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Joseph Andrews (abt. 1597 - abt. 1680)

Joseph Andrews aka Andrus
Born about in Englandmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1621 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 83 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Joseph Andrews was born about 1597 in England, since he was about 38 years of age when he migrated in 1635 and 83 years at death in late 1679.[1] He was the only child, a son of PGM immigrant Thomas Andrews based on a land record. He immigrated to the New World in 1635 with his father, presumably his wife, and two or three of their older children[1] and lived in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Joseph had married Elizabeth before 1632 when their oldest child was born.[2] He was a planter and a tailor; tools used by a tailor were a part of the inventory following his death.[1]

Joseph had a grant of a house-lot in Hingham on Town (North) St., Sept. 18, 1635. The lot was next to his father's (Thomas Andrews), and contained five acres, including back land. Living in Duxbury in 1657, he sold the five acres along with a meadow for L12. On October 16, 1665 Joseph and Elizabeth "for valuable consideration"sold to Thomas Andrews of Hingham "our naturall Sonne...all that our house Lotts Containeith tenn acres of Land with all the houses Orchards & fences Standing & being upon the sd house lot...salt meadow.. land at Pyne Hill...land called Rocky necke." Again on September 10, 1679 Joseph "for valuable consideration" sold to his son Thomas, "all my Shares of Land in all the four divisions of Connihasset upland and also a right of Commons belonging to the sd two shares...lately given and granted to the sd Joseph Andrews of the town of sdHingham."[1]

At the court on July 8, 1635 he was sworn as constable of Hingham, then called "Barecove" and was the first town clerk. In 1636, 1637, and 1638 he was one of the representatives of the town of Hingham at the General Court. He removed to Duxbury, and in 1654 was surveyor of highways, and constable in 1664.[1]

At a later date he returned to Hingham, and died here 1 Jan 1679-80, about 83 years. His will, which is on file in the S. P. office, and "dated at Hingham 27 Sept. 1679," mentions and provides for wife Elizabeth; gives to son Joseph, among other valuables, "my sword, gold ring, and a bible; "to son Ephraim"; mentions daughter's and grandchildren, and gives "to each of my grandsons that bear my name Joseph " a pewter platter.[3]His widow, Elizabeth, died 12 August 1688 at Hingham.[1]

Children:[1]

  1. Elizabeth Andrews, born in England about 1621 (she was the first child named in her father's will); died after July 12, 1693; probably married in Hingham on May 26, 1648 to Mark Emes/Eames, son of Anthony and Margery (_____) Eames. Mark born about 1617 and died between July 12, 1693 and September 13, 1693.
  2. Hannah Andrews, born in England about 1623 based on death age (listed second in father's will); died at Scituate on July 10, probably 1701 at the age of 78 years. She married Matthew Gannett, son of John Gannet. Matthew baptized at Charlton Mackrell, Sommerset on February 16, 1617/18 and died at Scituate on October 10, probably 1695 at the age of 77 years.
  3. Thomas Andrews, born in England in November of 1632 (date not from original record) and died on an expedition of Canada on November 25 or 26 1690. It is assumed he was the oldest son since he was the residuary heir and executor of his father's will. He married Ruth (_____) who was born about 1636 died after October 23, 1732 in Hingham.
  4. Mary Andrews, born about 1635 and was the third child listed in her father's will. She died after September 27, 1679; married _____ Beard. Some say she was married to Thomas Beard of Boston, however the Boston couple were having children as late as 1685, so the dates don't point to him as her husband.
  5. Joseph Andrews may have been the child baptized in March 1637/8 as "Elizabeth." He is listed fourth in his father's will and was living on September 27, 1679. His fathers will states, "if hee comes to demand it."
  6. Ephraim Andrews was baptized in August 1639 (not from original source). He was listed fifth in his father's will; was living on September 27, 1679; settled in Woodbridge, N. J. by 1673.
  7. Hepzibah Andrews was born about 1641; sixth in father's will; died probably at Piscataway, New Jersey after December 30, 1692. She charged Richard French with fathering her child, did not appear in court, so he was acquitted. She was married about 1661 to Jeffrey Manning, son of John and Elizabeth (Goodye) Manning; baptized at Hawstead, Suffolk England on March 17, 1638/9; died at Piscataway on January 26, 1692/3.[1]He was not the son of John Manning of Boston.[4]

Estate

Joseph Andrews of Hinghanm wrote his will on 27 September 1679, which was proved on 21 January 1679[/80]. He named his wife Elizabeth Andrews; daughter Elizabeth Emes; daughter Hannah Ganitt; daughter Mary Beard; son Joseph Andrews "if he come to demand it"; son Ephraim Andrews "all that estate of mine which he had of mee when he went to New Jarzy"; daughter Hephzebeth Manning, wife of Jeffery Manning; Rehobeth Ganitt & Israel Thorne; each of his grandsons that bear his name Joseph a pewter platter; daughter-in-law Ruth Andrews; granddaughter Ruth andrews; grandson thomas Andrews; grandsons Stephen Andrews and Jedidiah; grandson Benjamen Andrews; granddaughter Elizabeth Andrews; granddaughter Abigail Andrews; to son Thomas Andrews residue of estate and named sole executor. He signed with his mark. Witnesses: Josiah Loring, Edw. Pitts.[5]

Research Notes

Disputed mother: While the father, Thomas Andrews is correct and sourced, the mother previously attached to this profile, Mary Simon Andrews is not sourced. Additionally a daughter Abigail Andrews is unsourced and was not named in his will. A granddaughter Abigail was named there. They have been detached. Should a reliable source arise in the future, they may certainly be re-attached.

Possible first wife:Joseph Andrews may have possibly been married first in 1621 to an unknown wife; then to Elizabeth in 1632. Under Commentary in "Early New England Families" the authors discuss the birth order of the children, concluding with this statement: "We have to accept that the children's birth order is reflected in the order in which they are named in the will, with the exception that the eldest son is listed last as residuary legatee." Further concluding at the end of the article, "The question about whether Joseph Andrews had two wives, remains open. The nine-year gap between Hannah's birth and that of Thomas, and the 22-year span between the birth of daughter Elizabeth about 1621 and daughter Hepzibah about 1643, although achievable for one mother, lacking marriage and birth records, we have to keep the possibility of two mothers in mind."[1]

Joseph was born in 1597. He was the son of Old Andrews-Andrus and Elizabeth Andrews. He passed away in 1680.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Early New England Families. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. (By Alicia Crane Williams, Lead Genealogist.) Joseph Andrews
  2. Underhill, L. A. W. (1910). Descendants of Edward Small of New England, and the allied families, with tracings of English ancestry. Cambridge: Priv. Print. at the Riverside Press. Vol II, p.695 Anderson, citing Lora A.W. Underhill, Small Genealogy, p 859
  3. History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893): Vol II, p.11-12
  4. Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20.(Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) p. 63.subscriber$
  5. Suffolk County, Mass., Probate Records, vol. 6:318, will of Joseph Andrews
See Also:
  • Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. vol 1, pp 61-62, citing "HiBOP 18" in Sketch of Thomas Andrews.subscriber$
  • Ancestry of the Jameson, Gilbert, Joy, Skinner and Related Families
  • Monnette, Orra Eugene. First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodsridge Olde East New Jersey, part 5 (Leroy Carman press, CA, 1931)

See also:

  • Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 Image
Joseph Andrews
Residence Place Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Will Date 15 Sep 1678
Probate Date 27 Sep 1679
Probate Place Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Inferred Death Year 1679
Inferred Death Place Massachusetts, USA
Others Listed 11




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For Joseph's will, this is part of the quote you produce here: "to son Ephraim the estate in New Jersey;"

This "fact" that he got an estate in New Jersey from his father has appeared in hundreds of family histories but if you read a copy of Joseph's will, which I did years ago in Boston at the NEGS Library, it says, "all of my estate that he had of mee when he went to New Jarzy." This is not the same thing as giving him an estate in NJ, at least I never interpreted it that way. Hepzibah and her husband Jeffrey Manning moved to Piscataway NJ in 1670 (Piscataway resident list) and Ephraim (Hepzibah's brother) shows up on the Woodbridge list in 1670 also. Probably traveled together I would imagine.

posted by Cheryl Evans
Thank you for pointing this out, Cheryl. I've added his will to the Estate section and corrected the information about the son being in New Jersey, not having received his father's estate there.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
What is the evidence for saying Joseph Andrews was married to an Elizabeth Hatch? The "Early New England Families" piece cited in the profile says that if he indeed was married twice, both of his wives' last names are unknown.
posted by Stuart Bloom
You are right Stu; a merge into Unknown was submitted Sep 13th. Due to project protection a PGM leader has to complete the merge.
posted by Brad Stauf
Andrews-Andrus-5 and Andrews-390 appear to represent the same person because: same birth, marriage pending merge, death
posted by Tim Prince
Shouldn't the 2nd Elizabeth Andrews (born 1637) be disconnected as a daughter. Her biography says her father's name was Thomas.
posted by Kenneth Kinman
Thanks for catching that. She has the same death date as the earlier one. They need merging. I will propose.
posted by Jillaine Smith
done, PPP replaced.... Except,there is only one child attached that is not in the list provided by Early New England Families. That is Abigail Andrews-11756 who married John Wadsworth. biography says her mother was Elizabeth Hatch.

Any objections to detaching her?

edit: Abigail detached, notes added to profiles

posted by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
edited by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
Thank you for the changes. I have no objection to deleting Abigail as a daughter. As many have noted, Abigail is not listed in his will (a grand daughter Abigail is listed, but this could be Hannah's daughter Abigail). Also, there is good evidence that Abigail is the daughter of Henry and Mary Andrews of Taunton. See the comment in the FamilySearch life sketch [1], and "Henry Andrews of Taunton" [2].
posted by Walter Harris
I think we will find no evidence that Mary Simon was his mother, and no evidence that he was from Devon. The last source listed here, Early New England Families, is probably the last word.
posted by Walter Harris
Hi there, W. Harris! I think you are right about the source "Early New England Families Study Project" (2017) and since there have been no responses to the comments below since 2018, I'm going to move ahead with detaching mother, and changing birth to simply "England" in about 1597. I'll also check out the children, when I'm in the neighborhood.

Thanks for the nudge, W.... :)

Andrews-12168 and Andrews-390 appear to represent the same person because: All of the information seems to be the same
posted by Adam Westlund
Andrews-10908 and Andrews-390 appear to represent the same person because: Same vitals. No proof for mother Mary Simon.
posted by Jillaine Smith
What is the evidence of the mother Mary Simon-170 ? Per Anderson, there is no evidence of the identity of the mother of Joseph or the wife of Thomas.
posted by Jillaine Smith

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