Henry Travers 
Henry was born about 1610 in London, England.1 Henry's father was Samuel Travers and his mother was Elizabeth. His paternal grandparents were John Travers and Alice Hooker. He was an only child. He died before July 15th, 1659 in London, England.1 Death Notes
DEATH: One source has death at sea.
Wallingfords of New England: At a Court held in Ipswich, Mass. 27 September 1659, the will of Henry Travers was presented, but not proved. "Administration was granted to his widow, Bridgett, now wife of Richard Window. Nicolas Walington, who married his daughter, Sarah Traverse, had already received three pounds, and the court ordered the administratrix to pay them twelve pounds more, and to the son, James Traverse, thirty pounds when he comes of age, and the rest of the estate, which amounted to 92 li. [pounds], to the widow, the land to stand bound for the children's portions."
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General Notes
From Wallingfords of New England: It is possible that Henry had a wifebefore Bridget in England before he came to America, although that may never be known.
BIOGRAPHY: Wallingfords of New England: Sarah's father, whose name is sometimes spelled Travis, came from London, England in the "Mary and John" early in 1634. Some secondary sources have said he was of Irish ancestry, but there is no evidence for this. The passengers of the "Mary and John" went first to Agawam, now Ipswich, Massachusetts, and in 1635 many of them, Henry Travers included, moved to Newbury. He was granted six acres of salt marsh in the Great Marsh, and a house lot of half an acre near the First Landing Place. Also four acres in another part of Newbury. He was on a list of 91 freeholders of Newbury on 7 December 1642. Henry Travers was a seaman. In 1648 he went to London and never returned, leaving behind his wife Bridget, daughter Sarah and a son James. Before he left he wrote a will that began "This 26th day of July, 1648, I Henrie Travers of Newbury, having occasion to go to Sea and know not whether I shall live to Com againe, I do by this present declare my last Will and Testament, as followeth..." To his daughter Sara he left a cow and a 3-year old heifer, as well as two brass pots, a little kettel, a frying pan, and a table board.
It sounds like the man decided to stay in England and abandon his family back in America. What became of him after this point is unknown, although on 15 July 1659 an inventory of his estate was made, and he was called "late of Newbury, deceased".
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1520 in Nottingham, England d.1575 in Nottingham, England
- b.1549 in Bridlesmith, Nottingham, Devon, England d.10 Nov 1620 in Exeter, England
- b.1523 in Nottingham, England
- b.1575 in Nottinghamshire, England d.Jun 1648 in England
- b.~ 1473 in Exeter, Devonshire, England d.09 Aug 1537 in England
- b.1500 in Blaston, Medbourne, Leicestershire, England d.Jan 1563 in Blaston, Medbourne, Leicestershire, England
- b.1525 in Exeter, Oxford, England d.08 Nov 1601 in Exeter, England
- b.~ 1500 in England
- b.1554 in Exeter, England d.Jun 1622 in Farringdom, England
- b.~ 1476
- b.1500 in Exeter, Devon, England
- b.~ 1481
- b.1531 in Exeter, England
- b.1505 in Exeter, England
- b.~ 1610 in London, England d.<15 Jul 1659 in London, England
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Details of Henry's family with Bridget Fitts
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