Moses Bancroft (1723 - 1797)

Born 7 Sep 1723 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Wiley) Bancroft — married 6 Dec 1745 in Reading, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

Husband of Elizabeth (Lamson) Bancroft — married 22 Jun 1758 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 1797 at about age 73 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Moses Bancroft was born in Reading, Massachusetts, in 1723, the son of Thomas and Lydia (Emery) Bancroft.^[1] He was christened the following day.

He married twice.^[2] First, to Mary Wiley, on December 6, 1745, in Reading. They had 5 children:

• Moses, b. 1746; marr. Sarah Taylor
• John, b. 1748; marr. Anna Waters
• Timothy, b. 1750
• Benjamin, b. 1753; marr. Abigail Greenwood
• Capt. Joseph, b. 1756; marr. (1) Hannah Tainter, (2) Esther Bond, (3) Anna Rice, (4) Sarah Livermore

They lived in Reading, before moving to Sutton, Massachusetts, by 1756. He married secondly to Elizabeth Lamson in 1758. They had 3 children, all born at Sutton:

• Elizabeth, b. 1759
• Molly, b. 1766
• Hannah, b. 1769

He died in 1797, before November 7, when his will was proved. It names his wife Elisabeth, sons Moses, John, Benjamin and Joseph (executor), and daughters Elizabeth and Molly Bancroft. He is buried at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Reading.^[3]

MOSES BANCROFT (Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, John), was born at Reading, Mass., Sept. 7, 1723. He was admitted to the church at Reading March 15, 1742. He moved to Sutton and settled in that part now Millbury. It is related of him that on one occasion, at a barn raising, with an iron bar in hand, he jumped from high beam to high beam, they being about ten feet apart. He married Dec. 6, 1745, Mary Wiley; she was b. 1721, the daughter of Timothy and Mary (Poole) Wiley. of Woodville. She was admitted to the church at Reading, Feb. 11, 1749. He m 2nd, Elizabeth Lamson, June 22, 1758.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007009686_002_M9ZJ-942; Image number: 27
   FamilySearch Record: QG1K-4D73 (accessed 12 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-3ZL7
   Moses Bancroft born on 7 Sep 1723 in Massachusetts Bay Colony.
2. ↑ Thomas Bancroft and Some of His Descendants, by John Kermott Allen, p. 63
3. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #225733391 (accessed 12 December 2023)
   Memorial page for Moses Bancroft (7 Sep 1723-1797), citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Autbreeze (contributor 48058555).

See also:

• WeRelate.org, Moses Bancroft, accessed 12 December 2023 - well-sourced
• Book; Desendants of Williamm Lamson of Ipswich MA 1634-1917 ..William Judson Lamson
• Centennial History of the Town of Millbury, Massachusetts [1]
• http://www.worldfamilies.net/forum/index.php?topic=3947.10;wap2
• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/c/b/Karen-I-Mcbain/BOOK-0001/0001-0028.html
• http://www.emery.research.pasttracker.com/john-anthony004/emery4a1.htm
• New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial [2]
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mbwheeler&id=I041474