John Wathen (1665 - 1743)

Born 12 Feb 1665 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Hadlock) Wathen — married 30 Dec 1689 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 10 Jan 1743 at age 77 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Wathen was born on 12 February 1664/5 (recorded as 12: 12m: 1664) in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the son of Ezekiel and Hannah (Martyn) Wathen.^[1]

He married Mary Hadlock on 30 December 1689 in Amesbury.^[2]

John Worthen died on 10 January 1742/3 in Salisbury.^[3]

Children born Amesbury:^[4]

1. Hannah, b. 10 Oct 1690
2. Rebecca, b. 24 Mar 1694
3. Margaret, b. 03 Apr 1696
4. Sarah, b. 22 Aug 1698
5. Mary, b. 13 Aug 1700
6. Elizabeth, b. 18 Nov 1702
7. Dorothy, b. 06 Mar 1705
8. John, b. 12 Nov 1707
9. Abigail, b. 05 Apr 1710

Sources

1. ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, Vital records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915), p. 247.

   Wathen, John, s. Ezekiell and Hanna, 12: 12m: 1664.

2. ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), p. 500.

   WATHEN, John, and Mary Hadlock, Dec. 30, 1689.

3. ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, Vital records of Salisbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915), p. 635, citing Records from the old Norfolk Co. Court book.

   WORTHEN, John, Jan. 10, 1742-3.

4. ↑ Amesbury VRs pp. 250-254.

• Pendery, Joyce S., Descendants of George and Margery Wathen of Salem, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2000) Vol. 154, Page 346.