John
Harbour
aka Harbor, Harber
Born about in England
Son of John (Harbour) Harbor
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jael (Thayer) Harbour
— married
17 Mar 1654 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Hester (Harbor) Hayward, Elizabeth Harbour, Comfort (Harbour) Belcher, John Harbour and Deborah Harbour
Died
at about age 50
in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jan 2011
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Contents |
Biography
John Harbour immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
Birth
John Harbour was born in England in about 1630. He was the son of John Harbour Sr. and his first wife (name unknown).[1]
Emigration
He most likely emigrated to New England with his father John and his mother whose name is unknown before 24 February 1639/40, when his father received a grant of 12 acres at Mt. Wollaston for three heads.[2]
Marriage
John Harbor married Jael Thayer on 17 March 1654 in Braintree.[3]
Later Life
John Harber was one of the original proprietors of Mendon in 1663.[4]
However, he returned to Braintree by 3 November 1673 before the Indian Wars in 1675. He took the oath of allegiance in Briantree in about 1678.[3]
Death
John passed away in Feb 1679/80 in Braintree, Massachusetts. His widow was made administrator of his estate for her self and her children on 8 April 1680.[3][5]
Children
Children of John Harbor and Jael Thayer include:[3]
- Mary b: 1 MAR 1655/56 in Braintree
- Hanna b: 29 JAN 1656/57 in Braintree
- Sarah b: 8 FEB 1660/61 in Braintree
- Hester b: 9 MAY 1663 in Braintree
- John b: AFT 1663 in Mendon
- Elizabeth b: AFT 1663 in Mendon
- Hannah b: AFT 1663 in Mendon
- Comfort b: ABT 1666 in Mendon
Sources
- ↑ Waldo Chamberlain Sprague, Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, MA. 1640-1850 (2001), 705-6, entries for 2130R John Harbor & 2131R John Harbor.
- ↑ Sprague, Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, MA. 1640-1850, at 705.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Sprague, Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, MA. 1640-1850, at 706.
- ↑ Abner Morse, "Origin of Mendon and the Name of Medway," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 9 (1855):51; AmericanAncestors, image (subscription).
- ↑ Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) Case 1139: Adminstration Bond to Jael Harbor, relict, Richard Thayer and Zachariah Thayer.
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