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Jean Solart (abt. 1626 - 1672)

Jean (John) "John" Solart
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Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1650 in Massachusetts Baymap
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Father of , , , , , and
Died at about age 46 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

He was born about 1626 but his birth date and place are unknown.

He was a fisherman in the Piedmont area of northwest Italy where he originally followed the Waldensian church traditions.

He went via England to New England as a Huguenot.

Jean "John" Solart married about 1650 in New England to Elizabeth [1] [2] (of unknown maiden surname, c1626-c1678).

He died on 24 Jun 1672 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts. [3] [4] [5]

An inventory of his estate was taken on 07 Aug 1672 (valued at £575) and on 24 Sep 1672 his widow Elizabeth was appointed administrator of his estate.

His widow Elizabeth married secondly on 20 Dec 1672 to Ezekiel Woodberry who deposed at about fifty-eight years old, that John Solart's estate had been in his hands since 1672 when he married Elizabeth Solart, John's widow. Sworn in court. [3] At her death in 1678, nine of their children were still living.

Children [1] [6] [7]

  1. Mary Solart, b: 1644; d: bef.1682; m: 20 May 1666 John Edwards, Sr.
  2. Elizabeth (Solart) Lovett (13 Jun 1652 - 05 Dec 1734) m: 1673 Joseph Lovett
  3. Sarah Solart, b: c1653; d: 19 Jul 1692; m1: c1682 Daniel Poole; m2: aft.1686 William Good
  4. John Solart, b: c1656; d: c1680; m: Sarah Cooke (c1660)
  5. Joseph Solart, d: bef.1682
  6. Elizabeth Solart, b: 13 Jun 1652 Wenham, MA; d: 05 Dec 1734 Beverly, Essex Co, MA; m: 1673 Joseph Lovett
  7. Sarah Solart, b: c1653 Wenham MA; d: 19 Jul 1692 Salem, Essex Co, MA; m1: 1683 Daniel Poole; m2; aft.1686 William Good
  8. Hannah Solart, m: John Trask
  9. Martha Solart, b: 26 Aug 1659 Wenham, MA; m: Thomas Killam
  10. Abigail Solart, b: 15 Aug 1664 Wenham, MA; d: 03 Apr 1751; m: 10 Nov 1681 Mordecai Larkum Jr.
  11. Bethia Solart, b: 28 Feb 1666 Wenham, MA; d: 1729; m: John Herrick.

Research Notes

The "Solart-Woodward House" at 106 Main Street in Wenham, Massachusetts was supposedly built in 1670 for John, where he operated an "ordinary" or tavern. [8]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines" by Mary Walton Ferris; Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes; v1 p669, 670, 672 at HathiTrust.org
  2. ↑ "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700" by Genealogical Publishing Co. of Baltimore, MD; on ancestry.com citing p692
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts" published by Essex Institute of Salem, MA in 1916; v5 p124, 261; on archive.org; "John Soolart" died "24: 4: 1672" which is a Julian calendar date and converts to the Gregorian calendar as 24 June 1672; inquest into his drowning was concluded on "29: 4: 1672"; confirming he died five days earlier in June
  4. ↑ "Vital records of Wenham, Massachusetts, to the end of year 1849" published by Topsfield Historical Society of Topsfield, MA in 1904; p220; town's original manuscript records from this time are lost; citing CTR referring to the Quarterly Court records; as "John Soolard" "Frenchman" "24 May 1672" which clarifies which court source was used, and is therefore also wrong, as is the spelling of the name; examining the archaic handwriting in that court source shows what appears to be a "d" is actually part of the "r" and a "t"
  5. ↑ "Essex County, Massachusetts, births, marriages, and deaths" 1636-1795 on FamilySearch.org citing image#172; with converted date error of "24 of May 1672" and adds that he was a "Frenchman"
  6. ↑ American Genealogist by D. L. Jacobus of New Haven, CT: AmericanAncestors.org online database by New England Historic Genealogical Society
  7. ↑ “Salem-Village Witchcraft compiled by Paul S. Boyer & Wadsworth Pub. Co, of Belmont, CA in 1972; on Internet Archive; a Documentary Record of Local Conflict in Colonial New England
  8. ↑ "Solart-Woodward House” Salem Witch Museum
  • Massachusettes Town and Vital Records 1620-1988 on ancestry.com citing Transcripts of Wenham Births; p76;




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Doug Sinclair
His death date is incorrect. I can make this correction with sources, unless there are objections. This is what I would add (with the sources put inline).

His death record is in three places. The first is Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, (Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, vol. 5 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1916), 261.) which says "John Soolart," died "24: 4: 1672." This is a Julian calendar date and converts to 24 June 1672. The source of this is the annual vital records returns from the towns to the Quarterly Court. The inquest into his drowning was concluded on "29: 4: 1672." (Ibid, 124.), confirming he died five days earlier in June. The second place is the familysearch.org database "Essex County, Massachusetts, births, marriages, and deaths, 1636-1795." ("Essex County, Massachusetts, births, marriages, and deaths, 1636-1795, Essex, County wide, County court births, marriages, deaths 1654-1795," familysearch.org database online (Salt Lake City, UT: 1971), image 172.) This is taken from the same source, but the dates are all converted to the Gregorian calendar form. The compiler made a calculation error and has John's death as "24 of May 1672." The third place is the published Wenham vital records, (Vital records of Wenham, Massachusetts, to the end of year 1849, (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1904), 220.) which cites John's death source as "CTR," refering to the Quarterly Court records. The town's original manuscript records from this time are lost. Here it is "John Soolard," "24 May 1672," which clarifies which court source was used, and is therefore also erroneous. The spelling of the name is also wrong. Examining the archaic handwriting in that court source shows what appears to be a "d" is actually a "t."

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Thiessen-117 Traci Thiessen
Thanks Doug! Please go ahead and make the change. Appreciate it!
posted by Traci Thiessen
Thiessen-117 Traci Thiessen
Solart-11 and Solart-7 appear to represent the same person because: dups - same children
posted by Traci Thiessen

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