John
Oliver
Born in Bristol, Somerset, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Joanna (Lowell) Gerrish
— married
1639 in England
Descendants 
Father of
Mary (Oliver) Appleton
Died before
before age 29
in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
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| John Oliver migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 245) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm |
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Unproven Illustrious Ancestry
It is alleged in numerous online sources that this person is the son of John Oliver and Elizabeth Rowland. This provides a purportedly illustrious royal ancestry. However, there is no primary or reputable secondary evidence of this connection and it has been disconnected.
Biography
John Oliver, Newbury, died intestate. On 14 June 1642, the Essex County court gave his estate, about £420, to widow Joane on condition that she pay £100 to the daughter (then aged about 2 years) at the time of marriage or at 18 years of age, and £100 at age 21.[1]
Copy of power of attorney from Walter Stephens of Bristoll, mercer, to my "Cosen Christopher Olliver of the said citty Merchant" to recover of the executors or administrators of John Olliver, heretofore of the city of Bristoll, mercer and late of New England, deceased, all demands whatsoever which are due or owing to me by the said John Olliver; signed Jan. 10, 1642[/3], by Walter Stephens, and witnessed by ffrancis Brewster, Richard Stephens, Walter Stephens, jr. and Abell Kelly. Certificate signed by Jno. Lowle and Christopher Olliver.[1]
Name
- John Oliver
Birth
- 1613 Bristol, Somerset, England
Death
- BEF JUN 1642 Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage
- 1639 England
Research Notes
John Oliver arrived in 1639 from Bristol. He lived in Newbury. [MBCR 1:376, 2-11-12, 164, 275-76, 282; EPR 1:15-18; Aspnwall 45-46; SLR 1:51; Phoebe Tilton Anc. 217-18.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dow,George Francis, The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts (Salem, Mass. : Essex Institute, 1916), Vol. 1:15. Archive.org.
- ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory, published 2015. Reference page 246
- Lowell, Delmar. The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America from 1639-1899 (Tuttle Co., Vermont, 1899) Page 8
- Schofield, George. The Ancient Records of The Town of Ipswich (Chronicle Motor Press, Ipswich, Mass., 1899) Page 95
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Categories: Puritan Great Migration
https://www.kelleycom.com/hemophilia-in-puritan-new-england-2/
Edit to add: I knew Victor McKusick--this is a legit source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/567541
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