Jane (UNKNOWN) Brocklebank (abt. 1605 - bef. 1668)

Born about 1605 in Yorkshire, Essex, England

Descendants

Died before 26 Dec 1668 before about age 63 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Jane (UNKNOWN) Brocklebank migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

[Note: LNAB Unknown: See: Focus on Rowley and Ezekiel Roger's Company in: Great Migration Newsletter, Volume 18: p. 27 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.) ]

[Note:  ? Sister-in-law of George Abbott. Early articles state Jane (___) Brocklebank was sister to the George Abbott who settled at Rowley, thought to have had 2 wives. George did leave 40s to widow Brocklebank and her 2 sons in his will, but no relationship is stated. See: Mahler, Leslie. The English Origin of George Abbott of Rowley, Massachusetts in: The American Genealogist, Volume 85, D. L. Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 2011, p. 28 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) ]

Biography

Widow Jane Brocklebank, from Yorkshire sailed from Hull, England in 1638 in the ship John, with a colony under the leadership of Reverend Ezekiel Rogers, accompanied by her sons Samuel born about 1628 and John born about 1630. She had a house and lot on Wethersfield Street, Rowley in 1643, denoting her to be of good estate. She was buried December 26, 1668. ^{[1] [2]}

• The following are the names of the first settlers of the town or of such as had each a house lot as aforesaid alphabetically arranged with other notices: Jane Brockelbank , came from England with Mr. Roger's company; died 1668. ^[3]
• 1643: Survey of the towne of Rowley taken the tenth of the eleaventh Anno Dni 1643: Wetthersfield Streete: To Jane Brocklebank, one lott containinge two acrees, bounded on the west side by Matthew Boyes part of it lyinge on the north side of the streete and part of it on the south side. ^[3]
• 1667: Hog Island marshes were divided and laid out to many residents including: Widow Jane Brocklebank, Deacon Samuel Brocklebank. ^[3]

Immigration

John of London Sailed from Hull England to Salem, Massachusetts during the summer of 1638. On board were about twenty families, nearly all from Yorkshire, under the leadership of Rev. Rogers of Rowley, England, near Hull. The ship landed in Salem Harbor where they stayed the winter and spent the time looking for a more permanent location to settle... a tract of land between Ipswich and Newbury-- the settlement began in the spring of 1639.

John of London Passenger List:

Brocklebank, Jane

Brocklebank, Samuel

Brocklebank, John ^[4]

Rowley Deaths

BROCKLEBANK, Jaine (Brockelbank), wid., bur. Dec. 26, 1668. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Early Settlers of Rowley in: Essex Institute Historical Collections Essex Institute., 1883 - Essex County Massachusetts , p. 148
2. ↑ Todd, Thomas. The Todds, the Wheelers et id genus omne. Printed by T. Todd Boston, Massachusetts, 1909, p. 14
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Gage, Thomas. The History of Rowley: Anciently Including Bradford, Boxford, and Georgetown, from the Year 1639 to the Present Time. Ferdinand Andrews, Rowley, Boston, Massachusetts, 1840, p. 126: 131-2: 150
4. ↑ Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts" by Blodgette and Jewett . Contributed and transcribed for ISTG by Della W. Tenney, Editor Tenney Times Newsletter
5. ↑ Vital Records of Rowley Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Publ. By The Essex institute 1928 Salem, Massachusetts, p. 447

See also:

• Hatcher, Patricia Law. Focus on Rowley and Ezekiel Roger's Company in: Great Migration Newsletter, Volume 18, 2009: p. 27: 29-30 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2018.)

Acknowledgement

• This person was created through the import of Family Line.ged on 01 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. Source Abbreviation: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing
• WikiTree profile Jane-217 created through the import of Asa Osgood Pike_2011-07-29.ged on Jul 29, 2011 by Alexis Connolly. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alexis and others. Source: Todd, Thomas,. The Todds, the Wheelers et id genus omne. Boston: Printed by T. Todd, 1909. {Samuel Brocklebank: Source: Appleton, William S.. Early wills illustrating the ancestry of Harriot Coffin : with genealogical and biographical notes. Boston: Press of D. Clapp & Son, 1893.]
• WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-120527 created through the import of Putnam2-1_2010-01-02_2011-02-16_2011-10-11.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by John Putnam. See the Changes page for the details of edits by John and others.
• WikiTree profile Jane-304 created through the import of Allen-Carpenter - 2010-01-31.ged on Apr 26, 2012 by Thomas Allen. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Thomas and others.