John Trefry (1703)

Born 2 Apr 1703 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Abbott) Trefry — married about 9 Jan 1723 in Marblehead, Massachusetts

Died [date unknown] in Marblehead, Massachusetts

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Biography

John Trefry was born April 2, 1703 and baptized on April 18, the son of Thomas Trefy and Agnes (Annis) Dennis of Marblehead, Massachusetts^[1], , who married Sarah Abbott January 9, 1724

On January 9, 1723, John Trefry married Sarah Abbott in Marblehead, Massachusetts.^[2].

Their children included

1. Abigail, baptized Aug. 1, 1725^[3]
2. John, baptized. Sept. 8, 1728^[4], who may have died young.
3. Sarah, baptized Apr. 25, 1731^[5]
4. Thomas, s. John and Sarah, bp. Sept. 9, 1733^[6]
5. John, baptized. Mar. 14, 1735-6^[4], who may have died young.
6. Mary, baptized. Jan. 15, 1737/8^[7]
7. Susannah, baptized Apr. 20, 1740^[5]
8. John, baptized Aug. 18, 1745^[4]

A Sarah Trefry died in 1785 in advanced years^[8]. This may have been Sarah Abbott.

These sources don't provide a death date for John. Either he or his cousin John Trefry could have married Tabitha Unknown and died in 1764, this probate record doesn't identify which John, or note children or age at death^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records showing Marblehead - Births; Volume 1, page 514, also available on NEHGS, which states: TREFREY (Trefry) John [Trevy. CR1], s. Thomas [jr. CR1] and Annas, Apr. 2, 17[03. TC; bp. Apr. 18, 1703. CR1]
2. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records showing Marblehead - Marriages; Volume 2, page 431, also available on NEHGS, which states TREFRY (Treby, Treffrey, Trefoy, Trefrey, Trevy) John, and Sarah Abbott, Jan. 9, 1723[-4]
3. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records showing Marblehead - Births; Volume 1, page 515, also available on NEHGS, which states: TREFRY (Trafey, Trefrey, Trefy, Trevey, Trevoy, Trevy) Abigail, d, John and Sarah, bp. Aug. 1, 1725
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Massachusetts Vital Records showing Marblehead - Births; Volume 1, page 516, also available on NEHGS, which states: TREFRY (Trafey, Trefrey, Trefy, Trevey, Trevoy, Trevy) John, s. John and Sarah, bp. Sept. 8, 1728 and John, s. John and Sarah, bp. Mar. 14, 1735-6 and John, s. John and Sarah, bp. Aug. 18, 1745
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Massachusetts Vital Records showing Marblehead - Births; Volume 1, page 518, also available on NEHGS, which states: TREFRY (Trafey, Trefrey, Trefy, Trevey, Trevoy, Trevy) Sarah, d. John and Sarah, bp. Apr. 25, 1731 and Susannah, d. John and Sarah, bp. Apr. 20, 1740
6. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records showing Marblehead - Births; Volume 1, page 519, also available on NEHGS, which states: TREFRY (Trafey, Trefrey, Trefy, Trevey, Trevoy, Trevy) Thomas, s. John and Sarah, bp. Sept. 9, 1733
7. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records showing Marblehead - Births; Volume 1, page 517, also available on NEHGS, which states: TREFRY (Trafey, Trefrey, Trefy, Trevey, Trevoy, Trevy) Mary, d. John and Sarah, bp. Jan. 15, 1737-8
8. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records showing Marblehead - Deaths; Volume 3, page 688, also available on NEHGS, which states: TREFRY (Trevy) Sarah, "aged," ––– ––, 1785
9. ↑ Case #28131 Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881 Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Showing John Trefry died intestate, widow was Tabitha Trefry - a daughter Tabitha married John Allen