John Lamb (1690 - 1749)

Born 28 Mar 1690 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Jones) Lamb — married 3 Feb 1714 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1749 at age 59 in Springfield, Massachusetts

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Biography

John Lamb was born March 28, 1691, in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America to Daniel Lamb and Elizabeth (Atchison) Old ^[1]

John married Sarah Jones February 3rd, 1715 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony ^[2]. John and Sarah's first recorded child, Daniel, was born April 6, 1716^[3].

John served in Springfield as a hog reeve (1715), tithingman (1718, 1725, 1730), constable (1720), fence viewer and field driver (1723), and surveryor (1727).^[4][5]

Research Notes

Marriage date in original handwriting in 2 different records is written as 1714/15, so unclear which year but placement in the book amongst other marriages of the time makes the 1715 date possibly more likely. Also record of their first child is 1716.

Sources

• The Atchinson Book, Vol 1, page 37, by Court Atchinson, 2000.

Footnotes

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJF-JYD : 9 December 2022), John Lamb, 28 Mar 1691; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC8T-FNG : 29 December 2022), John Lamb, 1714.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJN-HX5 : 9 December 2022), John Lamb in entry for Danil Lamb, 6 Apr 1716; citing Birth, Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004375670.
4. ↑ The Atchinson Book, 37
5. ↑ Entered by Abby Glann.

Acknowledgments

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