George March (1651 - bef. 1699)

Born 14 Jan 1651 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Mary (Folsom) Herrick — married 12 Jun 1672 in New Hampshire

Descendants

Died before 20 Nov 1699 before age 48 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

George was an officer in the Company of Horse in the Massachusetts Bay Company Militia in King Philip's War. He evidently rode post for the Major General and he supplied his own bridle for which he was paid 13/6. In 1678 he took the oath of allegiance. He became a freeman on 16 Mar. 1683. George was a selectman of Newbury in 1680 and in 1681. In 1680 he was a member of the jury.

On 16 Oct. 1680 an inquest was held "on the bodie of George Marchs Negroe servante" at Newbury. The inquest found that the man had wandered away and died of exposure.

George was taxed in 1688 for 36 acres of land, a dwelling house and four out buildings, six horses, four oxen, nine cows, two hogs, and 35 sheep.

In Dec. 1667 a group settled the towns of Woodbridge and Piscataway in New Jersey. George and his father visited New Jersey in 1671 but, soon returned to Newbury. George had acquired 90 acres of land in Woodbridge in 1668 and more over the years. In 1697 George visited Woodbridge and sold 260 acres to Peter Elston.

From the Newbury town records: June 20th. [1683] The highway from Newbury to Andover, was this day laid out to go by James Smiths and so by George March his farme, thence to said George's high field and from thence by marked trees to falls river upon as straight a lyne as the ground will admit, and so forth. ^[1]

Constable George March was one of a committee chosen at the town meeting on 21 Dec. 1694 to set off a lot for the minister.^[2]

On 4 May 1698 "Mr. George March payed for the fencing at the Burying place wherein his Father layes... the Old Burying Grounds neare toe Sawyers Hill."

I Georg March of the town of newbury…

Imprimus I give to my beloved wife the third parteof all my howsing and lands duraring har natural life and allso one third part of all my parsonall estate after all my honest debts are paid… my estat both Riall and personal shall be… devided into nine parts and a Quartar of part of which parts I give to my son John March two partis: and to my son James I give: one part and a half part: and to my son Israell one part and a half part and to my son Stephin one part and a half part and to my dafter sarah one part: and to my dafter mary one part and to my grandson Joseph march I give him three quarters of a part: provided that his grand father Joseph Cockur give him twenty pounds: but if his grandather Cockur refuses so to [ ] then my will is that ten pounds worth of my grandson part shall be equally devided between my six children as a addition to their parts 3. All so my will is that if any of my six children dy and depart this life before thay are married or attain to the age of twenty one years… that which is given to the one of them by this my will shall be equally devided among the rest of my children which dow survive… 4. My will is … I dow… appoint my wife mary march and my son John march the [ ] of this my will… this 16 day of march: 1696…
George march
In the presens of
Tristram Coffin
John Merrill
John Worth

An inventory of the Estate of Mr George March Late of Newbury Decesed September 28th: 1699

Item to His wearing apparri & books of
divinity.............................................................024-10-00
To his homestead & barnes & one acre of
Land.................................................................200-00-00
To two acres & halfe of Land in ye Little
field..................................................................025-00-00
To three acres of Land bought of Jonathan
Woodman.......................................................020-00-00
To seven acres of Land by Job Pilsbory bought of
Richard bartlet senr.......................................021-00-00
To one freehould Lot 40£ & one Rate Lot
30£...................................................................070-00-00
To the farme & high field by Estimation 130
acres................................................................300-00-00
To three Plumisland Lots at 17£ P lot..........051-00-00
To one peace of medow at sallisbury in partnership
with James Coffen..........................................008-00-00
To an Intrust in ye undevided Land in Newbury
Comans...........................................................050-00-00
To a thach island in plumisland River.........008-00-00
To four Negros...............................................100-00-00
To four fethar beeds and one flock feed and
furniture to them all......................................040-00-00
To three tables & table Lining......................005-00-00
To twenty four Chairs & six joyn stools.......004-10-00
To one Looking glase.....................................001-00-00
To two trunks & two chests..........................002-05-00
To one cubard & case of bottles & glas case.001-08-00
To barrils tubs & pailes and other wooden weare
for the famalys use........................................002-00-00
To a bras kittle & other Bras.........................002-05-00
To three Iron kettles at 18s & three Iron pots
at 31s:..............................................................001-19-00
To peutar platters pleats pots & cups.........003-00-00
To andirons tramils firepans & toungs.......003-00-00
To sadles bridles & portmantle....................003-00-00
To three case of pistols & Houlsters ...........007-00-00
To other Armes..............................................002-00-00
To sheep goods..............................................040-00-00
To one shallup & one third of a shalupe.....060-00-00
To fish and Mackeril and oyle.......................033-00-00
To four oxen 16£ and six cowes 16£-10s ...032-10-00
To four stears 10£ and thirty sheep 8£.......018-00-00
To four Horses 20£ and nine swine 7£- 10s.027-10-00
To Inglish & Indian corn in ye hous & barne.020-00-00
To Carts & plowes & all other utensals for
husbandry.......................................................006-00-00
To Cash fifty five pound................................055-00-00

This Above Inventory wase taken and apprised the sixteenth Day of November 1699 by us

Thomas Noyes
Stephen Greenlef
Henry Luntz ^[3]

Articles of agreement made & Concluded on by ye heyer of ye Estate of Mr georg March Late of Newbury… on ye Eighth day of December… 1705…

1st: That the Executors said Estate named in ye Will of ye deceased shall have ye Remaindr: of the personal Estate they paying or causing to be payed ye full & just sum of one hundred & thirty four pound as foloweth: to ye widow Mrs Mary March fifty seven pound three shill: And to Sarah March twenty five pounds: And Mary March twenty five pound: And to georg March twenty six pound seventeen shillings

2ly That ye widow Mrs Mary March to have her thirds in all ye Real Estate Acording to ye Will of ye deceased: besides ye 57£ 3/ allotted as above.

3ly That John March Eldest son surviving Shall Have & Hold the Land Caled ye farm with the buildings thereon & the Land Caled ye high Field with all privilidges… to Each of ye same… he ye said John paying or causing to be payed ye sum of one hundred & Eleven pound ten shillings as foloweth: viz: to Mary March fifty five pound ten shillings: And to goerge March seven pound twelve shillings: And to Sarah March fourty six pound ten shill: and to Joseph March one pound five shill: and ten pound more to sd Joseph in Case ye sd Joseph have twenty pound Given him out of his grandfather Cokers Estate if not ye ten pound to be payd ye six children according to will

4ly That James March shall stand & Hold ye Houses Barne & one Accor of Land caled ye home stid: And two Acors & an half of Land in ye Little field: And ye Sixth Lot of medow on ye Long Poynt at Plumb Iland And ye medow at Salsbery in partnership wt James Coffin: with all privilidges & Apurtenances belonging to each of ye same: he ye said James paying or Causing to be payed ye full Sum of fifty Eight pound ten shill: as foloweth viz: to Israell March thirty two pound ten shill: And to Stephen March fourteen pound ten shill: And to Sarah March Eleven pound ten shillings

5ly That Israell March shall Have & Hold ye freehold Lot Laying on ye Highway by meremak river With all privilidges… And ye thirty two pound ten shill to by payed as abovesd by James March

6ly That Stephen March shall have & Hold ye Rate Lot in ye upper Woods: And a Lot of medow bought of Boyle with all privilidges… with ye fourteen pound ten shill: by James as above said: And Rate Right and Wood Lot belonging to it.

7ly That George March shall Have & Hold the three Accors of Land Bought of Woodman and a Lot of medow at Plumbiland Caled ye first Lot in ye Second division at ye Long Poynt and ye freehold bought of Mr Short with ye woodlot belonging thearunto with all profits and privilidges… with the twenty six pound seventeen shill: to be payed by ye Executor as above said And the seven pound 12/ by John as abovesaid

8ly that Joseph March Grandson of ye deceased shall have & Hold the Land bought of Bartlet near Pilsbury: And ye freehold bought of Mr Bishop wt all profits privilidges… with ye one pound five shill: to be payed by ye said John March and ten pound more to be payed him by said John in Case as above said

9ly That Sarah March Shall Have the twenty five pound by ye Executors as abaovesaid and the 46£ 10/ by John as above said And ye eleven pound ten by James a afore said

10ly That Mary March shall have ye 25£ by ye Executors and ye 55£ 10/ by John as above said

And all payments to be made when due by Law…

Sarah March
Mary March her M mark
Henry Lunt
Guardian to mary March
John March
Mary M March
Guardian to George
James March
Archelaus Adams
Guardian to Joseph
Son of hugh March dec
Joseph Pike
as Attorney
James March Gardien to
Stephen March
In Psence
John Pike
Daniel Rogers
Nubury Dec 13. 1705 ^[4]

Also on Dec. 13th Mary petitioned the court to be the guardian for her minor children… can you imagine that their mother had to petition the court to be the guardian for her children? Such were the times. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury from 1635 to 1845- Joshua Coffin, Samuel Drake, Boston, 1845- p. 137
2. ↑ Mass. Archives- Vol. 11, p.307
3. ↑ Essex Co. Probate- Vol.307, p.11, Docket No. 17717 and 17718
4. ↑ Essex Co. Probate- Vol.308, p.447- Docket No. 17717
5. ↑ Essex Co. Probate- Vol.307, p.11, Docket No. 17717 and 17718

• The March Family- William D. Mountain, 1987, Vol.6, pp. 52-61
• The Ancestry of Abel Lunt- Walter Davis, Anthoensen Press, Portland, 1963- pp. 133-6
• March Genealogy- Earlier Generations- Ellen March- NEHGR- Vol. 53, p. 121ff
• Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury- David Hoyt, Snow & Farnum, Providence, 1897- Vol.1, p.238
• Brackett, Herbert I. Brackett genealogy: descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree, published 1907. Reference pages 359. https://archive.org/stream/brackettgenealog00brac#page/359/mode/1up/search/George+Brackett
• A deposition made in Essex County, Massachusetts in 1678. Massachusetts Archives; Columbia Point, MA, USA; Index to the Deponent Records of the County of Essex, Massachusetts; Volume: 7; Page: 157