Born in England
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Josselyn
and Rebecca (Jude) Kerley
Brother of
Rebecca (Josselyn) Nichols, Abraham Joslyn, Joseph Jocelyn, Dorothy Josselyn, Elizabeth (Josselyn) Kilby, Mary (Josselyn) Sumner, Henry Josslyn and John Josslyn
Husband of
Sarah (King) Joslin
— married
1656 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Joslin, Unnamed Joslin, Nathaniel Joslin II, Sarah (Joslin) Newton, Dorothy (Joslin) Johnson, Peter Joslin, Mary Joslin, Elizabeth Joslin, Nathaniel Joslin II, Martha (Joslin) Temple, Rebecca (Joslin) Howe and Patience Joslin
Died
at age 66
in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
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Biography
Nathaniel (Joslin) Josselyn immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
Nathaniel immigrated from England with his parents and sisters aboard the Increase, which "sailed from London in April, 1635." He was only eight years old.[1]
"Nathaniel Josselyn, Sen., second son of Thomas and Rebecca... settled at Lancaster in 1654, and was made freeman in 1673. After the destruction of Lancaster he lived at Marlborough, and there he died April 8, 1694. In his will, made March 3, of the same year, he named his wife Sarah, sons Nathaniel and Peter, and five daughters, Sarah, Dorothy, Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Martha; his father (in-law) King, and brothers (in-law) Kerly and Sumner."[2]
Children
- Elizabeth (elder, died aged aged 1(?))
- Nathaniel (elder, died aged 9)
- Sarah, b. 15.5.1660
- Dorothy, b 4.1.1662
- Peter, b. 22.12.1665
- Rebecca, b. 14.3.1672
- Nathaniel (younger),
- Elizabeth (younger
- Martha
Sources
- ↑ The Winthrop Society (publisher), [https://web.archive.org/web/20170603020814/http://winthropsociety.com:80/ships/increase.htm "Passengers of the Increase, Master Robert Lea, Voyage of 1635"] (Link via Wayback Machine, capture date 03 Jun 2017.)
- ↑ Harris, T. W.. "Notes on the Josselyn Family, of Massachusetts". New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol 2. July 1848. pp.308. Internet Archive.
See also:
- Anderson, Robert C, George F. Sanborn, and Melinde L. Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635 Vol. IV I-L (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Great Migration Study Project, Boston, 2005), Pages 117-121. NEHGS Member Link.
- French, Miss Elizabeth. Genealogical Research in England, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1917) Vol. 71, Page 256
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see The New England Historical and Genealogical Register ( The Society, 1917 - New England )
Josselyn name in England as depicted on WikiTree is not correct as it died out, and went to a nephew.
also http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~hdevoe/FamHist/p1280.htm
http://www.knight-france.com/geneal/names/3386.htm
http://caliendi.com/assets/media/downloads/towsey-tales/TT%20Chart%20-%20C3.pdf
Nathaniel was an early settler of Lancaster, MA and moved to Marborough, MA about 1675, so it's understandable that Patience, Martha and Esther were not born in Lancaster, MA.
(Later descendants of Peter's moved to Waitsfield, VT., which explains why their genealogy is included in the history of that town.)