John Percival (abt. 1673 - bef. 1738)

Born about 1673 in Sandwich, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Bourne) Percival — married 3 Jun 1703 in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died before 20 Apr 1738 before about age 65 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Percival was the son of James Percival and Mary (Rainsford) Percival.^[1][2] Based on his parents' date of marriage (1670), his siblings' known dates of birth (1671, 1675), and his mother's date of birth (1632), he was probably born about 1673. Based on his parents' residency in Sandwich from the time of their marriage in 1670 until about 1679,^[3] John was no doubt born in Sandwich.

John married Mary Bourne at Sandwich in June 3, 1703.^[4][1][2] John and Mary had the following children:

1. Elizabeth, b. February 22, 1704/5,^[2] m. Jabez Howland^[2]
2. Mary,^[2] b. say 1706,^[5] m. Peleg Lawrence^[2]
3. Patience,^[2] b. say 1707,^[5] m. Nathan Nye^[2]
4. Hannah, b. July 30, 1709,^[2] m. Cornelius Jones^[2]
5. James, b. December 5, 1711^[2]
6. Sarah,^[2] b. say 1714,^[6] m. Reuben Jones^[2]
7. Bathsheba,^[2] b. say 1716^[6]
8. John, b. October 23, 1719^[2]

John made his will on August 13, 1737. In his will, he made bequests to his wife, son James Parsivall, son John Parsivall (not yet of age), daughter Elizabeth Howland, daughter Mary Lawrance, daughter Patience Nye, daughter Hannah Joanes, daughter Sarah (not yet married), and daughter Bathsheba (not yet married). He named his wife Mary and son James as executors. John added a codicil to his will on April 3, 1738 after his wife had apparently died, in which he bequeathed the portion of his estate that was to have gone to his wife among his children and named his son James as sole executor. John's will was probated on April 20, 1738.^[7]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Rasmussen, James A. "Edward Raynsford of Boston: English Ancestry and American Descendents." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 139, p. 299. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15} Kernan, John D. "Percival Genealogy." The Connecticut Nutmegger. The Connecticut Society of Genealogists. Vol. 4, No. 1 (June 1971), p. 238. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
3. ↑ See the profile for James Percival.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH3L-7H3 : 3 November 2017), John Percival and Mary Bourne, 03 Jun 1703; citing Marriage, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,836.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} The birth dates of daughters Mary and Patience are based on the fact that they were named in that order in John's will, after daughter Elizabeth and before daughter Hannah.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} The birth dates of daughters Sarah and Bathsheba are based on (1) the fact that they were named in that order in John's will, after daughter Hannah, (2) the fact that Sarah was married when John made his will in 1737 and (3) the 8 year gap in births between sons James and John.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Barnstable Probate records, Vol 4, pp 384-387. FHL Film #007705401, images 570-571 Link to images at familysearch.org.