John Pickering Jr. (1640 - 1721)

Born 1640 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Husband of Mary (Stanyan) Pickering — married 10 Jan 1666 in Hampton, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1721 at about age 81 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

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Biography

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JOHN PICKERING (this man's father) died Jan. 18, 1669. His will is dated Nov. 11, 1668. He went to Portsmouth (then Strawberry Bank), !N.H., as early as 1633, from ^Massachusetts, coming originally from England. He appears to have been a man of good business capacity. He w^as one, who in 1610, gave 50 acres of glebe land for the ministry. He had several grants of land from the town, besides his South Mill privileges, where he erected a mill. He was buried in the Point of Graves Cemetery. Part of his estate was entailed. A portion situated on Great Bay in Newington, some 500 acres in extent, was taken by his son Thomas. In 1862, 170 acres of it was occupied by James C. Pickering, who was born thereon in 1771. It descended in regular line to him, there never having been a deed of the land made since the original grant of it to " John Pickerin " in 1655. In Portsmouth, John Pickerin's estate covered the Point of . Graves Cemetery and extended over the site of the South Church to the mill bridge, taking in the whole shore from the Cemetery to near the site of the Universalist Church.

JOHN2 PICKERING (of John1), of Portsmouth, N.H., b. 1640. His will is dated June 21, 1720. Proved May 15, 1721. He m. Jan 10, 1665,' Mary, dau. of Anthony Stanyon of Hampton. He was a man for the times in which he lived, and possessed great strength and a powerful will. He exercised much in- fluence in matters of church and state.

Marriage

Husband: John Pickering

Wife: Mary Stanyan

Marriage:

Date: jan 10 1665/6

Place: Hampton, Rockingham Co, NH

Child: John Pickering

Research Notes

Note

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=steeles&id=I12819

Birth: CA 1645 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH

Occupation: Carpenter, Grist Mill Operator 1698?1720 Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH 5 4 6

Death: 10 APR 1721 in York, York Co., ME

Probate: 15 MAY 1721 Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH

Note: Capt. John Pickering's will is dated 21 June 1720.

Event: Captain, Portsmouth militia Military Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH

ID: I12819

Name: John PICKERING

Prefix: Capt.

Given Name: John

Surname: Pickering

Sex: M

Birth: CA 1645 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH 1 2 3 4

Occupation: Carpenter, Grist Mill Operator 1698?1720 Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH 5 4 6

Death: 10 APR 1721 in York, York Co., ME 1 7 4 8 9

Probate: 15 MAY 1721 Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH

Note: Capt. John Pickering's will is dated 21 June 1720. 8

Event: Captain, Portsmouth militia Military Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH 10 11 4

Father: John PICKERING b: CA 1609 in ENG

Mother: [Unknown] (Mrs. John Pickering)

Marriage 1 Mary STANYAN b: CA 1645 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH

• Married: 10 JAN 1665/6 in Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH 1 2 12 3 9 13

Children

1. John PICKERING b: 1 DEC 1666 in Newington, Rockingham Co., NH

2. Mary PICKERING b: 18 JUL 1668 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH

3. Thomas PICKERING b: 6 APR 1670 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH

4. Sarah PICKERING b: 15 FEB 1671/2 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH

5. Sarah PICKERING b: 4 JAN 1673/4 in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH

6. Deborah PICKERING b: in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH

7. Daniel PICKERING b: in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., NH

Sources

• Genealogical data respecting John Pickering of Portsmouth, N.H., and his descendants by Eddy, R. H. (Robert Henry), 1812-1887. Publication date 1884 https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldata00eddy/page/n10

Acknowledgments

• Pickering-1094 was created by Randall Prouse through the import of New Hampshire Prouses.ged on Oct 31, 2014.