John Wass (abt. 1621 - bef. 1652)

Born about 1621 in England

Husband of Katherin (Bulfinch) Bell — married before 1645 (to 1652) in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before 1652 before about age 31 in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

John Waffe (Wass) was born about 1621 in England and died before 1652, when his widow remarried to Abraham Bell^[1] of New Haven and Charlestown. She was Katherin (1620-1692),^[2] daughter of John Bulfinch of Chatham, Kent, England.

Children of John Waffe and Katherin Bulfinch

1. John Waffe b. July 22, 1645, Charlestown, Boston, MA;^[2][3] Servant to J. Trumble; age 20 in 1666^[4]
2. Thomas Waffe b. Sept. 29 1646;^[2][5] "Thomas (Waffe), [born] Nov. 29, 1646." "Thomas (Waffe) 2. son of John 1; sea-captain, æ. 38 in 1684; in sloop 'Swan,' 1680; capt. of the 'Swan' on voyage to Spanish wrecks, 1683; capt. of bark 'Pelican,' to Jamaica, July 14, 1688; allowed to sell drink, 1700; capt. of brigantine 'Hannah and Mary,' July 29, 1702; …"^[4]
3. Elizabeth Waffe, age 29 in 1680 (so b. c 1651); m. Andrew Robinson^[2][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown: in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818. Vol A-J. Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1879. Bell, Abraham m. Katherine Waffe, p. 75
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Norris, Daniel Wells, 1886-, and Hans Adolph Feldmann. The Wells Family. Milwaukee, Wis.: The Cramer-Krasselt co., 1942. Waffe Family, p. 347
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46G-RPR : 20 May 2022), John Waffe, 22 Jul 1645; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts: in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818. (Boston, Mass.: David Clapp and Son, 1879). Waffe, John, pp. 985-6
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46G-R5J : 20 May 2022), Thomas Waffe, 29 Sep 1646; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Wass-122 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Brian and others.