John
Ripley
Born in Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Ripley
and Unknown (Unknown) Ripley
Brother of
Mary Ripley, Unknown Ripley, Phebe (Ripley) Finney, Abraham Ripley and Sarah (Ripley) Beal
Husband of
Elizabeth (Hobart) Ripley
— married
1654 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Ripley, Joshua Ripley Esq., Jeremiah Ripley Sr., Josiah Ripley, Peter Ripley, Rebecca Ripley and Hezekiah Ripley
Died
at age 62
in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
John Ripley immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
John Ripley was born 14 Aug 1621 in Wymondham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England. He was the son of William Ripley and & his first wife Katherine Elizabeth Banks, who died in England. He was baptised 1 Jan 1622 at Virgin Mary and St Thomas a Becket parish, Wymondham, Norfolk, England.[1]
Migration
The Dilligent of Ipswich, John Martin, Master sailed from Ipswich, Suffolk, in June 1638 and arrived in Boston harbor August 10, 1638. The Dilligent carried about one hundred passengers, most from Hingham, Norfolk, bound for Hingham, Massachusetts. Besides the Rev. Robert Peck and his family, were passengers: William Ripley of Wymondham, Norfolk, Mrs. ....Ripley; Mary Ripley; John Ripley; Abraham Ripley; Sarah Ripley[2][3]
John had land granted him at Hingham, MA in 1655. John and his brother Abraham were admitted freemen May 14, 1656. He was granted land in Hingham in 1655, served in King Philips War in 1656 and was garrisoned at Punckapange.
Marriage
John married Elizabeth Hobart[4] on 3 Feb, 1654. Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of Rev. Peter & Elizabeth (Ibrook) Hobart. Like his father, John chose to settle in Hinghams. John resided at the paternal homestead on Main Street, Hingham Centre. John and Elizabeth were the parents of seven children:[4]
- John Ripley
- Joshua Ripley Esq
- Jeremiah Ripley Sr.
- Josiah Ripley
- Peter Ripley
- Rebecca Ripley
- Hezekiah Ripley
Death
John died 3 Feb 1684 (aged 62) in Hingham[4] on the very day of his 30th wedding anniversary.[5]
Sources
- ↑ (Search at https://www.freereg.org.uk using appropriate parameters)
- ↑ Banks, Charles E. Planters of the Commonwealth (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1930) Reprint Genealogical Publ Co 1997 pages 191-194. Accessed at Ancestry ($)
- ↑ Charles Banks' source for the 'Diligent' passenger is Cushing MSS. Daniel Cushing, 3rd and/or 4th Town Clerk of Hingham, Massachusetts. Daniel Cushing was nineteen years old when the ship sailed, but close to sixty or more when he wrote out the list. Most of the wives are named only as "Mrs.", the children of some families are not listed and there are also some probable errors in the list.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol III, p.132
- ↑ Microfilm: Vital records by Hosea Sprague, 1635-1825 Births, marriages and deaths by Dr. Gay, 1718-1787. page 87. Page says 1684 at top. Hand writing says:"third of February, 1683". Vital records...marriages, 1721-1793; marriage intentions, 1700-1823. Microfilm: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLR-D5D7?i=53
- Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire (Lewis Publishing Company, 1908) Vol. 2, Page 612
- Ripley, H. W. Genealogy of a part of the Ripley family (A. Stephen Holbrook, Newark, N.J., 1867) Page 5
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His correct mother is Katherine E. Banks, see my post and source info below from Nov 2014.
Katherine E. Banks Ripley b. 9/29/1596, d. 7/17/1621.
Please merge and choose correct mother Katherine Banks. Thanks
William Ripley b. 1598
Marriage 1 Katherine Elizabeth Banks b: 29 Sep 1596 in Navenby, Lincoln, England Married: 13 Nov 1618 in Moulton Near Spalding, Lincoln, England
Children: Richard Ripley, First American Ripley b: 1618-1620 in Moulton Near Spalding, Lincoln; baptized London, 1635
William Ripley b: 7 May 1620 in Moulton Near Spalding, Lincoln, England (bapt May 7, 1620)
John Ripley b: BEF. 14 Aug 1621 in Moulton Near Spalding, Lincoln, England (bapt October 9, 1625)
A lot of sources and info:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~westxan/4122.html
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SPQN-9RD