William Eades (abt. 1610)

Born about 1610 in Lawford, Essex, England

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

William Edes of England landed in Naumkeag (Salem) in a ship called "the Lion's Whelp" in 1629. Worked as a ship's carpenter and servant to Richard Saltonstall building a saw mill for him.

Research Notes

There is a William Eade who was christened in Essex, 07 Apr 1607, father James^[1]

Great Migration Directory entry: Eedes, William: Dorset or Somerset; 1629 on Lyon’s Whelp; unknown [GMB 618; WF 295]. According to RC Anderson's research, the only mention of William Eeds is a letter of instructions from the Massachusetts Bay Company records regarding the request of Rev. John White regarding passengers from Dorset and Somerset on the Lyon's Whelp: "to appoint Hugh Tillie and William Eedes for sevants to Richard Saltonstall". RC Anderson comments: "If William Eedes did come in 1629, he must have returned soon, as there is no record of him in New England." His conclusions imply there is no evidence connecting this William Eedes to the later William Eeds of Charlestown.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKD5-42Y : 18 July 2017), William *Eade, 07 Apr 1607, Christening; citing Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 857,071.

• Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County, Mass. 1629-1894, page 8: "Governor Endicott and his council, London, on 28 May 1629, recommended: excerpt... "show lawful favor and respect for the planters who came on the Lyon's Whelp... to appoint Hugh Tilley and William Edes for servants to Sir Richard Saltonstall... to set up a saw mill and work as carpenters"

• "Young's Chronicles of the First Planters of Massachusetts": William Eades, Salem, came in the fleet with Rev Francis Higginson, leaving Gravesend, England, 25 April 1629, and arrived at Salem, Massachusetts Colony on 29 June 1629.

• "The Story of New England" by Edward Skelton. page 85 "The List of Original Puritans who resided in Salem between 1624 and 1650 is: William Edes, arrived in 1629. Many were not pleased with Salem and removed to Charlestown, Boston and Cambridge and other places and towns."

• "Annals of Salem", Volume 1, by Joseph Barlow Felt; List of first settlers was William Edes, arrived in Salem in 1629 with Higginson.

• "Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America" by Henry Whittemore; William Edes of Salem, arrived in 1629 came in the fleet with Higginson.

• Additional Sources: Wyman's Charlestown, Mass., vol. I, p 319; Whittemore Copp's Hill Epitaphs; Cochrane's Hist. of Antrim, NH. p 484; Smith's Hist. of Petersborough, NY., p 62; and Savage's Gen Dict, vol II, p 100.

• ©Joiner documents and records. [source: Title: "The Traveling Joiners: A Genealogy of the Joiner Family and Other Related Families"; privately pub 1971, 39 pages; by Rev. Dr. Darrell and Sally Ann Joiner. 4 works in 6 publications in 1 language and 32 library holdings since 1971. All rights reserved. For personal use only.]

• Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1995). Featured Name: William Eedes. Page 618. NEHGS Member Link