Jonathan Emery Sr. (1652 - 1723)

Born 13 May 1652 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Woodman) Emery — married 29 Nov 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 29 Sep 1723 at age 71 in Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Jonathan Emery, son of John, sen., and Mrs. Mary (Webster) Emery, made freeman April 19, 1691; married Mary Woodman, daughter of Mr. Edward Woodman, Nov. 29, 1676. ^[1] He was pressed at Newbury, Dec. 3, 1675, as a soldier for King Philip's War and was at the great Narragansett fight Dec. 19, 1675, and wounded in the shoulder.

Jonathan was listed in the tax lists of Gov. Andros: “An Invoyes of August, ’88. Newbury- Heads 1, Houses 2, Plow Lands 9, Meadow 4, Pastr 8, Horses 3, oxen 2, Cows 6, 3 yr old 2, 2 yr. old 1, 1 yr old 4, sheep 20, Hoggs 5”.^[2]

His will was made Feb. 6, 1722-23 ; proved Oct. 7, 1723. Amount of inventory, two hundred and two pounds, two shillings ten pence. He died in Newbury, Sept. 29, 1723. His wife died Sept. 13, 1723.

Children, born in Newbury :

34 i Mary, b. Sept. 25, 1677.

35 ii John, b. , 1678.

36 iii Jonathan, b. Feb. 2, 1680.

37 iv David, b. Sept. 28, 1682.

38 v Anthony, b. Nov. 13, 1684; m. Hannah Pluramer, 1711; d. April 6, 1766, without issue. His wife d. April 6, 1760, £e. 77 years.

39 vi Stephen, b. Jan. 13, 1687; d. Dec. 19, 1688.

40 vii Sarah, b. Dec. 18, 1688; m. Ambrose Berry, June 3, 1728.

41 viii Stephen, b. June 24, 1693.

42 ix Edward, b. Nov. 10, 1694.

43 X James, bapt. April 10, 1698.^[3]

Military

• King Phillip' War^[4] under Capt. Samuel Brocklebank ^[5]
• Wounded: 19th December 1675; He was wounded in the neck at the capture of the fort at Narragansett serving under Maj. Sam Apleton. ^[6]
• Under Capt. Samuel Appleton: ^[7]
• After his return from the war he used a seal which he probably had engraved to commemorate his deeds and sufferings. The lion represents the bold Briton inspiring terror, the arrow seized by the rampant beast, the emblem of Indian Warfare, which from its position indicates the lion’s victory.^[8]

Will & Inventory

"Ye Sixth day of February… 1722/23- I Jonathan Emery of ye Towne of Newbury… carpenter… do make & ordaine this my last will & testament…

1- Imprimis I give unto my sons John Emery & to my Son Jonathan Emery each of them one shilling having payd them their portions already

2- I give to my sons Anthony Emery Stephen Emery & Edward Emery : to each of them one third part of my Marsh or meadow land at pine Iland Joyning unto ye meadow of Richard Dole Thomas Pike ect & in case my sd son Anthony leave no child : at his decease 3d Anthonys part of 3d meadow I give unto my son James Emery :

3- I give what shall be remaining due to me from my son Anthony Emery to my sons Stephen Emery Edward & James Emery & to my daughters Mary & Sarah Emery to each of them an equal share or part thereof.

4- I give to my two daughters Mary & Sarah Emery each of them one feather bead & ye furniture belonging to them.

5- I give my stock of cattle & other creturs & ye remainder of my household goods & other things both real & personal estate whatsoever- unto my sons & daughters : namly Anthony : Stephen- Edward & James Emery & Mary & Sarah Emery to each of them an equal part & share of it

6- my will is & I do appoint my loving & well beloved wife Mary Emery to be ye sole Executrix of this my will & I do apoynt her to Receive all my debts & to pay all my debts funeral charges ect : & I do give unto my sd wife all the reall & personal estate above mentioned (excepting only ye two beads & furniture) to use & improve for her comfort during her natural life & what & so much as shall be remaining at her decease : shall be divided unto my sons & daughters according as is above given unto them respectively…
Jonathan Emery
In ye presence of us…
Enoch Coffin
Brocklebank Samll Coffin
Joseph Coffin
Nathaniel Coffin"

"An Inventory taken of mr Jonathan Emmerys Estate Late of newbury Deceased this 5th day of octobr 1723 :

Reale Estate : to eight Akers of meadow att 8
pounds pr Aker :...........................................64 = 00 = 00

Personal estate : to 3 horse kind yt is a hors &
meare & colt : the hors 5 pound & ye mear att 3
pounds & the colt 2 pounds…………………10 = 00 = 00
To 2 oxen…………………………………………….. 09 – 10 – 00
To 4 cows…………………………………..………… 11 = 00 – 00
To 2 calfs………………………………………….......01 – 10 – 00
To 6 shep & 5 lambs [ ? ] out in the Spring.02 – 06 – 00
To 5 swine…………………………………………….03 = 00 = 00
Utensils for husbandry work To a cart & whels &
boxes…………………………………………………… 0 = 15 = 00
To a yoak & irons and cops & pin……………0 – 04 – 00
To 2 forck & rak & five……………………………..0 – 08 – 00
To 4 stock bands to [  ? ] chain to horse
tackling……………………...................................0 – 19 – 00
To a how & shovel & feling ax & pinchers.0 – 06 = 00
To a betel & shead & 2 sled lids & a brack.0 – 10 = 00

Carpenders Tools to an Ades & a holeing Ades to
sqar to 4 ogers…………..................................1 = 02 – 06
To a broad ax & compases & chesels & gouge.0 = 06 = 06
To shave & saw & plains…………....................0 – 02 – 00

Househ goods to 3 feather beeds 6 coverleds & 3
blankets……………………..................................24 = 09 – 0
To Linen 7 shetes 6 pilibers & tabil Lenen 4 piliows &
4 bolsters…............................................05 = 15 = 0
Curtains & 3 bedsteds…………………………….03 = 10 = 0
2 iron pots & hooks warming pan & skilit &
andirons……………….......................................03 = 10 = 0
Trammel & tongs & fier shovel chafing dish &
spit…………………..............................................00 = 7 = 6
For [  ? ] & tabl to a dozen of trenchers to
puter…………………….......................................01 – 11 – 6
To earthen wear & glases to wooden wair &
chayrs……………….........................................02 – 00 = 10
To a Lamp & a boxe iron & baskets wooden
wear………………….........................................00 – 16 – 00
Stilyards & books 3 bages yarne hemp
tobacoo……………………….............................03 = 15 – 00
Bedcord hops woole by clothing & cloth.07 = 06 = 00
by my mothers clothing………………………..11 – 00 = 00
by 200 of bords by dung about 10 lods
tornops……………………….............................01 = 03 = 00
by about 92 boshel of graine & 16 lods of
hay………………………….................................29 = 16 = 00
by flax & hemp not brok to apels for cyder.01 – 04 – 00
debts due to & from said estate uncertain
...................................................................202 = 02 = 10

Anthony Emery
John Noyes
Joseph Lunt
Joseph Ilsley"^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, VOLUME II. - MARRIAGES AND DEATHS (Newcomb & Gauss, Printers, Salem, Massachusetts, 1911, 759 pages), p. 164. Cit. Date: 16 Feb 2020
2. ↑ Taxes Under Gov. Andros- NEHGR- Vol. 32, p. 161 (Apr. 1878)
3. ↑ Genealogical records of descendants of John and Anthony Emery, of Newbury, Mass., 1590-1890; p. 3
4. ↑ Soldiers in King Philip's War; George M. Bodge; page 310; digital image, The Internet Archive
5. ↑ Soldiers in King Philip's War; George M. Bodge; page 159; digital image, The Internet Archive
6. ↑ Soldiers in King Philip's War; George M. Bodge; page 159; digital image, The Internet Archive
7. ↑ Soldiers in King Philip's War by George M. Bodge for NEHGS.
8. ↑ [www.emery.research.pasttracker.com/index.htm| Emery Family Research Association]
9. ↑ Essex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 8990

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-1KW8 : 29 November 2018), Jonathan Emery, 13 May 1652; citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1L-8ZS : 24 January 2020), Jonathan Emry, 1676.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMJ-B8Z : 15 January 2020), Jonathan Emery in entry for Mary Emery, 1677.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZD-DZQ : 15 January 2020), Jonathan Emry in entry for Jonathan Emry, 1678.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9S-LRL : 15 January 2020), Jonathan Emery in entry for David Emery, 1682.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ97-7PY : 15 January 2020), Jonathan Emery in entry for Anthony Emery, 1684.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ99-KDQ : 15 January 2020), Jonathan Emery in entry for Stephen Emery, 1686.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMR-NNB : 17 January 2020), Jonathan Emery in entry for Stephen Emery, 1688.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLR-4WR : 15 January 2020), Jonathan Emery in entry for Sarah Emery, 1688.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-PHB : 15 January 2020), Jonathan Emery in entry for Stephen Emery, 1692.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMY-ZH4 : 15 January 2020), Jonathan Emery in entry for Edward Emery, 1694.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-WPRK : 29 November 2018), Jonathan Emery in entry for Mary Emery, 13 Sep 1723; citing Death, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-WSF7 : 29 November 2018), Jonathan Emery, 29 Sep 1723; citing Death, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8W-8WR : 17 January 2020), Jona Emery in entry for John Emery, 1759.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8W-DTY : 17 January 2020), Jonathan Emery in entry for Anthony Emery, 1766.

• Genealogical records of descendants of John and Anthony Emery, of Newbury, Mass., 1590-1890 (1890), Author: Emery, Rufus, 1827-; Publisher: Salem, Mass., Cleaves

• Source S169: Abbreviation: Pillsbury Genealogy: Title: Mary Lovering Holman, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury: compiled for Helen Pendleton (Winston) Pillsbury(N.p.: n.p., 1938), .
• Birth Record: Vital records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849; Newbury Births; Page 160
• Marriage Record, with Mary Woodman: Vital records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849; Newbury Marriages; Page 164
• Birth Records of Children (Anthony, David, Edward, Jonathan, Josiah, Mary, Sarah, Stephen, Stephen Vital records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849; Newbury Births; Pages 158-162
• Death Record, Sept. 29, 1723: Vital records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849; Newbury Deaths; Page 590

• From Emery Family History by John. A. Biles & George Emery

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