Joseph Locke (abt. 1669 - abt. 1763)

Ancestors

Husband of Salome (White) Locke — married about 1710 in Greenland, New Hampshire

Descendants

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Biography

CAPTAIN JOSEPH LOCKE, son of John Locke and Elizabeth Berry, was married to Salome White, daughter of William White, in Greenland [New Hampshire] by Rev. William Allen. Both Salome and Joseph were received into the Greenland church in 1718.^[1]

TIMELINE^[1]

• 13 May 1713 - bought meadow/upland at Dry Point;
• 31 Jul 1718, Apr 1720, Jun 1723 - bought rights in the town commons at New Castle;
• 19 Dec 1721 - bought land in Chester;
• 15 May 1728 - Ens. Joseph bought land at Dry Point;
• 7 Jan 1730 - bought land in Rye;
• 17 Nov 1722 [1732?] - sold rights in Chester;
• 1726-1739 - selectman;
• 1730-1742 - was called Captain and Ensign;
• 23 Oct 1735 - Capt. Joseph bought land in Portsmouth;
• 1739 - was moderator and town clerk;
• 1739 - sold land at Dry Point and Sandy Beach Pond;
• 12 Dec 1738 - Joseph "gent." sold land to daughter Salomie and Jonathan Goss;
• 6 Aug 1740 - in "Col. Sherburne's Regiment, 9th Co.; Capt. Joseph Locke had 90 men"
• 1763 - conveyed 30 acres to son Joseph and Hannah, his wife, to be given after their deaths to their two sons, Richard and Joshua;
• 15 Feb 1763 - for the amount of 10,000 pounds, Capt. Joseph conveyed to his son Jeremiah "all my land 115 acres at (Locke's) Neck, one half grist Mill, tools, etc.; also Nimshi, a Molater boy until he is 30 years of age."

Joseph and Salome had the following children:^[1]

1. Salome, b.20 Oct 1710, m. Jonathan Goss;
2. Joseph, b.27 Apr 1716, m1. Hannah Jenness, m2. wid. Mary (Yeaton) Ordiorne;
3. Elizabeth, b.1 Dec 1718, m. Jude Allen;
4. Mary, b.1 May 1720, m. Solomon White;
5. Annis, b.25 Mar 1723, m. John Perkins;
6. Abigail, b.6 Nov 1725, m. Robinson Trefethern;
7. Jeremiah, b.1 Aug 1728, m1. Mary Elkins, m2. wid. Mary (Berry) Haines.

Research Notes

12/5/18 - Due to scanning errors in pdf files, I ordered a hard copy of “A History and Genealogy of Captain John Locke [ 1627 - 1696 ] of Portsmouth and Rye, N.H. and his Descendants, also of Nathaniel Locke of Portsmouth, and a short account of the History of the Lockes in England,” from the [www.lockefamilyassociation.org Locke Family Association].

Transcribed from pdf version of “A history and genealogy of Captain John Locke...":^[1]

1. Capt. Joseph Locke,
2. born: date unknown, place unknown
3. married date unknown in Greenland by Rev. Wm. Allen, Salome White, daughter of William.
4. She was bapt. Sept. 30, 1711, died: date unknown, place unknown
5. Both were received into the Greenland Church in 1718.
6. May 13, 1713, he bought "one-fourth part of the meadow and upland fenced in at Sandy Point at a place called Dry Point."
7. July 31, 1718, he bought rights in the town commons at New Castle, also in April 1720 and June 1723.
8. Dec. 19, 1721, he bought land in Chester.
9. Ensign Joseph bought land at Dry Point May 15, 1728.
10. Jan. 7, 1730, he bought land in Rye.
11. Nov. 17, 1722, he sold rights in Chester.
12. Capt. Joseph bought land in Portsmouth Oct. 23, 1735.
13. In 1739 he sold land at Dry Point and Sandy Beach Pond.
14. Joseph, "Gent.," sold land to dau. Salomie Sc Jonathan Goss, Dec. 12, 1738.
15. In 1763 he conveyed land to son Joseph and Hannah his wife, and after their death to their two sons Richard and Joshua, 30 acres.
16. He lived at Locke's Cove,
17. was a selectman, 1726-39,
18. and was called Captain and Ensign.
19. 1730-42 was moderator,
20. and town clerk in 1739….
21. "Captain Joseph Locke, of Rye, Gent., for 10,000(?) pounds do convey to my son Jeremiah all my land 115 acres at (Locke's) Neck, one half grist Mill, tools, etc.; also Nimshi, a Molater boy until he is 30 years of age." Dated Feb. 15, 1763.
22. In "Col. Sherburne's Regiment, 9th Co.; Capt. Joseph Locke had 90 men, Aug. 6, 1740.”

Nimshi, "colored boy slave of Capt. Joseph Locke," is also mentioned as serving in the Revolutionary Army. ^[1]

Slaves

• Nimshi owned by Capt Joseph Locke and bequeathed to his son Jeremiah

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Locke, Arthur Horton. A history and genealogy of Captain John Locke (1627-1696) of Portsmouth and Rye, N. H., and his descendants: also of Nathaniel Locke of Portsmouth, and a short account of the history of the Lockes in England. Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1916. Accessed online 4 Apr 2019 at Archive.org, page 11, 15-16.

• LOCKE, JOSEPH, Hampton, s. of John of the same, by w. Salome, had Salome, b. 20 Oct. 1710; Joseph, 27 Apr. 1716; Elizabeth 1 Dec. 1718; Mary, May 1720; Ann, 25 Mar. 1723; Abigail, 6 NOV. 1725; and Jeremiah, 4Aug. 1728 (A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY of THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND, SHOWING THREE GENERATIONS OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE MAY, 1692, ONTHE BASIS OF FARMER'S REGISTER. BY JAMES SAVAGE, originally pub. 1860, transcribed and corrected by Robert Kraft 1994)

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Locke-498 created through the import of JacksonMaybelleB_AncWithDeathAft1600.ged on Mar 2, 2012 by Sue Durling. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Sue and others.