John Eldred (1659 - 1724)

Born 17 Aug 1659 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1724 at age 65 in North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island

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Biography

Captain John Eldred was born in 1659. He was for many years Treasurer of the Colony of Rhode Island, and for 15 years a member of the Governor's Council^[1]

Marriage

Name: John Eldred

Spouse: Margaret Eldred

Marriage Date: About 1683

Marriage Place: New England^[2][3]

On 6 September 1687, he is cited on Gov. Andros' tax roll at Rochester (renamed later to Kingstown), Rhode Island owing a “pole” (poll) tax of 1s, and a property tax of 2s 5.5d, which places him as an adult resident and property landholder in Kingstown, RI on this date. ^[4] This tax roll identifies a sum total of 136 heads of house living in the roughly 22.5 square mile area associated with Kingstown, RI on this date in 1687; one consequence of this sparse population is that he would have been well acquainted with many, if not all, of the individuals identified on this list. Therefore, this tax list is a defacto definition of the people who were available to be his friends, neighbors, and allies; it would be essential to cultivate strong working relationships with these neighbors in order to survive on this frontier landscape. This cross reference tool provides hot links to peruse most of the 136 Wikitree families identified in this tax roll; families who were very frequently interconnected, or became interconnected, by marriage, over the course of their lives and throughout the ensuing generations, further binding a network of neighbors into extended families. ^[5]

Death

Date: 17 Sep 1774

Place: North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island

Burial: Eldred Cemetery, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry of Jeremy Clarke of Rhode Island and Dungan Genealogy by Justice, Alfred Rudulph, (Philadelphia: Franklin Printing, [1922]), see page 113
2. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages Volume 1, page 504 found in 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, which states ELDRED, John (1659-1724) & Margaret [HOLDEN] (1663-1740); ca 1683?; N. Kingstown, RI {NYGBR 66:116; Austin's Dict. 71, 101; Eldredge-Dutcher 6; Clark (,16) 113; Shotwell 28, 47; Brady Anc. 183}
3. ↑ Source Citation Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Source Information Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
4. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, Vol. II, Niles - Wilson; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore 1989. RI Taxes under Gov. Andros pages 592- 594.
5. ↑ Randolph Beebe; Cross Reference: Gov. Andros 1687 Rochester RI Tax Register to Wikitree profile; Wikitree Free Space Profiles, 2024.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #90597996

• Samuel Eldred and Some of his Descendants: Author: Nelson B. Eldred, III
• Saxon House of Eldred, The: Title: Saxon House of Eldred, The: Author: Eldred, Nelson B. III, and Eldrid, John Trevor: Publication: 1992, Phillimore & Co. Ltd, Shopwyke Hall, Chicester, Sussex, England