John Mansfield (1649 - 1726)

Born 1649 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 15 May 1726 at about age 77 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

John Mansfield, a twin, was born by early 1649; married 13 December 1683 Sarah (Pinney) Phelps, daughter of Humphrey Pinney and widow of William Phelps.^[1] John died 15 March 1726/7 at Windsor, Connecticut.^[2]

John and Sarah were the parents of four children: John (1683-1690); Sarah (1685); Samuel (1687); and Mary (1689). ^[3]

John and Sarah wrote a joint will, dated 1 February 1726/7 and proved 5 December. "John Mansfield and Sarah Mansfield of Windsor" bequeathed to:

our daughter Mary Searles, wife of James Searles of North Hampton that which she has already received. And next, we give son Cornelius Phelps, his wife Sarah all our moveable estate. The said James Searles and his wife receive their 25 within two years after our decease. And our son and daughter Cornelius Phelps and his wife, they are to have the improvement of our estate from this time, only we to have the use of them as long as we live. And we hereby nominate and appoint our son Cornelius Phelps to be our executor.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume V, M-P, page 15.
2. ↑ "The Royally-Descended Mansfields of the Massachusetts Bay," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, January 2001, page 33.
3. ↑ "The Royally-Descended Mansfields of the Massachusetts Bay," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, January 2001, page 35.
4. ↑ Hartford District Probate File 3544.

• Marriage Record https://books.google.com/books?id=V583AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA407&lpg=PA407&dq=John+Mansfield+Sarah+Pinney&source=bl&ots=9fR-IXLrzG&sig=ACfU3U21VqnLp5lTGSt8-6AQNnqct8L7KA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-uuKg0-PnAhVOGDQIHV6xDN0Q6AEwB3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=John%20Mansfield%20Sarah%20Pinney&f=false
• https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr07/rr07_104.html
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74357510/john-mansfield
• Source: S-2009482853 Repository: #R-2009482618 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Mansfield-160 created through the import of Ancestors of PBHowe.ged on Jun 6, 2011 by Buck Howe.