Ann (White) Trask (abt. 1678 - abt. 1739)

Born about 1678 in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of William Trask — married 1696 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1739 at about age 61 in Braintree, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Ann White was a daughter of Joseph White and Lydia Rogers, who were married at Weymouth, Massachusetts, on September 19, 1660. She may have been born about 1678, based on the birth of her eldest child. James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, wrote that her parents resided at Weymouth following their marriage, and later (by 1665) at Mendon, Massachusetts, and that most of their children were born in those two towns. Ann's birth is not recorded in the records of either town. Savage concluded that "of course some of these must have been born in another town, though we know not certain where he removed when the Indians in Philip's war [1675-1678], destroyed Mendon."^[1][2][3]

She married William Trask prior to July 15, 1697, when they both signed a deed selling land in Salem (Essex Co. Deeds, Vol. 12, p 42). They resided at Salem, Weymouth, and at Braintree, Massachusetts, where they owned a house by 1714. Children:^[1][2][4]

1. William Trask, born __ 29, 1699, at Weymouth.^[2][4]
2. Samuel Trask, born February __, 1702, at Weymouth.^[2][4]
3. John Trask, born May 5, 1705, at Weymouth.^[2][4]
4. Elias Trask, born October 14, 1707, at Weymouth.^[2][4]
5. Ann Trask, born October 5, 1712.^[2]

Ann Trask may have died in Musketa Cove, Lewis, New York Colony or Braintree, Massachusetts" in 1739.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1862). Vol. 4: (1862) S - Z. Citing: "[White,] Joseph, Weymouth ... Ann, who m. a Trask."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Trask, William Blake. Capt. William Traske And Some Of His Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1901). Vol. 55. Pages 385-386. Citing: "8. William Trask"
3. ↑ Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts: Marriages. Page 213. Citing: "White, Joseph and Lydia Rogers, Sept. 19, 1660."
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts: Births. Page 317. Citing: "TRASH, TRASK, ..."

See also:

• Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1910).