John
Torrey
Born in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of John Torrey
and Mary (Symmes) Torrey
Brother of
William Torrey, Samuel Torrey, Josiah Torrey, Mary (Torrey) Kingman, Ann (Torrey) Humphrey and Ruth Torrey
Husband of
Deborah (Green) Torrey
— married
11 Sep 1725 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Deborah (Torrey) Wright
Died before
before age 68
in Weymouth, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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| Created 8 Jul 2011
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Biography
John Torrey, son of John and Mary Torrey, was born on 30 September 1703 in Weymouth, Massachusetts.[1]
John married Deborah Green, daughter of John and Patience (Davis) Green, intention recorded 11 September 1725.[2]
John Torrey of Weymouth executed his last will on 23 March 1772, witnessed by James Humphrey, James Ford and Joshua Torrey Jun'r, making bequests to:[3]
- wife Deborah
- daughter Ruth Torrey
- daughter Deborah Wright
- son Benjamin Torrey
- son Silas Torrey
Executor: son Benjamin Torrey.
The will was presented for probate on 24 April 1772.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Birth of John Torrey, Sept. 30, 1703. Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, 1:311.
- ↑ Marriage of Deborah Green and John Torrey, int. 11 Sept. 1725. Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, 2:79-80.
- ↑ Last will and testament, 23 March 1772. Estate of John Torrey, image 315.
- ↑ Probate, 24 April 1772. Estate of John Torrey, image 314 (upside down).
- Estate of John Torrey, 24 April 1772. Suffolk County Probate Case No. 15117; Massachusetts, Suffolk County, probate records. "Probate and Family Court Department FILE PAPERS, Box 78 Case 15081 to Case 15320, ca. 1 Jan 1636–31 Dec 1894," FamilySearch, Film # 103,757,603, image 313-16.
- Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Boston, Mass: Publ. by the New England historic genealogical society, at the charge of the Eddy town-record fund, 1910.
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