James Bliven (1643 - abt. 1718)

Born 12 Sep 1643 in North Meols, Lancashire, England

Husband of Bridget Oliver — married about 1673 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 1718 at about age 74 in Westerly, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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James Bliven was born in England.

Biography

James Bliven, born in 1643 in England, was the possible father (uncle, or elder brother) of Edward Bliven. ^{[1] [2]} James was one of three brothers - the other two being Joshua and Edward - who immigrated from England and arrived in Salem, Massachusetts before 1650. ^[3]

Bridget Oliver is currently attached to this profile as James Bliven's wife. However, Robert Blevins wrote about Bridget Oliver in one of his reports in The Blevins Men of New England and New York, such as this one, on page 8, that she did not marry James Blevin. ^[4] Supposed son Edward is described on page 16 of the same work: there is no mention of Bridget as his mother (nor for that matter that Edward was son of James...). ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Rootsweb. Ancestors of Nancy Ann Norman - 11th Generation James Bliven Text: "THE BLIVEN GENEALOGY, 1643-1991, by Lee A. Bliven, 1991, Westerly Library, page 8. Edward of Westerly's father, born 1643 in England and coming to Salem area in 1664, this could be James, that bought land from the Indians at Oyster Bay, L.I. in 1672. (The reason I picked James was the naming pattern of the children. If Henry was Edwards father, then at least one of his three sons would have been names Henry. The 1st son named after himself, 2th son is James - after his father, 3rd son, John - after Isabel's father.)"
2. ↑ Lee A. Bliven, The Bliven Genealogy, 1643-1991, 1991. Westerly Library, page 8
3. ↑ Earl Crandall, Descendants of Edward Bliven, page 1. Cited at Edward Bliven Text: "The immigrant Bliven ancestors were three brothers: Joshua, James and Edward Bliven, all coming from England and arriving in Salem, Massachusetts before 1650. According to this account, James remained in Salem, Edward's whereabouts are not mentioned, and Joshua is reported as being in Newport by 1669, and it mentions that his sons, James and Edward, both settled in Westerly, RI. This history of the Bliven family is, unfortunately, not documented, yet has been copied by many genealogists since 1908 and perpetrated as truth. There is, however, no proof for this origin of the Bliven family. Therefore, this lineage begins with Edward-1 Bliven of Westerly, RI."
4. ↑ https://www.rpblevins.com/_files/ugd/6a46b1_b754b90c221f4523a3823e936d9ca900.pdf
5. ↑ This paragraph is based upon Jillaine Smith's comment of 23 September 2022 at this profile, and at Edward Bliven's profile.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile James Bliven was created on 06 August 2010 through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged.
• This profile was adopted by Fuller-5187 and furnished with biography and sources on 4 Apr 2016. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Albertus and others.