Jonathan Amory (1726 - 1797)

Born 19 Dec 1726 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Died 1797 at about age 70 in Boston, Massachusetts

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Biography

He was in business with his brother, John Amory. During the Revolution, John returns to London, leaving Jonathan to navigate the turbulent times. ^[1]

The second oldest son of Thomas and Rebecca Holmes, Jonathan was born on 19 December 1726 in Boston. He married Abigail Taylor, brother of future business partner and Loyalist Joseph Taylor, but did not have any children. He was a merchant by trade and was a partner with his brother, John Amory in the merchant house J. & J. Amory, which in 1769 became Amory's and Taylor, and then Amory, Taylor and Rogers in 1772. He built a house at the corner of Temple and Washington Streets and when he died in 1797 he his entire estate was left to his younger brother John. ' Marriage 9 May 1721. Boston, Massachusetts. ^[2]

Moved in 1784 to a house on Washington Street ("Amory building"

Sources

1. ↑ Meredith, Gertrude E., The Descendants of Hugh Amory 1605-1805. London, Chiswick Press; 1901
2. ↑ Source: #S253036452

• Mayflower Families Vol. 15 p. 132
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DV-4QY : 10 March 2018), Thomas Amory in entry for Jonathan Amory, 19 Dec 1726; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, v 24 p 174; FHL microfilm 14,734.

• The Pilgrims of Boston and their descendants: with an introduction by Hon. Edward Everett, LL. D.; also, inscriptions from the monuments in the Granary burial ground, Tremont street by Bridgman, Thomas, b. 1795