingham. Children: 1. John, see forward. 2. Joshua, born May 9, 1658; died May 18, 1739; settled in Windham, Connecticut. 3. Jeremiah, born September, 1662; died 1737; settled at Windham. 4. Josiah, born May 12, 1667 ; settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts. 5. Peter, born October 21, 1668; settled in Hingham. 6. Rebecca, born January 18, 1670 ; died October 1, 1670. 7. Hezekiah, born December 15, 1672; went to Norwich, Connecticut ; drowned in the Shetucket river March 13, 1691.
• ( III ) .... etc. _______________
• A genealogical Register of the first settlers of New-England, etc By John FARMER ....
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• RIPLEY, ABRAHAM, Hingham, son of William Ripley, was admitted freeman in 1655. JOHN, Hingham, brother of the preceding, was admitted freeman in 1655, m. daughter of Rev. Peter Hobart, and had six sons, John, Joshua, Jeremiah, Josiah, Peter, and Hezekiah. WILLIAM, father of the preceding, came from Hingham, England, with his wife, sons Abraham and John, and 2 daughters, and settled at Hingham, Ms., in 1638, was admitted freeman 1641, and d. 20 July, 1656. His descendants are very respectable, of whom is Rev. Ezra Ripley, D. D., of Concord, Ma., a native of Woodstock, who grad. at H. C. 1776,
• .... etc. ______________