John Breed (1664 - 1728)

Born 7 Jun 1664 in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Kirtland) Breed — married 28 Apr 1686 in Lynn, Massachusetts

Died 14 Dec 1728 at age 64 in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Breed Family Association 5th annual mtg. report March 11, 1926, p. 128, no. 12 [qv]:
He was a husbandman; and lived in Lynn. He married Miss Mary Kertland April 28, 1686; and he died in Lynn Dec. 14, 1728, aged sixty-four. He went to Port Royal. His estate was valued at [pounds] 2,037, 19s, 5d. In his will he gave thirty pounds to the First Church of Christ in Lynn for furnishing the Lord's table; and to his pastor, Rev. Nathaniel Hinchman, fifty pounds and his "colash" (carriage). Captain Breed had brought up the wife of Rev. Mr. Hinchman from a child and treated her as such; and also other children. He also bequeathed a sum of money to the poor widows of the First parish of Lynn, to be distributed by the deacons of the First church, and to his nephew, John Breed, he gave his great bible. Probably no more elaborate funeral ever occurred at Lynn, according to the accounts on file in the probate office; and the allowance of the bills was objected to by the heirs. Mrs. Breed survived him; and was his widow in 1743. ^[1]

The Essex Genealogist article, The Breed Family, by Marcia Lindberg shows the year of marriage as 1684, however in the Massachusetts Church records it is recorded as 1686. ^{[2] [3]}

John and Mary had the following child:

• Sarah born: 15 Jul 1687, died: 28 Jan 1688

After the death of their only child they went on to become guardians to three girls:

• Deborah Wager was made a ward of John Bread sometime after her mother's death in 1705. Deborah's parents were Andrew Wager and Elizabeth Allen. Andrew was a mariner and is presumed to have been lost at sea.
• Anne and Mary Legare, daughters of Daniel Legare and Ruth Bass, also became wards of John Bread. After John's death they became wards of his wife Mary. Both girls were granddaughters to Mary's sister Ann and her husband Samuel Bass.

Research Notes

In the History of Stonington, Connecticut (1900) this John Breed who married Mary 'Kirtland' has been erroneously identified in some publications as the son of Allen Breed (Bread). In fact, his father was John Breed [b. about 1635 in Lynn, Massachusetts], brother of Allen Breed [b. 1626 in Pulloxhill, England], the immigrant and progenitor of the Breed family in America. This error was identified & corrected in Breed Family Association #8 (1929), p. 225, para. 6. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Breed Family Association 5th Midwinter Meeting (1926), Breed, Sarah Ellen, ed.; p. 126, no. 12: https://archive.org/details/breedfamilybree/page/128
2. ↑ Marcia Wiswall Lindberg, "The Breed Family," article, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (downloaded 29 March 2019), Volume 12, No. 2, page 100; citing prior publication in The Essex Genealogist (Volume 11, Number 4, Nov 1991- Volume 13, Number 3, May 1993).
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch.org : 20 May 2014), Essex > Lynn > Births, marriages, deaths 1635-1840 > image 16 of 655; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
4. ↑ Breed Family Association #8 (1929), p. 225, para. 6: https://archive.org/details/breedfamilybree_0/page/n159