Samuel Waselby (abt. 1635 - bef. 1666)

Born about 1635 in Norfolk, England

Husband of Bridget (Playfer) Bishop — married 13 Apr 1660 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Died before 10 Jan 1666 before about age 31 in Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Samuel Wasselby is best known as the first husband of Bridget (Playfer) (Wasselbee) (Oliver) Bishop, who is known for being the first person executed for witchcraft in Salem. They were married in Norwich, Norfolk, England on 13 April 1660. They had two known children, both of whom died young. The death record for his son Benjamin notes that he was a mariner living on King Street in Stepney, London, England.

He is presumed to have immigrated with his wife to Boston in 1665, but this is not known for certain. His daughter Mary was born in Boston on 10 January 1665 at which time he was noted to be deceased.

Birth

Born: Say 1635.

Date is a rough estimate based on his marriage in 1660.

Marriage and Children

Married: Bridget Playfer on 13 April 1660 at the parish of St. Mary-in-the-Marsh in Norwich, Norfolk, England.^[1][2] The birth record of his daughter Mary states he was deceased at the time of her birth on 10 January 1665.^[3]

Children of Samuel Wasselby and Bridget Playfer:

1. Benjamin Wasselby. Baptized on 6 October 1663 at the parish of St. Mary-in-the-Marsh in Norwich, Norfolk, England.^[1] He was buried on 26 September 1664 at St. Dunstan in Stepney, Middlesex, England.^[4]
2. Mary Wasselby. Born 10 January 1665 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[3] This is the only record of her and she is presumed to have died young.

Death

Died: Between 26 September 1664 and 10 January 1665/6.

Dates are the death of his son Benjamin when he was apparently alive, and the birth of his daughter Mary when he was noted as deceased.^[5][3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The American Genealogist (1989): page 207. "Bridget (Playfer) (Wasselbee) (Oliver) Bishop."
2. ↑ Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812. (Ancestry.com online database). Norfolk, Norwich, St Mary in the Marsh, 1558-1664. Image 17 of 54. Original image of the marriage of Bridget Playfer and Samuel Waselby.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Boston. Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. (1883): page 98.
4. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", FamilySearch online database. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JCJX-TZS), Samuell Waselby in entry for Benjamin Waselby, 26 Sep 1664. Image 612 of 706.
5. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", FamilySearch online database. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JCJX-TZS), Samuell Waselby in entry for Benjamin Waselby, 26 Sep 1664. Image 612 of 706.

• The American Genealogist vol. 64 (1989): page 207. Bridget (Playfer) (Wasselbee) (Oliver) Bishop, by Robert Charles Anderson. AmericanAncestors.org Link

• Boston. A Report of the Record Commissioners Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. (Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, 1883; Boston: Municipal Printing Office, 1908). page 98.

• "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", FamilySearch online database. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JCJX-TZS), Samuell Waselby in entry for Benjamin Waselby, 26 Sep 1664. Image 612 of 706.

• "Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families: 'Samuel WASSELBE'" (accessed 4 May 2022).
• https://gw.geneanet.org/tinagaquer?lang=en&pz=roland+raymond+joachim&nz=feraud&p=samuel&n=wasslebee