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John Oliver (abt. 1613 - 1646)

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Biography

John Oliver immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

John Oliver was the son of Thomas Oliver and Ann ______. He was born in England about 1613 [based on age at immigration].[1] [2] [3]

He came to New England aged about 19, on the ship William and Francis arriving at Boston, Massachusetts on June 5, 1632, with his father, step-mother Anne and siblings. [2] He was admitted to the church at Boston later that year or in early 1633 and was made a Freeman on May 14, 1634. [3] [4] in 1635 and again in 1637, John received land grants at Rumney Marsh and Pullen Point. [5]

1637 Member, Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts

John served as treasurer and clerk for Boston, and was chosen Selectman from 1641 to 1645. [5] [2] [6]

Marriage

He married Elizabeth Newgate about 1637. [1] [3] His wife Elizabeth was baptised at St. Olaves Southwork. Surrey, England on January 1, 1617/8, daughter of John Newgate [7] and his first wife Lydia (___). Her sister Sarah was married to John's brother Peter. [2] [6]

His father-in-law John Newgate made a will in October 23, 1638, while preparing to trip to England, leaving daughter Elizabeth Oliver L10 and naming wife Anne and John Oliver to be executors. As he returned safely, the will was not filed. [2] [7] [6]

John died April 11, 1646 in Boston, Massachusetts, aged 29. [8] [1]

After his death, widow Elizabeth married Edward Jackson at Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 14, 1648/9. [7] [2]

Children

  1. John born at Boston on July 5, 1638 [1638: 21st 5th month]; died March 27, 1639 [27th - 1 mo.]. [9] [2] [6]
  2. Elizabeth born on February 28, 1639/40 [1639:28th -12th mo.] [9]; died at Dorchester, Massachusetts on May 31, 1712; married Enoch Wiswall November 25, 1657. [2][6]
  3. Hannah born on March 3, 1641/2 [1641: 3rd - 1 mo.] ; died November 11, 1653 [1653: 11th 9mo.]. [9] [2][6]
  4. John born April 15, 1644 [1644: 15th - 2nd mo.] [9]: died before July, 1684; married Susanna Sweet. [2] [6]
  5. Thomas born on February 10, 1645 [1645: 10th -12th mo.] [9]; died at Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 31, 1715; married first on November 27, 1667, Grace Prentice at Cambridge; married second, Mary Wilson on April 19, 1682.[2] [6]

Legacies to his children

In the will of John Oliver dated August 25, 1641, he directed that his home and other possession be sold and combined with any sums from debts owed him and that his fathers - Thomas Oliver and John Newgate divide that estate into three equal parts as they saw fit. One third to go to his yoakefellow (spouse) and the remainder to his children. [10] [2]
He further indicated that any part of his father Thomas' estate that might be his future inheritance be divided in a like manner, handled by his brother James if James survived him. [10] [2]
May 14, 1663: The estate divided into 6 parts, and after the widow's third, eldest son John received a double portion, while son Thomas and daugher Elizabeth Wiswell each were granted 1/6 share. [10] [2]
In his father Thomas Oliver's will dated March 13, 1652, with a codicil dated May 2, 1656, he directed that his executors sell all his lands and goods and divide the proceeds into fiave parts, with 2 parts for eldest son John. He also left 20s each to John's children. [3] [1] [11]
In John Newgate's will dated November 25, 1664, he left bequests of L10 each to grandsons John and Thomas, children of John Oliver deceased. [7] [12] [6]
His brother Peter Oliver's will was dated April 8, 1670 and proved on july 5: in it he left bequests to family members including Jno Oliver, eldest son of my brother Jno Oliver and Thomas and Elizabeth Oliver, children of my brother John Oliver. [13]
Edward Jackson, his widow Elizabeth's second husband left books to step-sons Thomas and John Oliver and a silver cup to step daughter Elizabeth (Oliver) Wiswell in his will dated June 11, 1681. [2] [6]
Wife Elizabeth died at Newton, Massachusetts on September 30, 1709. In her will dated September 8, 1709, she noted that son John Oliver, deceased had already received his portion. She revoked a debt ofL25 of her son Thomas Oliver and willed that he pay his own children L6. To son Thomas and daughter Elizabeth Wiswall one half a silver bowl and one half a gilt wine cup to which they should agree on the division, and other personal items. [6]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Leslie Maher. "The English Origins of Thomas Oliver of Boston" in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Volume 157, Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS, Jan 2003, 57:35-36, AmericanAncestors.org
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Williams, Alicia Crane, John Oliver in: Early New England Families, 1641-1700. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2013, p. 1-6. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB501/i/13726/1/29469818
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Robert Charles Anderson, Thomas Oliver in: The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995, p. 1354-7 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/1354/23895713
  4. ↑ Focus on Boston in: Great Migration Newsletter, Volume 3: 1992, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 5 .(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1567/i/21166/5/45663673
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Second Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston: Containing the Boston Records 1634-1660, and the Book of Possessions, Rockwell and Churchill, city printers, Boston, Massachusetts, 1881, p.29: 61-2; 71-2; 74-5; https://www.google.com/books/edition/Records_Relating_to_the_Early_History_of/mP87AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=oliver
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Elizabeth (Newgate) (Oliver) Jackson (1618-1709) in: Williams, Alicia Crane, Volume 1: Boston, Massachusetts, 1/18/2016, p. 1-7 Early New England Families, 1641-1700. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB501/i/14547/1/38835178
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Anderson, Robert C., John Newgate in: The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III.New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995, p. 1327-32 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010),https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/1327/23895686
  8. ↑ ""Decease of the Fathers of New England in: Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Volume 1, 1847, p. 74. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/21065/73/45656906,
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Appleton, William S. Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths 1630-1699, City Document 130, Registry Dept. City of Boston, Rockwell & Churchill, Boston, Massachusetts, 1883, p. 6; 8: 11: 18; 20; 42
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Case 60: p. 1- 8: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48697/60-co1/1416759122
  11. ↑ Case 176: p. 1-4: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48697/176-co1/1416759702
  12. ↑ Case 382: p.1-9: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48697/382-co1/1416761038
  13. ↑ Case 537: p. 1-11: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers, Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48697/537-co1/1416761931
  • John Oliver in Early Families of New England, (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. (By Alicia Crane Williams, Lead Genealogist)
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Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
This person immigrated to New England between 1621-1640 as a Minor Child (under age 21 at time of immigration) of a Puritan Great Migration immigrant who is profiled in Robert Charles Anderson's Great Migration Directory (or is otherwise accepted by the Puritan Great Migration (PGM) Project).

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posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Chris Hoyt
Bio update currently in progress.
posted by Chris Hoyt
Chris Hoyt
I think that the early migration of this family (Hotten p. 149) has been disproven, and is now thought to be the family enrolled in 1637 (Hotten 295), so the rest of the bio would be incorrect as to timeframe etc. See 2012 GM Newsletter (requires subscription) https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/great-migration-newsletter-v1-25/image?volumeId=53625&pageName=23&rId=1423761445

And Hotten: p. 295 https://archive.org/stream/originallistsofp00hottuoft#page/308/mode/2up

But Early New England Families still lists details in GM III https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/early-new-england-families-1641-1700/image?pageName=1&volumeId=13726&rId=29469818 (Subscription)

posted by Chris Hoyt
Stawski-25 Andrea (Stawski) Pack
THOMAS OLIVER, of Boston, came in the William and Frances from London, 1632, bringing wife Ann and children.
posted by Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Stawski-25 Andrea (Stawski) Pack
:The New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volume 19 Pg 103
posted by Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Wills-813 Catherine (Wills) Wydner
With his wife and sons, John and Richard, and daughters, Joan and Anne, sailed in the “Jonathan” to Newbury, Mass. in 1639. Joan’s husband, John Oliver, his partner William Gerrish, his clerk Anthony Somerby, Anthony’s brother Henry, and Richard Pole who was apprenticed to son John, all came over with the family.
posted by Catherine (Wills) Wydner
Hill-11959 S (Hill) Willson
His mother is most likely Agnes Henson. See the sources on his father's profile. Will set this profile and Oliver-695 as unmerged match pending removal of Ann and replacing her with Agnes as the mother.
posted by S (Hill) Willson

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