Pelatiah Kinsman (1716 - 1796)

Born 5 Feb 1716 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1796 at age 80 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts

Biography

Pelatiah was born in Ipswich 5 Feb 1715/16, the child of Joseph Kinsman and Susanna Dutch, he married Jane Farley and died in Ipswich in 1796 ^[1]

Notes

Waters, T. Frank, "Candlewood - An Ancient Neighborhood in Ipswich"^[2]

pg 24

John Fawn's Lot.

No. 24 on Diagram. (Candlewood neighborhood)

Joseph Kinsman was twenty-five years old when his father conveyed the farm to him and as his first child was born two years later, it is probable that he brought home his bride, Susanna Dutch, about the time the conveyance was made. She died on Nov. 9th, 1734, at the age of 60 years, and he married Sarah Peabody of Boxford, April 27, 1736. By his first marriage, there were eleven children, six daughters and five sons, all of whom grew to mature age and all were married, save Joseph, who died at the age of 23 years.

He died in the old homestead, no doubt, and by his will (proved May 25, 1741. Pro. Rec. 24: 232) he divided his estate: "I give and bequeath to John Kinsman, my son, all ye land whereon the house and barn now standeth, with ye house and barn that's now in his possession,1 (1 The property now owned and occupied by Mr. Charles G. Brown, in the same neighborhood.) with all ye land that I bought of my brother Robert Kinsman. That is to be understood, his homestead with all ye common rights adjoining to it, that did belong to a south eaight so called and allso a nine accor right lying in a pastor called Browns & Kinsmans pastor. The which right also belonged to a south eaight, and hes to enjoy ye same according to ye quiteclamies that weev alredy given to each other, and also all my righte and interst that I have in Wilderness hill pastor so called ..."

To his sons, Pelatiah and Benjamin, he gave his "now dwelling house," his barns and lands, in equal division. To his son Nathaniel, he gave £250 in money. His household goods and £5 in money were given to his daughters, Susannah How, Eunice and Sarah Wells, Elizabeth Brown, Hannah Wallis and Martha Dennis.

Palatiah Kinsman bought his brother's interest and sold the old homestead and 384 acres adjoining to John Wainwright, March 18, 1754 (101:79), and the pasture land to his brother John. In the previous year, Feb.1, 1753 (101: 28) he had bought the Col. Wainwright farm in Argilla and he probably removed to that neighborhood. His descendants still retain the Argilla farm.

Waters, T. Frank, GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ROBERT KINSMAN OF IPSWICH, MASS.^[3]

pg 59

30. PELATIAH KINSMAN ,4 baptized July 12, 1715, as has been said,1 inherited a half interest in the homestead of his father and grandfather and bought his brother Benjamin's half. He married Jane Farley, daughter of Michael Farley, and for the first years of their married life, they lived undoubtedly in the homestead. But on Feb. 1, 1753, he bought the Col. Wainwright farm in the Argilla neighborbood, two miles perhaps from the old home, removed there and disposed of the Candlewood home in 1754.' Five of their great family of thirteen children were born in the old house. Mrs. Kinsman died April 2, 1791, aged 64, the husband died Oct. 4, 1796.

Their children were:

53 MICHAEL,' baptized April 6, 1746. See No. 53.

54 NATHANIEL , baptized March 20, 1747. See No 54 .

55 JANE , baptized March 11, 1749 ; married Lieut . Mark Haskell ( pub . March 3, 1798.)

56 SUSANNA,' baptized July 7, 1751 ; married David Dennis, of New castle, July 1 , 1779.

57 EUNICE ,' baptized Sept, 17, 1752; died unmarried , Sept.17, 1832.

58 Moses, baptized July 7, 1754. See No. 58 .

59 AARON ," baptized July 7, 1754. See No. 59.

60 ISRAEL, baptized Aug. 15 , 1756 ; mariner unmarried .

61 Lucy, baptized March 26, 1758 ; married Richard D. Jewett, Dec. 25, 1791 .

62 PELATIAH , baptized May 18, 1760; died in infancy.

63 HANNAH , baptized Aug. 25 , 1764 ; died Oct. 9, 1786 .

64 PELATIAH , baptized Nov. 2, 1766 ; died Oct. 4 , 1776.

65 MERCY, " baptized Nov. 2, 1766 ; died unmarried Sept. 22, 1836 .

So far as known, none of this great family ever removed from Ipswich.

Sources

Footnotes:

1. ↑ Stickney: p69
2. ↑ Waters, T. Frank, "Candlewood - An Ancient Neighborhood in Ipswich", Parts XVI-XVII of the Proceedings of the Ipswich Historical Society, Salem Press, Salem, Mass, 1909. Publications of the Ipswich Historical Society, Issues 16-20, 1909. Published on Google Books
3. ↑ Waters, T. Frank, GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ROBERT KINSMAN OF IPSWICH, MASS., Publications of the Ipswich Historical Society, Issues 16-20, 1909. On Google Books

See Also: See:Kingsman ONS website Kinsman ONS website page for Pelatiah Kinsman]

Publications:

• Stickney, Lucy. The Kinsman Family, Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Robert Kinsman, of Ipswich, Mass., from 1634 to 1875 (Alfred Mudge & Son, Boston, 1876)

Acknowledgements

• Entered by Marsha Auger Dec 17, 2011