John Sanderson (1677 - 1750)

Born 25 Mar 1677 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Stratton) Sanderson — married 10 Jan 1700 in Woburn, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1750 at age 72 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

"John Sanderson was born in Cambridge 25 March 1677 and died 18 January 1750. He married 10 January 1700/01, Hannah Stratton probably the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Wheat) Stratton of Watertown, although the couple was married in Woburn. They moved from Watertown to Leicester between 1725 and 1730 but were not dismissed from the church until 8 April 1744. The widow, Hannah Sanderson, died there 7 January 1756." ^[1]

"John Sanderson was a representative from Watertown in 1711 and 1712 and was a housewright. In Leicester he lived in the northwest part of the town and was selectman from 1732 to 1740." ^[2]

"John was the principal assistant to Benjamin Wellington, builder of the first meeting house in the West Precinct (Waltham). John was precinct clerk for two years and was active in town affairs. In 1728, he sold his Waltham homestead of 25 acres and bought 227 acres in the Worcester County town of Leicester for 50 pounds less than he had received for his 35 acres." ^[3]

John died 18 January 1751 at Leicester, at the age of 73.

"His will was dated 3 January 1750 and was proved 28 January 1750, ten days after his death. The will was allowed 8 February with bequests to son Benjamin; land already given, to son Ebenezer; land already given, to daughter Hannah Kingsbury; a note, to daughter Abiah Coolidge; a bond, to daughter Mehitable Dix; land already given, to daughter Prudence Smith and her husband Joshua Smith; half of a bond, to daughter Lydia Sanderson; the other half and all of his books, to daughter Tabitha Newton; a bond, to children of daughter Mary Pike, deceased, "I leave no more of my estate than what I gave to my said daughter in her lifetime"; to son-in-law Joshua Smith, carpenter tools; to wife, Hannah, use and improvement of the whole estate, real and personal, during her natural life. Joshua Smith and Lydia Sanderson were named executors, with a bond required of 300 pounds and a bond of 200 pounds for the support of the widow." ^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Edward Sanderson of Watertown, Mass., by Page Sanderson of Meredith, N.H., The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, July 1973, page 186.
2. ↑ Edward Sanderson of Watertown, Mass., by Page Sanderson of Meredith, N.H., The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, July 1973, page 186.
3. ↑ The Ancestors of Edna Frances Cady, by Robert Cady Gates, 1991.
4. ↑ Edward Sanderson of Watertown, Mass., by Page Sanderson of Meredith, N.H., The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, July 1973, page 186.
5. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F38Y-K : 1 April 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 229-230, Vol 3, Page 436-438.

Additional Sources

• Marriage: Massachusetts, Town Vital Records, Marriage; Hannah Stratton and John Sanderson, of Watertown, married in Woburn, MA, 10 January 1700.
• Find a Grave Memorial for John Sanderson.
• Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1&2 A-Z, July 1731 - 1881. John Sanderson, record date: 1750; residence: Leicester; record type: Will.