James Andrews (abt. 1626 - 1704)

Born about 21 Feb 1626 in London, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Dorcas (Mitton) Andrews — married about 1650 in Falmouth, Maine [uncertain]

Husband of Margaret Phipps — married Aug 1696 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 5 May 1704 at about age 78 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

James Andrews immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

James Andrews was born Feb 21, 1625-6; he was baptized March 5, 1625-6 at St James Garlickhithe, City of London, London, England, a son of and Samuel Andrews, dyer and Jane. ^[1] He came to New England with his parents and siblings on the ship, Increase in 1635. His first wife was Dorcas Mitton; his second wife was Margaret (Phips) Halsey.^[2]

Andrews, James, Saco, s. of Samuel of the same, rem. with his mother on her second marriage to Falmouth, married Sarah, dau of Michael Mitton, ^[3]had Elisha, who was a lieut. so early as 1689, under Church in his campaign against the E. Ind. and prob. James and Joshua that both died bef. the father. He abandon. Falmouth in the war, and d. at Boston 1704, leav. wid. Margaret, whose surname is not seen, the son Elisha, and three daughters. Rebecca, w. of Jonathan Adams, of Boston; Dorcas, w. of Ebenezer Davenport, of Dorchester; and Jane, w. of Robert Davis,^[4]

James married (1) Dorcas Mitton by 1650 at Falmouth, Maine or Saco, Maine. He married (2) Margaret (Phipps) Halse/Halsey at Boston, Massachusetts, after August 6, 1696 when their intentions were recorded. ^[5][6]

James inherited from his step-father Arthur MacWorth a large farm on the bay, to the east of the point in 1674.^[7]

In May 1657 James Andrews received a grant of 100 acres at the upper end of the marsh, on the Fore River.^[8]

In 1675 James Andrews Senior, James Andrews Junior and Samuell Andrews were among 17 men who departed the garrison at Falmouth to fight in King Philip's War.^[9]

On Aug 11 1676 the Indians attacked Falmouth, killing a number of people. Several people took refuge in James' Andrews garrison on his island for a few weeks to a few months.^[10]

In April 1689 Mr. James Andrews petitioned on behalf of the inhabitants of the eastern parts of Maine, on hearing the awful news of what had happened at Pemiquid, asked for more forces to defend them. ^[11]

On Jan 4 1698 James Andrews gave his grand-daughter Jemima Snelling land in Falmouth as a gift.^[12]

James Andrews removed from Falmouth to Boston in 1675.^[13] James Andrews aged 79 years dyed 5 May 1704.^[14]

James Andrews, mariner, made his will 4 January 1698/99, leaving: son Elisha, ninety-eight acres in North Yarmouth and four pounds; wife Margaret, half of his goods, chattels and personal estate, his negro servant Will and the cow; the other half to his daughters: Rebecca, wife of Jonathan Adams; Dorcas, wife of Ebenezer Davenport; Jane, wife of Robert Davis. Wife and Rebecca executrixes. Proved 25 May 1704.^[15]

Title: "Yeoman"

Children:

• Samuel - born 1647,
• James - born 1650, died around 1676
• Rebecca - born 1655
• Elisha - born 1660,
• Josyah / Joshuah - 1660, died 1691
• Dorcas - born 1663
• Jane - born 1664

The baptism and marriage records of this part of Maine may have been destroyed in the 1675 and 1690 attacks as they don't seem to exist.

For more information, see James Andrews (abt. 1626 - 1704 Expanded Biography

Sources

1. ↑ "St James Garlickhithe London Parish Register" Ancestry Link
2. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles, Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. Reference page 57
3. ↑ Andrews, H. Franklin, History of the Andrews family. A genealogy of Robert Andrews, and his descendants, 1635 to 1890 ..., published 1890. Reference page 20
4. ↑ Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692 Volume #1, Pgs 44 - 53, Pgs 54 - 63
5. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Volume 1, page 35. $Subscription
6. ↑ A Report of the Record Commissioners of City of Boston. Boston Marriages 1700-1751: City Document 150, Rockewell & Churchill, Printers, Boston, Massachusetts, 1898, p. 349
7. ↑ The History of Portland, from 1632 to 1864: With a Notice of Previous ... By William Willis as found at [1]
8. ↑ The History of Portland, from 1632 to 1864: With a Notice of Previous ... By William Willis as found at [2]
9. ↑ Documentary history of the state of Maine, Volume IV, the Baxter Manuscripts by Maine Historical Society Publication date 1869-1916 as found at [3]
10. ↑ The History of Portland, from 1632 to 1864: With a Notice of Previous ... By William Willis as found at [4]
11. ↑ Documentary history of the state of Maine, Volume VI, the Baxter Manuscripts by Maine Historical Society Publication date 1869-1916 as found at [5]
12. ↑ York Deeds, Volume 12, Issue 2 By York County (Me.). Register of Deeds as found at [6] and The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, Volumes 5-6 edited by Stephen Marion Watson as found at [7]
13. ↑ Fogg, John S.H. "The Indian Attack upon Casco in 1676" The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)Reference Volume 31, page 289. $Subscription
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-RH1Z?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-C6K%3A353350401%2C353366201%2C355032001 : 20 May 2014), Suffolk > Boston > Deaths 1689-1720 vol 6 > image 22 of 50; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
15. ↑ Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org): https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48703/2876-co3/69460525

• Granary Burying Ground: Gravestone Inscriptions and Records of Tomb Burials in the Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass. (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1918) Page 24: Andrews, "James, May 5, 1704, ae. 79 y. 3 m."
• Noyes, Sybil;, Libby, Charles Thornton; Davis, Walter Goodwin Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Volume 1, published 1928-1939. Reference page 65