John Bachelor migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm
Biography
Determined LNAB = Bachelor
Disputed origins and other matters:
John Bachiler was associated with Rev. Stephen Bachiler, Hampton, New Hamsphire, founder, in Robert Charles Anderson's 1995 Great Migration article about the Hampton man. There isn't any reason to report this "John Batchelder/Bachelor" as a son of Rev. Stephen, nor to confuse the two men's families. They are two different families with a similar name.
John's wife had been reported as Elizabeth Dickinson/Dickenson, but this was almost certainly the wife of his brother, Joseph, who brought Elizabeth with him from England.[1]
There are mixed reports about the parentage of the Bachelor brothers who migrated to New England.
A."Henry Bachelor, of St George's, Canterbury, brewer aged about 35. He was bp. at Margate, Kent, 14 March 1601/2, son of Mark and Mary (___) (Fantigne) Bachelor." footnote 51 cites the Parish register of Margate, Kent [FHL 1,886,154 Item 7] Other children bapt at Margate were Mark Bachelor, 7 October 1599; Joseph Bachelor, 7 October 1604; and Mary Bachelor, 1 March 1606/7. John the younger brother was born about 1610.[2] As early as 1919, Mary Lovering Holman, suggested Mark and Mary as probable parents of brothers Henry, Joseph and John.[3]
B.Unknown BATCHELLER, b. in England; m. ____ ____: they both died in England, res. near Canterbury, Eng. They had: JOSEPH, b. England; m. Elizabeth ____; HENRY, b. England; m. Martha ____; JOSHUA, b. England; m. ____ ____; JOHN, b. England, about 1610; m. Mary ____ and Elizabeth Herrick. [4]
C. Joseph Batcheller, is the son of Daniel Batcheller, who lived and died near Canterbury, Eng.[5]
John Bachelor
John was born about 1610 in Kent, England[6] This is an estimate based on the fact that he states his age as 63 in his will written in 1673. John also stated at Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1648,that he was about forty-seven years old, making him born about 1601[7].
Persons from Sandwich to the American plantations, list dated June 9, 1637.[8][9]
"Henry Bachelor of Dover brewer and Martha his wife, 4 servants
Joseph Bachelor of Canterbury taylor and Elizabeth his wife, 1 child, 3 servants
John Bachelor of Canterbury taylor"
John married twice. First he married Mary _____,[6][10][5] and afterwards married Elizabeth ________. Elizabeth is sometimes called Elizabeth Herrick[6][5], but there is no proof of this[7].
Settled at Salem, Mass. 1638 or perhaps earlier[11][6][5] The town records 15 April 1639 note: "John Bachelor desires to be an Inhabitant & is admitted & desires accomodation.[12]
Admitted to the Congregational Church June 23, 1639, John Bachelder and his wife.[13][6]
Received grant of 20 acres of land, to which was subsequently added 60 acres more.[6]
John Bachelor, "the elder", died 13: 9m: 1675. (November 13, 1675) [15] Sometimes death date of September is used. This is an error. Modern ninth month is September, but their ninth month was "Old Style" calendar and ninth month is November.
The will of John Bachelor dated May 17, 1673, and presented in court Dec 22, 1675, made bequests to his wife, Elizabeth, sons John and Joseph, daughter Hanna Corning and grandson John Creasy/Cressy.
Children by wife Mary:
John Batcheller, born in Salem; bapt. January 20, 1638/9; Died 1645/6.[5][6]
Mary Batcheller, born in Salem; bapt. September 19, 1640; Died August 1659; married in 1658, Mighill Cressey, of Salem.[6][5]
Abigail Batcheller, born February 12, 1642/3; d. before 1667 in Salem, Essex, Ma.; married September 1665 in Beverly, Essex, MA, Sgt. Peter Woodbury.[6][5]
↑ "Torrey's New England Marriages prior to 1700," Batchelder-Dickinson, " Thenington, England, "m. lic 22 Dec 1628"; database, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 2014). Joseph as "1603/4-1647?"; she as b. 1614. AmericanAncestors version refers to more than ten works consulted as "Pope's Pioneers 26; NYGBR 46:321, 61:15; Britton 34; Reg. 75:222, 223; LBDF&P 4:95, ,270; Canterbury Mar. Lic. 2 ser. 74; Scott (1919) 208; Sv. 1:88; Essex Ant. 7:105, 186; Woodbury (1904) 140, 904; Batchelder 343."
↑ Wilcox, Doris Schreiber. "Massachusetts Descendants of the Rev. Thomas Wilson, Author of the Pilgrims' Christian Dictionarie. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 163:6. Boston: NEHGS, Jan. 2009.
↑ Holman, Mary Lovering. Scott genealogy : [descendants of John Scott of Roxbury ...] (Boston, Mass. : H.G. Scott, 1919) pp 207, 208
↑ Pierce, Frederick Clifton. Batchelder, Batcheller Genealogy, Descendants of Rev. Stephen Bachiler, of England, a Leading Non-conformist, who Settled the Town of New Hampton, N.H., and Joseph, Henry, Joshua, and John Batcheller of Essex Co., Massachusetts. Press of W.B. Conkey Co., Chicago, ILL , 1898,
↑ 7.07.1 Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines ... 2 vols., 2:97-99 for John^1 Batchelder; digital images, Heritage Quest (accessed via local library portal, 2013).
↑ 9.09.1 Eben Putnam, "Two Early Passenger Lists, 1635-1637," New England Historical & Genealogical Register 75 (1921):217-226, especially 222 and 223 (for note, "Batchelder, Joseph," in particular part); digital images, Internet Archive (accessed 2014).
↑ 11.011.1 Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862.
↑Town Records of Salem Massachusetts Vol. 1 1634-1659 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1934) p. 86
↑ Records of the 1st Church in Salem, Massachusetts, 1629-1736. (Essex Institute, 1974.) p. 8
Mary Walton Ferris, Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines ..., 2 vols. (1931-1943), 2:97-99 for John^1 Batchelder (line continues then with his son Joseph); digital images, Heritage Quest (accessed via local library portal, 2013). [These wonderful volumes are now accessible via 'Hathi Trust.
Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, George Francis Dow, ed., 3 vols. (1916-1920), 3:294-297 for "Estate of Henry Batchelder of Ipswich"; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2014).
Please see the two John Bachelor's found on p. 13 in GMD and review the sources for them.
The first one listed in GMD has source GM [1] which says his POB is unknown; only one wife named Rebecca; children are John, Mary, Samuel, Jonathan, and David; and he died in Reading on May 3, 1676.
The second one listed in GMD has several sources. GMD says he was from Canterbury, Kent and was of Salem in New England. NEHGR163:13 connects 3 Bachelor's as brothers - all three listed on p. 13 GMD: Henry, John from Canterbury, Joseph from Canterbury; gives their parents as Mark & Mary (___) (Fantinge) Bachelor.
Anne B and/or Bob Nichol, perhaps one or both of you could review and update this profile (Bachelor-97), if needed?
I'm going to give my time and energy to the three brothers (Henry Bachelor-40 of Dover, Kent; John Batchelder-1336 of Canterbury; Joseph Backelor-86 of Canterbury. John of Canterbury has the PGM research category, which is why I got involved with these profiles.
Anne, after writing above, I've looked very briefly at -40 & -86 and see you've done some work on both. I'm interested in your findings: parents?, if you believe/don't believe these three are brothers, if the author of NEHGR163:5ff is credible. Thanks.
I definitely remember untangling these Bachelor/Batchelder profiles and trying to determine LNABs. I don't think I owned the directory when I worked on them initially so I'll check those sources.
As for their relationship, yes I believe they are brothers, because of the division of Henry's estate. And probably sons of Mark, but the fact that a record for John's bpt wasn't found is enough to leave the disputed origins section
As I reviewed the sources I found this. As early as 1919, Mary Lovering Holman, suggested Mark and Mary as probable parents of brothers Henry, Joseph and John.Source: Holman, Mary Lovering. Scott genealogy : [descendants of John Scott of Roxbury ...] (Boston, Mass. : H.G. Scott, 1919) pp 207, 208
I have in the past spent considerable time trying to prove this without success.
If you read the 'Associations' for John Bachelor you will see that Abigail, wife of John Eaton, is sometimes called his sister. Anderson in his Great Migration series expressed doubt that Abigail was a sister of John Bachelor of Watertown stating “no evidence has been found to support this claim.” He also stated that “the maiden name of John Eaton’s wife remains unknown.” On 30 July 1641, “bretheren John Batchellour & John Eaton wth ther wives” were admitted to the church at Dedham, but Anderson felt it was incorrect to therefore assume that Abigail was John Bachelor’s sister. However, he was unaware of the parish records at Faversham and Dover which absolutely prove her maiden name as Abigail Bachelor. It is therefore certain that Abigail’s maiden was in fact Bachelor, and that John Bachelor was almost certainly her brother.
John and Abigail Eaton were also from co. Kent, which might help tie this family together.
Batchelder-1155 and Bachelor-87 appear to represent the same person because: Even though dates and places are not quite the same, the bios would indicate that these are the same people. Birth about 1610, Death should be Nov 13, 1675 Salem
Warning: there's also John Batchelor (m. Rebecca) of Dedham, MA; who d. in Reading, MA. Profiled by Anderson, GM, Vol I, p 117. Very similar birth and death years, but different spouse and locations.
I am going to propose merges Batchelder-873, Batchelor-505, Batchelder-1155, and Bachelor-87. I believe last name at birth should be Bachelor. Baptismal, emigration and death records use Bachelor. See profile Bachelor-87 blue text for citations. I'm checking with you all before I do this. Comments, objections?
This John Bachiler doesn't fit into the family of Rev. Stephen Bachiler. See Robert Charles Anderson's profiling of Stephen Bachiler in Great Migration.
WikiTree-ers may want to check for more current information, but according to Dawes-Gates, this Elizabeth's reported son, Joseph Batchelder (m. Miriam Moulton) was born to John Batchelder and his apparently first wife, Mary _____. (John's second wife said Eliabeth ___.)
The child Joseph was born 8 May 1653; d. "after 1681." He married at Salem 8 Oct 1677 to Miriam; she is reported to have married again, to Freeborn Balch.
The father, John Batchelder reportedly left a will dated November 1675, stating that he was "then "aged 63."
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The first one listed in GMD has source GM [1] which says his POB is unknown; only one wife named Rebecca; children are John, Mary, Samuel, Jonathan, and David; and he died in Reading on May 3, 1676.
The second one listed in GMD has several sources. GMD says he was from Canterbury, Kent and was of Salem in New England. NEHGR163:13 connects 3 Bachelor's as brothers - all three listed on p. 13 GMD: Henry, John from Canterbury, Joseph from Canterbury; gives their parents as Mark & Mary (___) (Fantinge) Bachelor.
Anne B and/or Bob Nichol, perhaps one or both of you could review and update this profile (Bachelor-97), if needed?
I'm going to give my time and energy to the three brothers (Henry Bachelor-40 of Dover, Kent; John Batchelder-1336 of Canterbury; Joseph Backelor-86 of Canterbury. John of Canterbury has the PGM research category, which is why I got involved with these profiles.
Anne, after writing above, I've looked very briefly at -40 & -86 and see you've done some work on both. I'm interested in your findings: parents?, if you believe/don't believe these three are brothers, if the author of NEHGR163:5ff is credible. Thanks.
As for their relationship, yes I believe they are brothers, because of the division of Henry's estate. And probably sons of Mark, but the fact that a record for John's bpt wasn't found is enough to leave the disputed origins section
If you read the 'Associations' for John Bachelor you will see that Abigail, wife of John Eaton, is sometimes called his sister. Anderson in his Great Migration series expressed doubt that Abigail was a sister of John Bachelor of Watertown stating “no evidence has been found to support this claim.” He also stated that “the maiden name of John Eaton’s wife remains unknown.” On 30 July 1641, “bretheren John Batchellour & John Eaton wth ther wives” were admitted to the church at Dedham, but Anderson felt it was incorrect to therefore assume that Abigail was John Bachelor’s sister. However, he was unaware of the parish records at Faversham and Dover which absolutely prove her maiden name as Abigail Bachelor. It is therefore certain that Abigail’s maiden was in fact Bachelor, and that John Bachelor was almost certainly her brother.
John and Abigail Eaton were also from co. Kent, which might help tie this family together.
Batchelor-505 profile is in need of work prior to merge.
WikiTree-ers may want to check for more current information, but according to Dawes-Gates, this Elizabeth's reported son, Joseph Batchelder (m. Miriam Moulton) was born to John Batchelder and his apparently first wife, Mary _____. (John's second wife said Eliabeth ___.)
The child Joseph was born 8 May 1653; d. "after 1681." He married at Salem 8 Oct 1677 to Miriam; she is reported to have married again, to Freeborn Balch.
The father, John Batchelder reportedly left a will dated November 1675, stating that he was "then "aged 63."
[1] Mary Walton Ferris, _Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines_, 2 vols., 2 (1931):99. [_Heritage Quest_]