John Lamb (1628 - 1690)

Born 1 Aug 1628 in England

Husband of Lydia (Wright) Colton — married 27 Jan 1688 (to 1690) in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1690 at age 62 in Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

John Lamb was born August 1, 1628 in England.

John married Joanna Chapin by 1651, probably at Springfield.^[1] They had, all at Springfield:

1. John, b. February 20, 1653/4^[2]
2. John, b. May 15, 1655^[3]
3. Thomas, b. May 15, 1655^[3]
4. Joanna, b. September 20, 1657^[4]
5. Sarah, b. June 15, 1660^[5]
6. Samuel, b. September 28, 1663^[6]
7. Daniel, b. November 24, 1666^[7][8]
8. Mary, b. July 19, 1669^[9]
9. Abigail, b. September 20, 1670^[9]
10. Joshuah, b. October 3, 1674^[10]

John married second January 27, 1687/8 at Springfield Lydia (Wright) (Bliss) Norton widow of Lawarence Bliss and John Norton.^[11]

John Lamb of Springfield ("who died Sept. 28. 1690") wrote his will September 27, 1690.^[12] He mentions:

sons: Thomas, Samuel, Daniel, Joshua

daughter: Abigail

son (in law): Jonathan Bush

It was written in the presence of John Holyoke and David Morgan. The will was brought to probate court September 30, 1690, and was recorded in the probate records December 30, 1690.^[12] His inventory was valued at £421-08-09.^[12]

He is buried in the "Old Burying Ground" in Springfield, MA This Cemetery is now defunct.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ 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. Marriage Record 1.
   "LAMB, John & 1/wf Joanna ____ (-1683); by 1651; Springfield {Springfield Hist. 2:596; Stebbins 1:84; Booth (1910) 31; McCormick-Hamilton 950}"
2. ↑ Springfield, Transcript of Births, Marriages, Deaths:Volume 1, Page 10
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Springfield, Transcript of Births, Marriages, Deaths:Volume 1, Page 11
4. ↑ Springfield, Transcript of Births, Marriages, Deaths:Volume 1, Page 13
5. ↑ Springfield, Transcript of Births, Marriages, Deaths:Volume 1, Page 14
6. ↑ Springfield, Transcript of Births, Marriages, Deaths:Volume 1, Page 16
7. ↑ Springfield, Transcript of Births, Marriages, Deaths:Volume 1, Page 18
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-SLB : Thu Oct 26 02:19:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Daniell Lamb and John Lamb, 24 Nov 1666.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Springfield, Transcript of Births, Marriages, Deaths:Volume 1, Page 20
10. ↑ Springfield, Transcript of Births, Marriages, Deaths:Volume 1, Page 24
11. ↑ Springfield, Transcript of Births, Marriages, Deaths:Volume 1, Page 125
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Hampshire, Mass., Probate Records. Imaged, Familysearch; DGS 007705549 ("Vol. 1-4 1660-1780"): Volume 2, Pages 51-52
13. ↑ Entered by Tayler Mccormick.

• City of Springfield, Births, Marriages, Deaths, Volume 1 1640-1728 [1865 Transcription]. Imaged, FamilSearch; DGS 004375670 ("Births, marriages, and deaths, v. 1 (original), 1638-1728. Births, marriages, and deaths, v.1 (transcript), 1638-1728. Births, v. 2-3, 1728-1843.").

See Also:

• Henry Martyn Burt. "Decline Lamb." The First Century of the History of Springfield: The Official Records from 1636 to 1736, with an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders, Volume 2. H.M. Burt, 1899 - Springfield (Mass.)
• The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine 48 (1984):33-37, Donna Valley Russell, C. G., of Middletown, Maryland, Some Descendants of John2 Lamb of Springfield, Massachusetts