James Winslow (1687 - 1773)

Born 9 May 1687 in Freetown, Bristol, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Carpenter) Winslow — married about 1708 in Bristol, Massachusetts

Husband of Ruth (Getchell) Winslow — married 30 Nov 1750 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 19 Oct 1773 at age 86 in Falmouth, Maine

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Biography

James was a Friend (Quaker)

He was born on 09 May 1687 in Freetown, Bristol, Plymouth Colony ^[1] and was the son of Ruth Chase (Cole) and Job Winslow.

James Winslow first married about 1708 in Bristol, Massachusetts to Elizabeth Carpenter.

He was land rich and in 1739 gifted to each of his 3 adult sons, 30 acres at different locations along the Presumpscot River in the area of Falmouth, Maine.

James Winslow married secondly on 30 Nov 1750 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Massachusetts to Ruth Getchell.

James Winslow was the first of the Quakers in Falmouth Maine, he hosted the monthly meeting in his home until the group built a meeting house on land donated by James.

He died on 19 Oct 1773 in Falmouth, Maine and his last Will was proved before year's end. Presumbly he was buried in an unmarked grave in the old burying ground on Quaker Lane, beneath the acre he had deeded to the Society of Friends.

Children

1. Mary Winslow, b: 20 Jun 1709
2. Nathan Winslow, Sr., b: 01 Apr 1713; d: 22 Nov 1772; m: 04 Apr 1734 Charity Hall
3. Job Winslow, b: 30 Mar 1715; d: bef.1746; m: 1736 Margaret Barbour
4. Benjamin Winslow, b: 19 Jun 1717; d: 26 Apr 1796; m: 11 Aug 1738 Hope Cobb
5. Elizabeth Winslow, b: 06 May 1721; d: c1753; m: David Torrey
6. James Winslow, Jr., b: 06 Aug 1725; (Quaker) d: 16 Nov 1802; m: 05 Jul 1753 Anna McCausland Huston (c1734-1827)
7. Sybil Winslow, b: c1727; m: 22 Dec 1752 Samuel Staples, Jr.

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Freetown, Massachusetts by Lee D. VanAntwerp & self-published

• "Quakers in Early Falmouth and Portland, Maine 1740-1850" by Wayne Cobb, Portland Public Library, Local History Collections; p15 James Winslow's Legacy; p24 Critique of Winslow Memorial, Family Records of Winslows

• Copley, Frank Barkley. "The Taylor and Winslow Families" Frederick W. Taylor: father of scientific management in two volumes, vol.1, Harper and Brothers, Publishers, New York and London, 1923, pp33-42. collection of images Internet Archive accessed 4 Nov 2023.