John Stevens (abt. 1606 - 1688)

Born about 1606 in Gonsham, England

Husband of Catherine Codman — married Jun 1639 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Died Feb 1688 at about age 82 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Stevens was born in England about 1606-1611.

Birth

Birth: Deposed in court in 1667 and gave his age as 56, hence the alternate DOB of 1611.

Date: 1606

Place: Gonsham, England, UK

Birth:

Date: 1611

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1606

Marriage

Married Catherine Codman in Salisbury, Mass in 1639

Children

Had six children; John b. 1639; Elizabeth b. 1641 d. 1641; Elizabeth b. 1642; Nathanial b. 1645; Mary b. 1647; Benjamin b. 1650 d. 1690

Death

Death: John, sr., Feb.____, 1688 [http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/Images/Salisbury_D618.shtml}

Sources

History of Amesbury (including first 17 years of Salisbury) by Merrill, 1880 John Stevens is included in the list of landowners 1639 pages 11, 12 (https://books.google.com/books?id=6-eW00EwnWcC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false) John Stevens was again mentioned on page 30, 31 and 32 as a "Prudential man" in 1645. In 1650 John Stevens was highway surveyor Page 43

From Salisbury Vital Records: Deaths: Stevens, John, sr. (http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/Images/Salisbury_D618.shtml)

A John Stephens 31 Husbandman of Goilsham in Oxon was aboard the ship Confidence in April 1638 however may not be the same person. (http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/confidence1638.shtml) or/also John Stephens 31 of Caversham, county, Oxford, husbandman (http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/neng_confidence1638.shtml)