John Newgate (abt. 1590 - bef. 1665)

Born about 1590 in Horningsheath, Suffolk, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Kenden) Newgate — married 21 Apr 1612 in St. Brides Fleet Street, London, England

Husband of Thomasine (Hayes) Newgate — married 1 Nov 1620 (to 7 Sep 1625) in All Hallows London Wall, London, England

Husband of Ann (Unknown) Newgate — married 2 Feb 1626 in St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died before 8 Sep 1665 before about age 75 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Origins

John Newgate was the son of Philip Newgate and Joan Hoo.^[1] He was born by 1590 based on his marriage date, probably at Horningsheath, Suffolk.

Philip Newgate had two sons named John: one of them was baptized at Horningsheath 24 November 1583.^[2] The other John left a will in England dated 12 October 1642, making a bequest to "my brother John Newgate, now living in the parts beyond the seas called New England".^[1][3] We cannot be certain whether the 1583 baptism is for the John of this profile or for his brother John.

Life in New England

John migrated in 1633^[4] from Southwark, Surrey and first resided in Boston, Massachusetts.^[1] He likely traveled with his servant, Theodore Atkinson.^[5]

John was a hatter, feltmaker, and haberdasher. He was admitted to the Boston Church on 3 August 1634, made freeman 4 March 1634/5, was deputy to the General Court 1637-1638, Boston selectman and constable in 1636.^[1]

He received 112 acres in the Rumney Marsh and Pullen Point land allotments in 1637.^[1]

Marriages and Children

John married first on 21 April 1611 to Lydia Kenden at St. Brides Fleet Street, London.^[4][6] Lydia was buried at St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, on 11 July 1620.^[1][4] John had the following children with Lydia:

1. Thomas, baptized at St Olaves Southwark, Surrey, 17 October 1613; buried there 20 October 1613^[1]
2. John, baptized at St Olaves Southwark 9 May 1616;^[7] buried there 4 January 1616/7^[1]
3. Elizabeth, baptized at St Olaves Southwark 1 January 1617/8, married first John Oliver, married second Edward Jackson^[1]
4. Lydia, baptized at St Olaves Southwark 11 July 1620; buried there 18 July 1620^[1]

At All Hallows London Wall, London, John married second to Thomasine Hayes on 1 November 1620.^[1][4][8] Thomasine was buried at St. Olave, Southwark on 7 September 1625.^[1][4] He had the following children with Thomasine:

1. Sarah, baptized at All Hallows London Wall 23 September 1621, married Peter Oliver^[1]
2. John, baptized at St Olaves Southwark 25 March 1624; was called eldest son in his father's 1638 will, but not mentioned in his 25 November 1664 will and was certainly deceased by then^[1]

On 2 February 1625/6 John married Ann (___) (Hunt) Draper in Rotherhithe, Surrey.^[4][9] She died at Boston between 6 August 1676 (date of will) and 26 March 1679 (date of inventory).^[1] John had the following children with Ann:

1. Nathaniel, baptized at St Olaves Southwark 4 April 1627; married Isabella Lewys.^[1] He migrated with his father and returned to England shortly after 28 Decemeber 1649. He died in London in September 1668^[10]
2. Joseph, born say 1630, died in Boston 14 December 1658^[1]
3. Hannah, born in Boston 1 August 1633, died there in January 1633/4^[1]
4. Hannah, born in Boston 1 Aug [sic] 1635 (probably 28 June 1635); baptized 19 July 1635, married Simon Linde^[1]

Death and Probate

John left behind two wills, one made at the time of a trip to England in 1638, but never probated. He made a second will in Boston, dated 25 November 1664, with a codicil dated 8 May 1665. His will was proved 11 September 1665 and the inventory of his estate was taken 8 September, totalling £2496 13s. 11d.^[1]

His 1638 will named his eldest son John, eldest daughter Elizabeth Oliver, his loving wife Anne, daughters Sarah and Hannah, and sons Nathaniel and Joseph.^[1]

His sons John and Joseph had died by the time John made his 1664 will. In this will, he named his wife Ann, son Nathaniel, sons-in-law Simon Lynde, Peter Oliver; grandchildren John and Thomas Oliver, all the children daughter Elizabeth had with Edward Jackson, all the children daughter Sarah had with Peter Oliver, all the children daughter Hannah had with Simon Lynde, the child of son Nathaniel; brother-in-law Thomas Townsin and others.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21} Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633. Vol. II. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1995, pp. 1327-1332. AmericanAncestors.org($): John Newgate
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, (FamilySearch: 19 March 2020), Philip Newegate in entry for John Newegate, 1583.
3. ↑ Charles Hervey Townsend. "Memoranda Concerning thre Newgate Family" in English Origins of New England Families, Second Series Vol. II, p. 773-775. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access); Image ($).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Randy West. "Updates from English Records for Some Great Migration Immigrants Who Came by 1635" in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 172. Boston, MA: NEHGS, Fall 2018, p. 357. Online at American Ancestors.org($): John Newgate.
5. ↑ Great Migration Newsletter, Vol. 19. NEHGS: Jan-Mar 2010, p. 5. AmericanAncestors.org($)
6. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69/BRI/A/017/MS06546
7. ↑ "Surrey Baptisms" at FindMyPast.com: First name(s) John Last name Newgate Sex Male Baptism year 1616 Baptism date 09 May 1616 Father's first name(s) John Father's occupation feltmaker Residence - Place Southwark St Olave County Surrey Country England
8. ↑ The Registers of Christenings, Marriages, and Burials of The Parish of Allhallows, London Wall. London: Chiswick Press, 1878, p. 175. FamilySearch: John and Thomasine marriage.
9. ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P71/MRY/006
10. ↑ Susan Hardman Moore. "Abandoning America, Life Stories From Early New England" The Boydell Press New York 2013. p. 371

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