John Lambert III (1654 - 1704)

Born 1654 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Abigail (Woodbury) Lambert — married 9 Aug 1694 in Beverly, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 30 Jun 1704 at about age 50 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

"Children (of John Lambert, Sr.), born in Salem: - 4. John, prob. eldest child; d. June 30, 1704 5. Elizabeth, m. Oct 16, 1678 6. Daniel, b. Oct. 3, 1658 ... "^[1]

4. John Lambert, whose birth and baptism are not recorded in Salem, was probably the oldest child. From a deed made in 1686, of the land left him by his grand- father, we find that he had then a wife Sarah", while from a deed made in 1695, unless there is an error in the re- corded copy, it would appear that he had a wife Marga- ret. Nothing is found regarding him in the land or pro- bate records, except two deeds, and the only child whose name is found is the daughter Sarah, mentioned in her grandfather's will, but Sewall mentions a son. He is called a shipwright in the deeds.

May 7, 1686, John Lambert sold to William Swetland, tailor, his grandfather's house in Beverly, next the old meeting house and the burying place, which he had re- ceived from John Lambert, the first, and a parcel of land on Bass river, and took in return for it Swetland's house, and Mar. 2, 1695/6, he sold to Daniel Bacon of Salem, fisherman, the piece of land in the South Field which his father had bought of Thomas Maule.

The lack of information about him in Salem records is abundantly made good, however, upon reference to the Acts and Resolves of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (vol. 8, pp. 386-398). From 1700 for some years there was more or less controversy and confusion in practice as to the question of jurisdiction in the matter of trials for piracy on the high seas. Kidd and his fellows were sent to London by Bellomont, notwithstanding Judge Sewall's objection. This delay and the difficulty over that case induced Parliament to confer upon the Crown authority to issue commissions for the trial of pirates by Courts of Admiralty, out of the realm. This act was dated Nov. 23, 1700. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The Lambert family of Salem, Massachusetts; Henry Wyckoff Belknap, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1918, Pages 9-10
2. ↑ The Lambert family of Salem, Massachusetts; Henry Wyckoff Belknap, Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1918, Page 10

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