Henry Tewksbury (abt. 1635 - aft. 1697)

Born about 1635 in England

Husband of Martha (Copp) Tewksbury — married 10 Nov 1659 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died after 1697 after about age 62 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Biography

Uncertain Origin, possible 1626 birth

The sole source for a birth in Greenwich, England and death of between 1702 and 1704 appears to be a book or publication "Heads of Families who settled in Newbury previous to 1700" on page 47 by "Jewett". The Jewett source has not yet been found on the internet or in worldcat.org.

A birth year of about 1626 is supported by an Essex County, Massachusetts deposition of 1676 in which he apparently stated that he was about 50 years old.^[1] assuming it was the same man (no other man of this name and approximate age has been found). If he was born about 1626 then his marriage to Martha Copp would seem to be a second (or later) marriage.

Henry Tewksbury (aka Tuxbury, Teuksbury, Tukesbury) was born in England about 1635 according to Cutter in "New England Families...&c".^[2] Hoyt in "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury...&c" does not assert a birth year for him.^[3] Why Cutter assigned this birth date is not known.

Both of these sources state that he married Martha Copp on 10 Nov 1659 as does Torrey in "New England Marriages to 1700" who gives a location of "Boston/Newbury/Amesbury"^[4]

His immigration data is not known although the often-times unsourced "William Filby" passenger list on ancestry.com stated dates of both 1661 and 1663 to Newbury.

1669 - Took the oath of fidelity at Newbury^[5]

1669 - Sold his farm there and removed to Amesbury^[2]

1677 - Took the prescribed oath of allegiance at Amesbury^[2]

1680 - Admitted a freeman.^[2]

1693 - Was tithingman at Amesbury^[2]

1697 - Was living, but doubtless died soon afterward.^[2]

CHILDREN^[2]

Elizabeth, b. August 22, 1660, in Boston

Hannah, b. September i, 1662, m. James Sanders

Henry, December 15, 1664, lived in Amesbury

*Naomi b. January 18, 1666-67, m. John Eliot;

Ruth b. March 10, 1668-69

Mary b. January 13, 167071, m. Philip Sargent

Martha b. March 3, 1672-73, d. March 9. 1673-74

John b. July 27, 1674 at Amesbury, Massachusetts

He also appears minimally in Savage's "Genealogical Dictionary" as "Tewksbury".^[6]

Cutter and Hoyt both state that he was living in 1697 although his last documented appearance seems to be in 1693 when he tithed in Amesbury. His exact fate is not known although as noted above "Jewett" seems to have asserted that he died between 1702 and 1704.

"The family of Tewksbury, TEWKSBURY Tewxberry, Tuksbery or Tuxbury, as the name has been spelled, might trace their ancestry, if the records were complete, back to the borough of Tewk or Tuck in England. Henry Tuxbury or Tewksbury, weaver, of Newbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, removed to Boston, where he married, November 10. 1659, Martha Copp, widow of William Harvey. He took the oath of fidelity at Newbury in 1669. In the same year he sold his place there and removed to Amesbury. where he took the oath of allegiance in 1677. He was one of the petitioners of 1680, a freeman in 1690. tithingman in 1693, and was living in 1697. His children were: Elizabeth, Hannah, Henry, Naomi, Ruth, Mary, Martha and John."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Sanborn, Melinde Lutz, comp. Essex County, Massachusetts Depositions, 1645-1686 on ancestry.com citing "Index to the Deponent Records of the County of Essex, Massachusetts; Volume: 6; Page: 163 for 1676 deposition of Henry Tuxbury
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} New England families, genealogical and memorial : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation by 1847-1918, Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918 p. 1960
3. ↑ The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton by Hoyt, David Webster, 1833-1921 Publication date 1897 Publisher Providence, R.I. : Snow & Farnham, printers p. 338
4. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Vol. 3 p. 1499
5. ↑ Cutter, William Richard; "New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial"
6. ↑ A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register by Savage, James, 1784-1873; Making of America Project; Farmer, John, 1789-1838; Dexter, O. P. (Orrando Perry), 1854-1903 Publication date 1860-62 Vol 4. p. 270
7. ↑ Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire; Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago

See Also:

• Directory of the ancestral heads of New England families, 1620-1700 by Holmes, Frank R Publication date 1999 p. 235 unsourced minimal entry