Nathaniel Warren (abt. 1624 - bef. 1667)

Born about 1624 in Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Walker) Warren — married 19 Nov 1645 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died before 21 Oct 1667 before about age 43 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

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Biography

Birth

Nathaniel was born at Plymouth^[1] and according to his deposition his year of birth was 1624.^[2]

Nathaniel's Life

"His home was at Eel River,^[1][3] and he had land in the vicinity of the present Summer Street, ^[4] Plymouth, near what was formerly called Prence's Bottom, ^[5] "Thomas Prence.......lived...... on land near what is now the Junction of Spring and High Streets...ten acres in extent....was called in the inventory of Mr. Prence ...."Prence's Bottom" and bounded by the Town Brook ^[6] and the ministerial lands. The last mentioned land is possibly that granted to him 5 June 1662, in consideration of being one of the first born children (sic) in the colony."

In the 1643 census Nathaniel was in Arm Bearers, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[7]

"...........Nathaniel was also the owner of Lot Number 5 in the Namasket or Middleborough purchase; had rights in Punckateesett on Seconnett River, now in Rhode Island, as well as grants at Agawam and Menomett Ponds. Mr Warren was a member of the Plymouth Militia in 1643; was chosen Surveyor of Highways in 1654; and Selectman in 1667, and representative to the General Court of Plymouth Colony, 1657-8-9, 1660, 1663-4-5." ^[1]

• The purpose of the several footnotes in this section is to give the reader a flavor of Nathaniel's "neighborhood."

Marriage

"He Married, 19 November 1645 Sarah Walker, who died at Plymouth 24 November 1700, and who was the grand-daughter of Jane Collier (see The Mayflower Descendant Volume II, Page 64)., wife of William Collier of Duxbury." ^[1]

Children

1. Richard Warren, b. 1646, d. 23 January 1696-7, m. Sarah Blackwell. ^[1]
2. Jabez Warren, b. 1647, drowned at sea, it is said, 17 April 1701.
3. Sarah Warren, b. 29 August 1649, m. John Blackwell of Sandwich.
4. Hope Warren, b. 7 March 1651, mentioned as "lame" in her father's will.
5. Jane Warren, b. 31 December 1652, d. 27 February 1683, m. 19 September 1672, m. : Benjamin Lombard.
6. Elizabeth Warren, b. 15 September 1654, m. William Greene of Plymouth who died 7 October 1685.
7. Alice Warren, b. 2 August 1656, m. 23 December 1674, Thomas Gibbs of Sandwich.
8. Mercy Warren, b. 20 February 1657-8, m. 26 February 1678, Lieutenant Jonathan Delano, b. 1647, d. 23 December 1720. He was one of the purchasers of Dartmouth where he was Constable, Surveyor of Highways, Selectman and Representative to the General Court.
9. Mary Warren, b. 9 March 1660.
10. Nathaniel Warren, b. 9 March 1662, d. 29 October 1707, m. Phoebe Murdoch, who married 2nd, Thomas Gray of Plymouth, and resided in 1701 on the north side of Town Square, on land sold by William Bradford, to John Murdoch, and conveyed to Nathaniel Warren. His will dated 28 October 1707, is a most interesting document in its mention of many kindred in several Generations. His partly defaced tombstone on Burial Hill reads: 'Here lyes...body of.....Warren ge-t who dec......Oct...29, 1707, in ye 48.....year of his age." He left no issue.
11. John Warren, b. 23 October 1663; died young.
12. James Warren, b. 7 November 1665, d. 29 January 1715, m. Sarah Doty

Death

Nathaniel died between July 16, 1667 (codicil) and October 21, 1667 (inventory).^[8][9] "His will, ^[1] executed 29 June 1667, with codicil thereto 16 July 1667, named wife Sarah, and 'children, diverse of them being young," mother mistress Elizabeth Warren, sister Mary Bartlett, sen., Ann Little, Sarah Cooke, and Elizabeth Church and Abigail Snow, and appointed Captain Thomas Southworth and brother Joseph Warren and Lieutenant Ephraim Morton, Supervisors. The inventory of his estate was taken 21 October 1667, and exhibited at Court the 30th of the same month on the oath of Sarah Warren, his wife."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (1901) Page 76-77
2. ↑ Roebling, Mrs. Washington A., "Richard Warren of the Mayflower, and Some of his Descendants," NEHGR Vol. 55(1901):76, citing Plymouth County Deeds, II., II., 56.
3. ↑ Present day map of Eel River [1]
4. ↑ Present day map of Summer Street [2]
5. ↑ History of the town of Plymouth [3] [4]
6. ↑ Location of Town Brook [5]
7. ↑ 1643 Census: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890"
   Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes; Page number: 256
   Ancestry Record 3553 #10471099 (accessed 2 March 2024)
   Nathaniel New Warren in Arm Bearers, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
8. ↑ Wakefield: Page 7
9. ↑ Greene: Page 4

See also:

• Marriage: "American Marriages Before 1699"
  Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926
  Ancestry Record 2081 #9240 (accessed 2 March 2024)
  Nathaniel Warren marriage to Sarah Walker in Nov 1645 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

• Nathaniel's will at Family Search.

• Greene, Richard Henry. Greene Family of Plymouth Colony (Press of T.A. Wright, New York, 1909) Page 4

• Wakefield, Robert S. , Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 18 Part 1 of 3, Richard Warren, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004. "The Silver Book"

• Edward J. Davies, "The Marriage of Richard Warren of the Mayflower," The American Genealogist, Volume 78, Number 2 (April 2003), Pages 81-86

• Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.

• Pilgrim Village Families Sketch: Richard Warren. (c1625-1667) married Sarah Walker." Mayflower Web Pages, by Caleb Johnson.

• Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Mass., and his descendants; vol. 1, pt. 1 Title: Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Mass., and his descendants; vol. 1, pt. 1 Author: Spooner, Thomas Publication: Press of F. W. Freeman, Nos. 17 and 19 West Third Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1883.

• http://www.genealogycenter.org/Home.aspx

• Winsor, Justin. Abstract of the Earliest Wills in the Probate Office, Plymouth, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1853) Vol. 7, Page 177

• *Savage New England Register, Vol. 4, Warren, Plymouth

• Massachusetts: Vital Records 1620-1850, Vol.: Plymouth-V1, Pg 655, Marriage 19 Nov 1645.