General Notes

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Henry first settled in Watertown, Massachusetts., and remained there after his father moved to Ipswich, but sometime after 1646 he followed his father to that place, and about 1655 he removed to Wenham, Massachusetts., and spent the remainder of his life in that town.

November 8, 1657, he subscribed o3 as minister's rate, one-half in wheat, the other one-half in Indian corn, "at Marchant's price". In 1659 he subscribed o3.05s. one-half in corn, and in 1660-1 he contributed 10s. towards the new meeting house. He was chosen constable Oct. 22, 1669.

Henry gave several depositions in court, among which was one given 4mo, 1665, wherein he states "that he never gave Goodman Symonds 5s & 6 pens a day for his boy and his bullockes, nor never did intend itt, and sins the last March Corte he came to me and tould me he would take but five shillings." In 1656 he complained against Thomas Smith of Ipswich on account of Smith's cows destroying his corn about two weeks before general training; the fence was broken down.

Henry deposes in 1669 that he was 53 years old. Henry's inventory was presented to court 16. 4mo (June) 1676. Among other items are the following: A house & 12 acres of land wh: was the widows before she married with him o40.00.00. A debt due from his son Caleb late deceased upon the acct. of house and land o25. To the Remainder of a legacy giuen him by his father yett in the executors hand about o40. To Bookes 5s. Total o177.12s. He died in Wenham in 1676. As is shown by the following agreement he left twelve children: At a court held at Ypswich the 26 of Sept. 1676 Richard and John Kimball sons of Henry Kimball deceased administering upon their ffather Henry Kemball's estate according to agreement between them and there mother in law doe engage to aquit there sd mother in law from all her late husband's proper debts and to discharge them out of there ffather's estate, they are also to pay to there mothere in law Elizabeth Kimball o15. for the bringing up of there younger sister Deborah out of wich the
sayd mother is to pay the sd. Deborah o5. wn she come to age. And also the said Richard and John are to pay to there ten brothers & sisters fifty shillings a peece wn they come to age and the rest of the estate to be theres. Richard the eldest son to have a duble portion.


CHILDREN.
        i. Mary3, b. Watertown, Massachusetts., Nov. 29, 1641.
  8    ii. Richard3, b. Watertown, Massachusetts., Oct. 13,   ?1643. Resided in
             Wenham, Massachusetts.
  9   iii. John3, b. Watertown, Massachusetts., Dec. 25, 1645.
       iv. Caleb3, b. 1647, Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was in the expedition
            commanded by Capt. Lathrop and was killed by the
            Indians at Bloody Brook during King Phillip's War. He
            was probably never married, as his estate was divided
            among his brothers and sisters. Administration was
            granted to his father Henry and his brother Richard.
            At the time of his father's death the estate was still
            unsettled, and Richard is directed to divide it among the
            twelve children of Henry. There was due from his
            estate to his father's estate, o25, as mentioned in his
            father's inventory. The total property according to the
            inventory was o50. Among the assets were 7 weeks'
            wages due fr. ye contry o12.2s. (Savage wrongly gives
            the Caleb that was killed at Bloody Brook as the son of
            Richard. The above notes will serve to show that it
            was Caleb, the son of Henry, who was killed. Caleb, the
            son of Richard, had two children born after this date,
            and did not die until 1682.)
        v. Dorcas3, b. about 1649; m. Dec. 1, 1668, Thomas Dow.
       vi. Abigail3, b. about 1652; m. May 14, 1673, John Wycome.
      vii. Sarah, b. about 1654; m. May 3, 1675, Daniel Gage.
10  viii. Henry, b. about 1655. (Twenty-two in 1677.)
      ix. Mehitable3, b. Wenham, Massachusetts., 1658; d. Dec. 7, 1689, in
           Bradford, Massachusetts., aged 31. Her stone is the oldest in the
           old cemetery at that place. She married Thomas, son of
           William and Elizabeth Stickney, b. Rowley, Massachusetts., 3,
           1 mo, 1646; d. in Bradford, July 17, 1714, aged 68 years.
           Child: Mehitable Stickney, b. December 4, 1689; m.
           July 24, 1729, John Barker.
       x. Benjamin, b. Wenham, Massachusetts., Dec. 12, 1659.
11   xi. Joseph, b. Wenham, Jan. 20, 1661.
     xii. Martha, b. Wenham, Aug. 18, 1664; m. Aug. 25, 1683,
           Daniel Chase of Newbury, Massachusetts.
    xiii. Deborah, b. Wenham, 1668.





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