Josiah Winslow (bef. 1606 - 1674)

Born before 16 Feb 1606 in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Bourne) Winslow — married about 1636 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1674 after age 68 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony

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Josiah Winslow migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 3, p. 2031) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

He was the son of Edward Winslow and Magdalene Ollyver. He was the brother of Gov. Edward Winslow "Mayflower Passenger" ^[1] Josiah Winslow was baptized 16 Feb 1605/6.^[2][3]

Children

The children of Josiah and Margaret (Bourne) Winslow were born in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony:^[4]

1. Elizabeth Winslow, b. 24 Sept 1637; "no further record."^[4] In 1647 when she was 9, she was killed by accidental gunshot by her 8-year-old brother Jonathan.^[5]
2. Jonathan Winslow, b. 08 Aug 1639; mar. Ruth Sargent by 1664.
3. Margaret Winslow, b. 15 (or 16) July 1640; mar. John Miller 24 Dec 1558 at Marshfield.[[Rebecca Winslow, b. 15 Jul 1643; mar. John Thatcher by 1665 (Savage says 06 Nov 1661 at Marshfield.)
4. Hannah Winslow, b. 30 Nov 1644; mar. (1) William Crow 05 Apr 1664 at Plymouth, (2) John Sturtevant by 1687.
5. Mary Winslow, b. say 1646; mar. John Tracy 10 Jun 1670 at Marshfield.

Josiah Winslow's Death and Legacy

He is buried at Old Winslow Burying Ground, Marshfield, Plymouth, MA - he is memorialized as one of the first settlers of Marshfield on cenotaph at Old Winslow Cemetery.^[6]

Josiah Winslow's confusion over financial matters apparently held to the last, and the court made void his conditional bequest of house and land to his son Jonathan, as he had already given the property to him at his marriage. On 1 Mar 1674/75 the court ruled that because he had during his life already given his lands in Marshfield without restriction to his son Jonathan on the latter’s marriage to Ruth, the daughter of Mr. William Sergeant, but in his will left the same lands to Jonathan in fee tail (which basically meant that he could not sell them), that part of the will was void, but the rest would stand ^[7][8][9]

His inventory was taken on 17 December 1674.^[10] Additional inventory was recorded on 26 February 1674 with Mistress Margaret Winslow making an oath on 18 March 1674/75.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Anderson: The Pilgrim Migration
2. ↑ "Genealogical Memoir of the Descendants of Edward Winslow, Governor of Plymouth Colony," in New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 4 (1850) : 297, footnote, citing "an ancient Bible in the possession of Mr. Isaac Winslow..."Internet Archive/
3. ↑ William S. Appleton, "English Ancestry of the Winslow Family," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 21 (July 1867), p 210
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Anderson, Robert Charles, "Josiah Winslow," The Great Migration Begins... (1995), Vol 3, P-W, pp 2031-3. Ancestry.com or American Ancestors (subscription)
5. ↑ www.Plimoth.org, Plimouth Sketches, "A genealogical profile of Josiah Winslow" (Link via Wayback Machine, capture date 07 June 2017) Note: Mentions death of Elizabeth by accidental gunshot by her 8-year-old brother Jonathan in 1646. A better primary source is needed.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34692848/josiah-winslow: accessed 27 June 2023), memorial page for Josiah Winslow (11 Feb 1605–1 Dec 1674), Find A Grave: Memorial #34692848, citing Old Winslow Burying Ground, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703). (No gravestone, cenotaph placed later.)
7. ↑ PCR 5:159-60, cited in Miner, cited in turn at Geni.
8. ↑ http://minerdescent.com/2010/07/26/thomas-bourne/
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-V3V6 : 9 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 367 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-V3VG : 9 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 369 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-V3B6 : 9 march 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 370 of 616; State Archives, Boston.

See also:

• https://ancestraldilemmas.blogspot.com/2017/
• Marshfield, 70 - 40'W by 42 - 5'N: The Autobiography of a Pilgrim Town, 1640-1940 copyright 1940 by Marshfield Tercentenary Committee, published by The Rapid Service Press. Josiah mentioned on pp. 7, 12, 51 & 73.
• Memorials of Marshfield and Guide Book to Its Localities at Green Harbor copyright 1854 by Marcia A. Thomas. Published by Dutton and Wentworth, 37 Congress Street, Boston, MA [1]
• Vital Records of Marshfield, Massachusetts, to 1850 copyright 1969 by Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Rhode Island "to commemorate the 350th Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims 1970." Compiled by Robert M. Sherman and Ruth Wilder Sherman. ISBN: 0-930272-03-8
• www.Plimoth.org, Plimouth Sketches, "A genealogical profile of Josiah Winslow" (Link via Wayback Machine, capture date 07 June 2017)

• G2G Entry
• Anderson, Robert Charles, "Pilgrim Village Families Sketch: Josiah Winslow" Link via Wayback Machine, capture date 23 Feb 2014.