Samuel Shrimpton Jr. (1673 - abt. 1703)

Born 20 Apr 1673 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Richardson) Stoddard — married 9 Apr 1696 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 25 May 1703 at about age 30 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Samuel Shrimpton, Jr. (1673-1703), son of Col. Samuel and Elizabeth (Roberts) Breedon Shrimpton, was a Boston merchant who married in 1696 Elizabeth Richardson (1680-1757). Their only child was Elizabeth Shrimpton (1702-1721). She married in 1720 John Yeamans (d. 1743), London merchant and lieutenant-governor of Antiqua. Upon the death of her grandmother Elizabeth R. B. S. Stoddard in 1713, she inerited Noddles Island in Boston Harbor. The couple's only son was Shute Shrimpton Yeamans (1721-1769). ^[1]

Birth and Family

Samuel Shrimpton was born on 25 May 1673, in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the son of Samuel Shrimpton and Elizabeth Usher.

Marriage

Samuel married Elizabeth Richardson on 09 Apr 1696, in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Together, Samuel and Elizabeth had one daughter, Elizabeth.

Children

Together, Samuel and Elizabeth had one daughter, Elizabeth.

1. Elizabeth Shrimpton (abt.1702-), 1702–1721.

Siblings

1. Mary Shrimpton

2. Martha Shrimpton

3. Elizabeth Shrimpton

Death and Burial

Samuel passed away in 1703, in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Notes

The Last Will and Testiment of Samuel Shrimpton was created on 21 Apr 1703. ^[2]According to Probate Records, Samuel was "Late, as of 17 Jun 1703,"

Sources

1. ↑ Shrimpton family papers, Massachusetts Historical Society. [1] accessed 10.4.2023
2. ↑ *Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 for Samuel Shrimpton; Suffolk, Probate Records, Vol 15-16, 1699-1709, p. 167.

• Boston Vital Statistics, 1630-1699. Boston Records Commissioners Reports (Rockwell & Churchill, Boston, 1883) Vol. 9, Page 129. City Document 130: 1673. "Samuel of Samuel & Eliza. Shrimpton born Apr. 20."
• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," for Samuel Shrimpton, Boston Index Marriage Intentions (Publications); Vol. 1+2, 1707-1728.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWP-8MC : 14 January 2020), Samuel Shrimpton, 1673.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCT6-VLMM : 10 November 2020), Samuel Shrimpton, 20 Apr 1673; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTS-BRZM : 10 November 2020), Samuell Shrimpton in entry for Elizabeth Shrimpton, 26 Aug 1702; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899," Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, Probate Records, Vol 15-16, 1699-1709.
• Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 for Samuel Shrimpton;

Suffolk, Probate Records, Vol 15-16, 1699-1709, p. 167.