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John Payson 1643–1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JUN 1643

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 16 NOV 1719

Death Location: Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Edward Payson

Mother: Mary Eliot

Spouse(s): Bathsheba Tilestone, Hannah Blake

Children(s): Prudence Payson, Wheeler Payson, Edward Payson, Johanna Payson, Priscilla Payson, Jonathan Payson, Bathsheba Pason, John Payson

John Payson was born in 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Edward Payson And Mary Eliot. John Payson married Bathsheba Tilestone, Hannah Blake, and had children including Bathsheba Pason, Edward Payson, Johanna Payson, John Payson, Jonathan Payson, Priscilla Payson, Prudence Payson, Wheeler Wheelock Payson. John Payson passed away in 1719 in Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Payson was born in 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Edward Payson And Mary Eliot.
  • John Payson married Bathsheba Tilestone, Hannah Blake, and had children including Bathsheba Pason, Edward Payson, Johanna Payson, John Payson, Jonathan Payson, Priscilla Payson, Prudence Payson, Wheeler Wheelock Payson.
  • John Payson passed away in 1719 in Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Spouses(s)

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John Payson's Ancestors

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John Payson
1643–1719
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Edward Payson
1613–1690
Nazeing, Essex, England
Mary Eliot
1620–1697
Nazeing, Essex, England
Grandparents
Lawrence (Edward) Payson
1579–1633
Nazeing, Essex, England
Joan Webb
1585–1638
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Bennet Eliot
1552–1621
Widford, Hertfordshire, England
Lettice Algar
1578–1620
Nazeing, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Payson
1535–1618
Abagail Jackson
1537–
William Webb
1560–1653
Mary Wilmot
1542–1652
Simon Eliot
1520–1562
Jane
1534–1593
Francis Algar
1552–1582
Lettice Peacock
1551–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pysing
1490–1551
Elizabeth Salmon
1485–1545
Roger Wilmot
1520–1600
Alice Davenport
1520–1591
Thomas Eliot
1480–1551
Margaret Songer
1480–1525
Robert Algore
1520–1557
Joane
1525–1557
Thomas Sr.,
1525–1583

John Payson's Descendants

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John Payson (11 JUN 1643–16 NOV 1719) m. Bathsheba Tilestone (16 SEP 1649–20 FEB 1681) m. Hannah Blake (1643–25 NOV 1724)
  1. 1. Prudence Payson 1680–1726 m. Christopher Avery 1679–1753 m. Richard Wheeler 1677–1712
    1. 1. Priscilla Avery 1715–1792 m. Joseph Breed 1708–1786
      1. 1. Prudence Breed 1744– m. James Wood 1740–
      2. 2. Phebe Breed 1746–1808
      3. 3. Avery Breed 1739–1800 m. Catherine Holt 1743–
      4. 4. Joseph Breed 1738–1807 m. Catherine Lee 1740–1807
      5. 5. Anna Breed 1759–1814 m. George (P) Harlan 1759–1813
      6. 6. Hannah Breed 1750–1815 m. Joseph Gist 1751–1844
      7. 7. Sarah Breede 1757–1831 m. Samuel Harlan 1754–1831
      8. 8. Nathan Breed 1755–1825 m. Mary Harlan 1748–1831
      9. 9. Priscilla (Avery) Breed 1742–1808 m. Obadiah Howard 1737–1804
        1. 1. Hannah Howard 1770–1857 m. Aaron Hays 1768–1854
        2. 2. Sarah Howard 1776–1838 m. Zachariah Gibbs 1772–1814
        3. 3. Stephen (Breed) Howard 1764–1835 m. Elizabeth Hart 1765–1800
        4. 4. Christopher ("Kit" Columbus) Howard 1774–1848 m. Rebecca Hayes 1775–1850
        5. 5. William Howard 1772–1848 m. Miss Thomas 1786– m. Jane Hart 1773–1855
        6. 6. Priscilla Howard 1783–1858 m. Jacob Chism 1782–1847
        7. 7. Matthew Howard 1757–1833 m. Sarah Rice 1761–
        8. 8. Nathan Howard 1762–1821
        9. 9. Alison Howard 1766–1839 m. Mark Murray 1762–
        10. 10. Jesse Howard 1769–1803 m. Hannah Harlan 1782–1850
        11. 11. Caroline Howard 1780–1834 m. Thomas Wells 1778–
        12. 12. Avery Howard 1772–1808 m. Mary Jolly 1767–1838
        13. 13. Anna Howard 1785–1808
        14. 14. Nancy Howard 1754–1826 m. Jonathan Mulkey 1752–1826
        15. 15. Joseph Howard 1759–1821 m. Mary ("Polly") Hart 1763–1828
    2. 2. Isaac Avery 1717–1744 m. Carrie Cramer 1720– m. Susanna Elderkin 1722–1782
    3. 3. Temperance Avery 1725–1801 m. William Morgan 1723–1777
    4. 4. Jacob Avery 1721–1796 m. Elizabeth Avery 1724–1752 m. Silva Eddy 1738–1796
    5. 5. Hannah Avery 1719–1799 m. Matthew Overcash 1716–1740 m. Benadam Gallup 1716–1800
  2. 2. Wheeler (Wheelock) Payson 1671–1726
  3. 3. Edward Payson 1681–
  4. 4. Johanna Payson 1670–1735 m. Thomas Lyon 1665–1750
  5. 5. Priscilla Payson 1674–1749 m. Parke Williams 1676–1757
  6. 6. Jonathan Payson 1678–1760 m. Mary Cook 1689–1739
  7. 7. Bathsheba Pason 1672–1763 m. Benjamin Thwing 1686–
  8. 8. John Payson 1676–1747 m. Elizabeth Tucker 1681–1781

John Payson's Timeline

3 Records

1643
11 JUN 1643
Birth of John Payson in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1643
18 JUN 1643
John Payson was christened in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1719
16 NOV 1719
Age 76
Death of John Payson in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JUN 1643
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1643
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1719
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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