John Patch (abt. 1699 - 1775)

Born about 1699 in Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Potter) Patch — married 18 Oct 1721 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 30 May 1775 at about age 76 in Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England

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Biography

John Patch was born in about 1699 in Ipswich, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of [Patch-217|James Patch]].^[1]

John Patch and Abigail Bowles (or Bowels) published their intention to marry in Ipswich on 9 Oct 1720, and were married in the Hamlet Parish Church before the end of that year.^[2] Abigail was the widow of John Bowles, Esq.^[3] There is no record in Ipswich of Abigail's death, but a John Patch and Mercy Potter (or, Hanna Tomson, according to the published Intention) were married at the Hamlet Parish Church on 18 Oct 1721.^[4] When John died in 1775, his will gave his wife's name as "Massa" and indicated that one of his sons (Edmund) had received a legacy from his grandfather Potter. So, either the marriage record for Abigail Bowles referred to a different John Patch or she died before October of 1721.

John may have had eleven children.^[5] Since he apparently had his oldest three sons baptized on the same day, and then his oldest daughter, Marcy, baptized about three weeks later, this list may well not reflect the children's actual birth order. Further, because of the possibility that there was another John Patch fathering children in Ipswich at this time, it is possible that some of the children listed were not part of this family. See below, under "Probate" for the list of his children in his will.

1. Edmund Patch (bp. 3 Mar 1727/8, Hamlet Parish Church)^[6]
2. James Patch (bp. 3 Mar 1727/8, Hamlet Parish Church)^[7]
3. John Patch (bp. 3 Mar 1727/8)^[8]
4. Marcy Patch (bp. 25 Mar 1728)^[9]
5. Benjamin Patch (b. Jun 1729)^[10]
6. Mary Patch (bp. 20 Jun 1731, Hamlet Parish Church Records)^[11]
7. Samuel Patch (b. May 1733)^[12]
8. Andrew Patch (bp. 31 Mar 1734, Hamlet Parish Church)^[13]
9. Nathan Patch (bp. 5 Oct 1735, Hamlet Parish Church)^[14]
10. Bethia Patch (b. Sep 1737, Hamlet Parish Church)^[15]
11. Joseph Patch (bp. 30 Nov 1740)^[16]

John Patch died in Ipswich at the age of 76, on 30 May 1775.^[17]

Probate

In his Last Will and Testament, dated 5 Jan 1775,^[18] John Patch named the following heirs:

• Massa, his wife
• John, his son
• James, his son
• Nathan, his son
• Edmund, his son (who had been left a legacy in his grandfather Potter's will)
• Andrew, his son (who was to receive &pounnd;6 annually and a cow, unless he made demands for more, in which case he would receive only 10 shillings)
• Massa Patch, his daughter
• Mary Brown, his daughter
• Anna Porter, his daughter

He also stipulated that his three sons (John, James and Nathan) decently support his "negro servant Flora." Finally, he named John, James and Nathan as joint executors.

In accordance with his will, John's sons, John Patch (a yeoman of Ipswich), Nathan Patch (a yeoman of Worcester in Worcester County), Elisha Whitney (a physician of Ipswich), and George Adams (an innholder of Ipswich) signed the Administration Bond for John Patch's estate on 13 Jun 1775.^[19]

Research Notes

It needs to be noted that there are, in the Ipswich Vital Records, children born to a "John Patch, Jr.," starting with Abigail, baptized at the Hamlet Parish Church on 6 May 1722.^[20] The present John Patch was, at different times, called "John," John, Jr.," and "John, Sr." in the Ipswich Vital Records. There may very well be at least one other John Patch who fathered children in Ipswich in the 1720s and early 1730s.

Sources

1. ↑ Cutter, sup. ed., New England Families, v. 2, p. 714.
2. ↑ Patch, John, and Abigail Bowels [Bowles, Oct. 9 int.], 1720," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 2, p. 328.
3. ↑ Cutter, sup. ed., New England Families, v. 2, p. 714.
4. ↑ Patch, John, and Mercy Potter [Hanna Tomson, int.], Oct. 18, 1721," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 2, p. 328.
5. ↑ Cutter listed nine children, omitting Marcy and Mary: Cutter, sup. ed., New England Families, v. 2, p. 714.
6. ↑ "Patch, Edmund, s. John, bp. Mar. 3, 1727-8," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 1, p. 280.
7. ↑ "Patch, James, s. John, bp. Mar. 3, 1727-8," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 1, p. 280.
8. ↑ "Patch, John, s. John, bp. Mar. 3, 1727-8," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 1, p. 280.
9. ↑ "Patch, Marcy, d. John, sr., bp. Mar. 25, 1728," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 1, p. 281.
10. ↑ Not recorded in the Ipswich Vital Records. See: Cutter, sup. ed., New England Families, v. 2, p. 714.
11. ↑ "Patch, Mary, d. John, sr., bp. Jun. 20, 1731," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 1, p. 281.
12. ↑ Not recorded in the Ipswich Vital Records. See: Cutter, sup. ed., New England Families, v. 2, p. 714.
13. ↑ "Patch, Andrew, s. John, sr., bp. Mar. 31, 1734," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 1, p. 280.
14. ↑ "Patch, Nathan, s. John, sr., bp. 5 : 8 br : 1735," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 1, p. 281.
15. ↑ "Patch, Bethia, d. John, sr., bp. Sept. ---, 1737," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 1, p. 280.
16. ↑ "Patch, Joseph, s. John, sr., bp. Nov. 30, 1740," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 1, p. 280.
17. ↑ "Patch, John, jr., May 30, 1775, a. 76 y., citing records of the Hamlet Parish Church]:" Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 2, p. 641.
18. ↑ Last Will and Testament of John Patch, dated 5 Jan 1775: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, #20713 (accessed 15 Dec 2019 - subscription required).
19. ↑ Administration Bond for the estate of John Patch, dated 13 Jun 1775: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, #20713 (accessed 15 Dec 2019 - subscription required).
20. ↑ "Patch, Abigail, d. John, jr., bp. May 6, 1722," citing Hamlet Parish Church records: Vital Records of Ipswich, v. 1, p. 279.

• Cutter, William Richard, supervising ed., New England Families Genealogical and Memorial A Record of the Achievements and Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, Vol. 2, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1914. Also available at Google Books. Note: This particular reference (to v. 2, p. 715) concerned Nathan Patch, John Patch's son. John's brief biography appeared on p. 714.
• Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) (subscription required).
• Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, vol. 1, Births, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, MA: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1910.
• Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, vol. 2, Marriages and Deaths, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, MA: Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, 1910.

Other Sources

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
• Galusha B. Balch, Genealogy of the Balch Famillies, Salem, 1897 (22, 553 p.)

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