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2  PLAC 184
2  SOUR S332582
3  DATA
4  TEXT Date of Import: 14 Jan 2004


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!Book, Supplement to Torrey NE Marriages prior to 1700, by Melinde Lutz
Sanborn.
Emery, John & 1/wf Alice Grantham; m 26 Jun 1620 Whiteparish, co Wilts, Newbury
[TAG 65:213]
!Book, Genealogical Dictioanry of the First Settlers of New England, by Savage
!Book, Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, by Frederick Virkis
!Book, Old Kittery & her Families, p 365-77
!Book, Pioneers of Maine & New Hampshire, by Pope p64
!Book, Pioneers of MA, pg 56
!Book, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire, by Noyes, Libby and
Davis p 221-35
!Book, The Emery Family from 1590 - 1890, by Rufus Emery pp 309-15
!Book, First Settlers of New England, by John Farmer p97
!Book, Founders of New England, by Samu Drake
FGS: Laura Armetta 1201 Gilbert Ave, Downers Grove IL 60515 5/87 Blacksmith.
Book, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury, by
Mary Holman 1938.  John Emery of Newbury married Mary, widow of John Webster, late of Ipswich, and she had power from the court to administer and dispose of his goods to his chidren.  Some of the children now grown, almost ready to receive their portions, John Emery petitions for liberty to sell the Island which is divided to three of the children; and also the house and 6 acres of land which was bound to make good the 20li to the other three, and upon grant of this, binds himself to pay the children the full price he shall sell it at and to the other three children who are to have 20 nobles, to make good to them the 8li apiece and to pay to the daughters their portions at eighteen and the sons at twenty-one years (Mass. Archives 15B:147)  The petition was granted 14 Oct 1661 (Mass Bay Colony Records 3:254) (Essex Co Probate printed 1:52-53)
Book: Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700, By Melinde Lutz Sanborn Genealogical Publishing Co.
  EMERY, John & 1/wf Alice GRANTHAM m 26 Jun 1620 Whiteparish, co Wilts/newbury [TAG 65:213]

Book, Genealogical Records of Descendants of John and Anthony Emery.
1. JOHN EMERY, sen., son of John and Agnes EMERY of Romsey, Hants, England, was born in England, Sept. 29, 1598; he sailed from Southampton, April 3, 1635, with his brother Anthony in the ship James of London, William Cooper, Master, their wives and one or two children each probably with them; he landed in Boston June 3, 1635, and went soon after to Newbury where John sen., had a town grant of half an acre for a hose lot. John Emery was fined Dec 22, 1637, by the town, twenty shillings for inclosing ground not laid out, or owned by the town, contrary to a town order, and on Feb 1, 1638, the town granted him that part of the ground which was already inclosed.  He wa made freeman June 2, 1`641, and recorded as one of the ninety-one freeholders of the town Dec 2, 1642; in the same year he was appointed with three others to make a valuation of all the property in the town, for the purpose of proportioning each man's share in the new division.  On March 16, 1663, John Emery wa presented to the Court at Ipswich by Henry Jaquies, Constable of Newbury, for entertaining travellers and Quakers. May 5, 1663, his presentment for entertaining Quakers was referred unto next Court.  The next Court fined him four pounts, costs and fees for entertaining strangers.  The evenidence given in the case was "yt two ment quakers wr entertained very kindly to bed and table & John Emmerie shok ym by ye hand and bid ym welcome."  Also, "that the witness heard John Emery and his wife say that he had entertained quakers and that he would not put them from his house and used argument for the lawfulness of it." John Ememry in May 1663, petitioned the General Court for the remission of his fine.  His petition was signed by the selectmen of the town and fifty of the citizens.  The fine was not remitted.

He was also prominent in the case of Lieut. Robert Pike, refusing to recognize the authority of the COurt to deprive him and his neighbors of the right of petition.  In the famous ecclesiastical difficulties John Ememry was a member of the Woodman party.  April 10, 1644 he had a grant from the town of twenty-two acres and five rods being his own and Henry Palmer's portion of "Divident" land in the great field beyond the new town.  He was selectman, 1661; fence viewer, 1666; grand juryman in the same year; jury of trials in 1672; appointed to carry votes to Salem in 1676.  He married first in England, Mary (???), who died in Newbury, April 1649.  He married, second, Mrs Mary Webster (n,e. Shatswell) widow of John Webster of Ipswich, 29 Oct 1650.  He died in Newbury MA 3 Nov 1683.  His wife died 28 Apr 1694.  He made his will 1 May 1680, proved 27 Nov 1683, in which he mentions his age as eighty-three years.  The inventory of his estate was taken the same day, amounting to 263 pounds, 11 shillings.  His wife made her will Aug 1693, proved 11 June 1696.
Children:
2 i John, 2 b. in England, about 1628
3 ii Ann, b. in England abt 1631
4 iii Ebenezer, daughter, b in Newbury, 16 Sept 1648
5 iv Jonathan, b in Newbury, 13 May 1652.

Internet: www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/i/c/Craig--Rice  Ancestry of Julia Cristina RICE by Craig Rice 363 Bennington Ct., Saline MI 48176-1071, craig.rice@@wl.com 1/2000