Abraham Jaquith Sr. (bef. 1623 - 1676)

Ancestors

Husband of Annis (Jordan) Brooks — married about 1643 (to 17 Nov 1676) in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1676 after age 53 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Biography

Name

Name: Abraham Jaquith ^[1]

Marriage

Husband: Abraham Jaquith

Wife: Ann Jordan

Child: Abraham Jaquith

Child: Mary Jaquith

Child: John Jaquith

Child: Lydia Jaquith

Child: Sarah Jaquith

Child: Deborah Jaquith

Date: BEF 13 MAY 1643^[2]

Event

Type: Event-PMDL

Date: 19 JAN 1644/45

Place: Charlestown (Boston after 1874), Middlesex (Suffolk after 1874) County, Massachusetts

Note: admitted to the First Church of Charlestown.^[3]

Type: Property

Date: 17 JAN 1649/50

Place: Charlestown (Boston after 1874), Middlesex (Suffolk after 1874) County, Massachusetts

Note: Know all men by these presents, that I, Alice Barnard, the wife of MrWilliam Barnard, of Chrltowne, do acknowledg that I have sould, and amfully payed therefore, unto Abraham Jaquith, one house, scituate withoutthe Neck, which once pertained to Ezekiell Richeson, with a parcell ofland lying within and between the upper corner post of the house, andrunning with a straight line to the Garden of the aforesayd AbrahamJaquith, which house, land and all the Apurtenances thertoo pertaining,I Alice Barnard, with the consent and in the behalfe of my husband, MrWilliam Barnard, doe hereby Resigne all me Right, titles and Interests,and my husband's, or any from us, unto the sayd Abraham Jaquith, to behis and his heirs for ever.

As apeareth by me hand set to the paper of the sale, in the presence ofMr Increase Nowel, the 17th of the 10th moneth, 1649.^[4]

Death

Date: 17 NOV 1676

Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Note: as per inventory.^[5]

Will

Date: 16 NOV 1676

Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts^[6]

Probate

Date: 19 DEC 1676

Place: Charlestown (Boston after 1874), Middlesex (Suffolk after 1874) County, Massachusetts^[7]

Note

He lived in Charlestown where he was admitted to the First Church of Charlestown in Octoberof 1643. The town is also referenced in his father-in-law's will. Savage says: JAQUITH, ABRAHAM, Charlestown, m. Ann, d. of James Jordan of Dedham, whither he soon rem. I think, had Abraham, b. 19 Dec. 1644; Mary, 3 Nov. 1646; and three other ch. wh. were all rememb. in the will of gr.f. Jordan. He was freem. 1656, writ[ten as] "Jackewish," when the spell. was by sound.

The ancestors of the Jaquiths were French Huguenots who first fled France before 1628, spent time in Cornwall, England, and are believed to have returned temporarily to France before departing for America early in 1643.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S97 Page: 1-5
2. ↑ Source: #S97
3. ↑ Source: #S97
4. ↑ Source: #S97
5. ↑ Source: #S97
6. ↑ Source: #S97
7. ↑ Source: #S97

• Source: S97 Jaquith, George Oakes The Jaquith Family in America (NEHGS, Boston, Mass, 1982)
• Chandler, Charles H. The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914 (Sentinel Print. Co., New Ipswich, N.H., 1914); page 485
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46G-RHR : 6 November 2017), Abram Jequeth in entry for Abraham Jequeth, 19 Oct 1644; citing Birth, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,995.

• WikiTree profile Jacquith-1 created through the import of Tom.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by Tom Elliott.
• WikiTree profile Jaquith-29 created through the import of Winn.ged on Dec 20, 2011 by Elizabeth S.
• WikiTree profile Jaquith-36 created through the import of wikitree1.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by Kimball G. Everingham.