James Warren Jr.
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James Warren Jr. (1658 - bef. 1725)

James Warren Jr.
Born in Kittery, York, Mainemap
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Husband of — married 1 Nov 1691 in Kittery, York, Mainemap
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 67 in Berwick, York, Mainemap
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Biography

James Warren, the son of James Warren, Sr. was born 1658 in Kittery, Maine and inherited the family homestead. In 1691/92, he married Mary Foss, daughter of John and Elizabeth Foss (or Frost) of Dover, New Hampshire. [1]1691 is listed in William Richard Cutter's work and also in the Millennium File. [2]

He served as a selectman of the town in 1701 and held other town offices.

In 1719, he was appointed a surveyor to run the division line of new town lines. [3]

James was a surveyor of highways and fences in 1692-3, and in 1698-9; constable in 1693-4; grandjuryman in 1695 and 1702; selectman from 1696 to 1698; auditing committee from 1696 to 1699; and on the committee to divide Kittery from Berwick in Feb. 1713/4.

"A Court of sessions of the peace held at Wells the fourth Day of Mar 1689/90 before Majr John Davese Esqr Deputy prsident Capt Francis Hooke Mr Samuell Wheelewright and John Wine... Justices of the peace... James Warren Junr being bound to this Court to answere Elizabeth Gattensby for being the father of a Child which shee then was great withall and being now delivered & not Capeable of appearance at this Court the sd James Warren appeared and his bond is continewed till the next Court of sessions of the peace and is by proclamation Cleared from his bond for the good behaviour... James Warren Junr appearing to answere his bond the young woman his accuser being newly Delivrd of a Child was prevented appearance & his bond for appearance Continewed to another sessions the 25. Instant at Major Frosts house & is Cleared of his bond of good behaviour."(5)

Unfortunately, there seems to be a gap in the records for the Court of Sessions for the end of March, the next court records being in June. I suspect James got off as we then find him two years later with Mary in court for fornication 1 Nov. 1692:

"Wee present James Warrin & Mary his wife of barwick for fornication".

This court case continued as at the Court of Sessions of 3 Oct. 1693:

"James Warren and Mary his wife and William Fost & his wife being presented for fornication & doe withdraw & will not be found by the Constable it is ordered that the Clarke shall give Especiall warrant to seize them and take tenn pounds bond of each for their appeareance at the next sessikons or keepe in safe Custody for their appeareance there".

And at the next Court 2 Jan. 1693/4:

"James Warren Junr Voluntarily appeareing for his owne and his wifes presentment for fornication is fined twenty shillings & to pay 5s fees which he paid Down". (14)

Despite this, James was appointed constable by the time of the Court of Sessions held on 3 July 1694:

"Ordered that the Sheriff shall pay ten shillings to James Warren Constable of Kittery out of the fines for his labour and Charges about James Emery Senr and his sones".(6)

And he was on the jury by 1 Jan. 1694/5.(7)

James received a 30 acre grant from the town of Kittery on 16 May 1694, the lot was bounded by land of Mr. Wise, Capt. Chabourne, Nathaniel Frost, James Frost Jr. and Alley Mackoley.(11)

"I John Fost of dover being week and in expectation of my chainge... I will and bequeath to my S Humphry half of my housing and lands for his one use and benephit requesting and appointing my Son in law James warrin to be his over sar counseler lest he be ronged of a comfortabel maintainenc... I will and bequeath unto my daughter mary one Shilling... this sevententh day of desember one thousand six hundred ninty and nine..." (4)

"I ffrancis Allen of Kittery... husbandman Do owe and am Justly Indebted unto Capt John Hill, Mr James Emery Mr James Warren Mr Joseph Couch Mr Joseph Hill and Mr Jacob Remich Selectmen of ye town of Kittery or to their Successrs in the sd Office... for... ye Just and full Sum of fiftie pounds... thie eighth day of July... 1706 The Condition of this Obligation that if the above bounden ffrancis Allen his heires &c Do from henceforward & forever hereafter Save ye sd Town of Kittery harmless and Indempnified from any manner of Charge or trouble towards ye Maintenance or Subsistence of one John Montaway who now resides and dwells with the sd ffrancis Allen of Kittery... Then this present Obligation to be utterly Null and Voyd... ffrancis Allen... Witnesses John Leighton, Samuel Small, Jos. Hamond Junr".(8)

The Deposition of Nicholas Morrell of full Age testifieth & saith that about ye Year 1719 I the Deponent wentwith James Warren & James Emery to settle ye Bounds or Dividing Line between the Widow Sarah Key & Jonathan Nasons Land where they live & Henry Snows Land where he lives & when we came we found that the Line took in Part of Jonathan Nasons House on Snows Land & they agree that Snow should have as much Land at another Place as the said House stood on in the Snows Line & the Bounds was settled accordingly… Janry 2d 1729.(12)

I James Warren of Berwick one of the Surveyors of sd Town of Berwick on the eighth day of December 1719 being Assisted by Nicholas Morrel & John Shapleigh both of the Town of Kittery to Carry the Chain Surveyed Platted out eight hundred Acres formerly Granted by ye Genrl Court of the Massachusetts to the late Revd Mr John Cotton formerly Minister in Boston the… Tract of Land… Bounded… in the head Line or Bounds of the Township of Berwick… one Mile & Sixty Poles from a Pair of Falls on Nuchewannuck River known & Called by the Name of the Stare Falls… March 28, 1720(13)

"I James Warren of the Town of Barwick... Yeoman... in Consideration of the full & whole Sum of teen Pounds... paid... by Stephen Hardison of the Town of Barwick... Labourer... do... sell... nineteen Acres of a thiry Acre Grant of Land granted & given to me the foresd James Warren by the Town of Kittery May the twenty fourth One thousand six hundred ninety & nine... this first Day of April... One thousand seven hundred & twenty…
James Warren
In the Presence of us
James Grant
Alexander Tayler"(10)

On 22 Nov. 1723 "we Humphrey Chadbourn & James Warren both of Berwick... whereas Divers Controversies & Debates heretofore hath been had moved and are yet Depending Between Josiah Winn of ye Town of Wells... of the one Party & Malachi Edwards of ye Town of wells... Yeoman of ye other party... for ye Performance of all & every ye award Arbittirment Determination & Judgment of us ye sd Humphrey Chadbourn & James Warren arbitrators Indifferently Elected & Chosen..." This case was about a settlement concerning a saw mill in wells... Humphrey and James were paid 35 shillings each for their time.(8)

Mary deposed in 1734 age 67 that it was 44 years since she first knew the Lovering house at Quamphegan. In June 1750, age 84, she gave a deposition concerning the early Chadbourne family.

James Warren of Berwick, cordwainer, sold for £15 to Benjamin Weymouth and Thomas Hobbs of Sommersworth, laborers, six acres "which Tract or Parcel of Land was Granted to my Father James Warren of Barwick late Decd in the Year 1673 by the Town of Kittery... Part of an additional Grant to my Fathers Homestedd place..."(15) The deed was witnessed by "Gilbard Warren" and Nathaniel Perkins.

"A True Inventory of all & Singular the Goods Rights & Crdits Both Real & personall of James Waren Late of Barwick Decesed Prised at Barwick September ye 22nd 1725 by Jno: Coopper Walter Abbot & Nicholas Gowen By ordr of ye Honable John Wheelwright Esq Judge of Probate

Imprimis His Purs and apparel................. £10=00=00
Books 5/ a hors and saddle iilb in all............ 7=5=-
In ye Loer Roome one Bed Beading
& Bedstead belonging to the same.............15=00=-
To a Nother Good Bead Beeding 10lb.........10=00=-
To 1 Cattails Beed and Beading 2lb=10s...... 2=10=-
To Woolling yarne 5lb- to Cotton Wool
& yearne 40/......................................................7=-=-
To the Iron pots and kittle & 2 skillets...........4=-=-
To 5 puter Platters 30/ to 7 Do plates &
1 Tanker With som other ould Puter In all....3=14=-
To 3 Woodden platters & other Woodden
utensels 10/....................................................... -=10=-
To 3 milk trais & other mild vessels
& some Earthen Ware ......................................1=-2=-
To a Warming Pan 20/ some glass Bottles and
other Glasses and something Iron In all.........1=12=-
To tonges Shovels tramils frying pan ?Stillard?
In all......................................................................1=14=-
To 1 Gun 3lb to 2 Chests 7 Chears
a table In all..........................................................5=-=-
To a Spining Whele & Cards 10/ & some spoons
and a bag..............................................................1=3=-
To 3 Buckets and 1 ould Cask 17/ to Loomes
and shairs 50/......................................................3=07=-
To Carpenters tooles 33/6 to Beattle
and Wedges 8/................................................... 2=01=6
To a Cart and Irons 50/ to Chains 16/ to horstakling 12/
& plow Irons yoke and utensels In all..............5=1=-
To a Breeding Sow & other Swine...................04=-=-
To 15 Sheep 7lb=10s to 4 Cowes
& 2 oxen In all.....................................................36=-=-
To ( ) young Cattle............................................... 5=-=-
.......................................................................£122=19=6
To the home Steed Hous Barn & Land...£400=00=00
To a Pece of Land at ye head of Messrs
Spencers Land................................................15=00=-
To fifty acres of Land Joyning to Jno
Cooppers Land...............................................25=-=-
To a Percle of Land and Marsh at
White Marsh..................................................100=-=-
.........................................................................540=-=-
.........................................................................122=19=6
.........................................................................662=19=6
To a fifth & 2 ( ) & tackeling ( ) 10s...............000=10=0
To a smal percel of fram tember 2-10-0.........2=10=0
.........................................................................665=19=6
Nicholas Gowen
John Coopper
Walter Abbot
his X mark"(16)


Sources

  1. Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Source number: 755.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5. Record for James Warren.
  2. Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
  3. Cutter, William. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., Massachusetts, 1910), Volume 4. Lewis historical publishing Company, 1910 - Massachusetts, p 2637. Archive.org
  • (4) NH State Papers- Vol. XXXI, p. 450
  • (5) York Deeds- Vol. V, part II, fol. 2-3
  • (6) Ibid- fol. 31
  • (7) Ibid- fol. 47
  • (8) Ibid- Vol. VII, fol. 65
  • (9) Ibid- Vol. XI, part I, fol. 117
  • (10) Ibid- Vol. XII, part I, fol. 28
  • (11) Ibid- Vol. XVIII, fol. 180
  • (12) Ibid- Vol. XIII, fol. 160
  • (13) Ibid- Vol. XVII, fol. 154
  • (14) York County Deeds- Vol. V, fol. 2, pp. 16, 21, 23
  • (15) York Co. Deeds- Vol. XX, p.151
  • (16) York Co. Probate- No. 19620

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Warren-5731 and Warren-2046 appear to represent the same person because: Same family members.

The dates on Warren-5731 look like rough estimates, and they are roughly consistent with Warren-2046.

posted by Ellen Smith
I've added sources to this profile who is a direct ancestor. I was wondering if you were actively working organizing the profile before i made any changes. I'd like to consolidate the sources/bio categories.
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