William Fobes (abt. 1649 - 1712)

Born about 1649 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, New England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Pabodie) Fobes — married 1682 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1712 at about age 63 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island

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Biography

William Fobes was born about 1649 or 1650, probably at Duxbury, Massachusetts. In 1675 he was elected constable of Duxbury. Prior to marriage he was described as of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. About 1682 he married Martha (Pabodie) Seabury probably at Duxbury. After marriage, the family seems to have resided at Little Compton, Rhode Island. The couple had four children; Elizabeth, Constant (female), Mary, and Mercy. He died about a year after his wife, on November 6, 1712. William died on 6 November 1712 in Rhode Island, United States.^[1]

Research Notes

Apparently, the existence of a first spouse Elizabeth is not established. 2nd spouse Martha is granddaughter of Mayflower Alden.

Sources

• Source: Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford and Williams, Alicia Crane, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16 Part 1 of 3, John Alden, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002.

• Source: Information was taken from the Alden Kindred website [1]

Footnotes

1. ↑ Death: "Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899"
   Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Page number: 116
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3897 #75806 (accessed 25 June 2023)
   William Fobes death 6 Nov 1712 in Rhode Island, USA.

See also:

• Massachusetts: Legislators of the General Court, 1691-1780 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002), (Orig. Pub. by Northeastern University Press , Boston, MA. John A. Schutz, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court 1691–1780 A Biographical Dictionary, 1997.)

[2]

William FOBES

Birth 1649

Location Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Original Text Little Compton HR 1694, 1701, 05, 09; M Elizabeth Southworth (c1654-1681) in 1678 and Martha (Pabodie) Seabury (1651-j1712) in c1682, 2/5 ch; farmer; operated ferry; will.

Bibliography 1976 Fobes g 2; Torrey 272; 1974 Little Compton h 2:271-2 Page 441

• New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.

William FOBES [3]

Original Text FOBES, William (1649/50-1712) & 1/wf ?Eliz. SOUTHWORTH (no) {TAG 24:7}

Spouse Eliz. SOUTHWORTH

Volume Name Volume 1 Page 556

William FOBES

Marriage 1682 [4]

Location Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Original Text FOBES, William (1649/50-1712) & Martha (PABODIE) [SEABURY] (1651-1712), w Samuel; aft 5 Aug 1681, 1682?; Little Compton, RI {TAG 24:7; Austin's Dict. 141; Alden-Pabodie 10-11; Davol-Willets 127; French Anc. 54; Southworth 8; Tingley-Meyers 275; Bassett-P

Spouse Martha [Pabodie] SEABURY

Volume Name Volume 1 Page 556

Acknowledgments

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