Patience (Tower) James (1678 - 1751)

Born 21 Mar 1678 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of William Farrow — married 31 Jan 1701 (to about 23 Dec 1702) in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Thomas James — married 30 May 1704 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 1751 at about age 72 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Patience Tower was born 21 Mar 1678 ^[A] in Hingham, Massachusetts.^[1] or 1679 ^[2] or 1679. She was the daughter of Ibrook and Margaret Tower. ^[3][4]

Marriage

She married first (1) William Farrow/Farrar 31 Jan 1700. ^[5][6][3] (alt date: 1701) William Farrar dies 23 Dec 1702. ^[7]) ^[A]

Children: ^[8]

1. Patience (Farrow) Bates. b. 7 Jan 1702 ^[9] ; m. David Bates, ^[10]

She married second (2) Thomas James on 30 May 1704 in Hingham. ^[11][12][3] (as Patience (Tower) Farrar ^[13]

Children: ^[8] (*Born at Hingham) ^[A]

1. Thomas James Jr,, b. 19 Jan 1705* ^[14]
2. Elizabeth (James) Stetson, b. 21 Aug 1706* ^[15]
3. Philip James, b. 25 Jul 1708* ^[16]
4. Jane (James) Lane, b. 7 Oct 1710* ^[17]
5. John James, b. 7 Oct 1712* ^[18]
6. Sarah James, 28 Sep 1714*; d. 28 Nov 1714. ^[19]
7. Margaret (James) Drew, b. 19 Oct 1715+16* ^[20]
8. Content (James) Harden.

Death

She died after 1750, ^[13] Burial Place unknown. ^[8]

Research Notes

A. Many of these dates are during the calendar change years, and in most cases the town clerks recorded both years in their records. Patience's DoB is recorded in some documents as 1778, in others 1779. Charlemagne Towers lists both years in his document ^[4] -- rsl 19 Dec 2020.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDL-RX7 : 5 November 2017), Patience Tower, 21 Mar 1679; citing Birth, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-YH9Y?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 35 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts III, p.253
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Tower, Charlemagne; Page 47
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-Y42Z?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 74 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
6. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Vol II, p.216
7. ↑ Tower, Charlemagne; Page 77
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 December 2020), memorial page for Patience Tower James (21 Mar 1679–1751), Find A Grave: Memorial #71010010 ; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642) Unknown.
9. ↑ (Lower Left corner) "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-Y4N8?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 75 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
10. ↑ Patience's Find A Grave: Memorial #45335600
11. ↑ (right side of page) "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-Y4JJ?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 78 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
12. ↑ History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts Vol II, p.380
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Tower, Chalemagne; Page 78
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-Y4VB?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 79 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-Y4J2?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 85 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-Y4LY?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 87 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
17. ↑ Lower Left side: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-Y42W?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 93 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
18. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-Y42W?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 93 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
19. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-Y4FB?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 101 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
20. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97M-Y4FB?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D7-PTG%3A353350201%2C353451301%2C353453801 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Hingham > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1844 > image 101 of 546; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.

See Also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #71010010
• Hingham, Town of; History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893)
• Myers, Marya & James, Jr., Donald W., A New Look at The Family of Francis and Philip James of Hingham: Immigrant Ancestors, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 80.
• Stetson, O.F. Ed.; Descendants of Cornet Robert Stetson of Scituate, Massachusetts (Stetson Kindred of America, Inc., 1933)
• Tower, Charlemagne; Tower genealogy. An account of the Descendants of John Tower, of Hingham, Mass;' (pub 1891, John Wilson & Son, Cambridge).
• Various Contributors; FamilySearch.ord entry for Patience Tower, FamilySearch Person: 9QYG-Z9H; accessed Dec 2020; © 2020 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.