John Locke (1661 - abt. 1756)

Born 1 Aug 1661 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Plimpton — married 31 May 1683 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Husband of Mary (Winn) Locke — married 30 Nov 1720 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 3 Apr 1756 at about age 94 in Lancaster, Worchester, Massachusetts

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Biography

Genealogically Defined

John Locke^[1] was born on August 1, 1661, in Woburn, MIddlesex, Massachusetts^[2]. He was the son of William and Mary (Clarke) Locke. John married Elizabeth Plympton on May 31, 1683, in Woburn, MIddlesex, Massachusetts^[3]. They had 7 children:

1. Thomas, b. March 20, 1784
2. Mary, b. April 1, 1785
3. John, b. May 14, 1786
4. Thomas, b. April 5, 1788
5. an unnamed daughter, b. June 11, 1793
6. Abigail, b. April 2, 1794
7. Peter, b. September 10, 1798

Abigail was the only one of their children to reach adulthood and marry. Elizabeth died on February 23, 1720, in Woburn^[4]. On November 30, 1720, in Woburn^[5], John married Mary (Winn) Wyman, widow of Nathaniel Wyman. They had no children. Although no official record has been found, it appears that both John and Mary died about April 3, 1756, in Lancaster, Worchester, Massachusetts^[6].

1st generation Descendant of Deacon William Locke of Woburn

Sources

1. ↑ Locke, John Goodwin, Book of the Lockes A Genealogical and Historical Record of the Descendants of William Locke, of Woburn ( James Munroe and Company, Boston and Cambridge, 1853)(Free e-book) p. 16
2. ↑ Johnson, Edward F., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part I - Births (Woburn, Mass. : Andrews, Cutler & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers. 1890) (Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 153
3. ↑ Johnson, Edward F., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part III - Marriages (Woburn, Mass. : Andrews, Cutler & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers. 1890) (Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 166
4. ↑ Johnson, Edward F., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part II - Deaths (Woburn, Mass. : Andrews, Cutler & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers. 1890) (Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 114
5. ↑ Johnson, Edward F., Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873. Part III - Marriages (Woburn, Mass. : Andrews, Cutler & Co., Steam Book and Job Printers. 1890) (Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 167
6. ↑ Locke, John Goodwin, Book of the Lockes A Genealogical and Historical Record of the Descendants of William Locke, of Woburn ( James Munroe and Company, Boston and Cambridge, 1853)(Free e-book) p. 18