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Mr John Maverick

John was born about October 28th, 1578 in Awilscombe - England and his baptism took place there on October 28th, 1578.

Birth Notes

John's father was Mr Peter Maverick and his mother was Mrs Dorothy Tuck. He died on February 3rd, 1636 in Boston.

General Notes
- John Maverick was a native of Devon. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford, took holy orders by 1603 and later became a Puritan. He was made a freeman with the first group at Dorchester, May 18, 1631, and had expected to remove to Connecticut, but died. Winthrop, in his journal, says of Reverend Maverick: "He was a man of very humble spirit, and faithful in furthering the work of the Lord."

Education Details
- John attended Exeter College in Oxford full time from 1599 as an undergraduate in Theology. He passed examinations in 1603 and was awarded a diploma.

Occupation Details
- John's occupation was Reverend .
  - Occupation Notes
    - John Maverick was a native of Devon. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford, took holy orders by 1603 and later became a Puritan. He was made a freeman with the first group at Dorchester, May 18, 1631, and had expected to remove to Connecticut, but died. Winthrop, in his journal, says of Reverend Maverick: "He was a man of very humble spirit, and faithful in furthering the work of the Lord."
      
      Reverend Maverick came to America in the "Mary and John". They brought with them their children Elias, Mary, Moses, Aaron, Abigail, Antipas, and Margaret.
      
      *** It is an interesting fact that a line of descendants of Reverend Maverick went to the West Indies and later settled in Texas. A Samuel Maverick in the last century who did not make a practice of branding his cattle, is said to have been the originator of the word "Maverick" as applied to unbranded cattle.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Mr Peter Maverick
  - b.1552 in Devon - England
  
  Mr John Maverick
  - b.~28 Oct 1578 in Awilscombe - England d.03 Feb 1636 in Boston
  
  Mrs Dorothy Tuck
  - b.1556 in Awilscombe - England

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Individual Additional Information

Details of John's family with Mrs Mary Gye