John Waite (abt. 1618 - 1693)

Born about 1618 in Wethersfield, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Wyman) Waite — married 4 Aug 1675 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Sep 1693 at about age 75 in Malden, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Russell Butler [send private message]

John Waite migrated from England to United States.

Biography

John Wayte, son of Samuel and Mary (Ward) Waite, was born about 1618^[1] at Fitchingfield, Essex, England. He either accompanied, or followed his father-in-law, Joseph Hills to New England who arrived aboard the Susan and Ellen out of London, England. He was the son of Samuel Wayte of Weathersfield, a town about 18 miles from Malden, Essex, England.^[2]

John was one of the early settlers of the Mystic side of Boston afterwords known as Malden. In 1644 he was a member of the Charlestown Church and in May 1647 he made Freeman.

In 1650 he married Mary Hills the daughter of Joseph and Rose Hills from Great Burstead, Essex, England. Children of John and Mary Wayte were who were recorded as being born in Malden:

• Samuel, b. 11 Oct 1650; m. Mehitable Bucknam; d. 20 Sep 1720
• Mary, b. 31 Aug 1653; d. 9 Aug 1667
• Hannah, b. 9 Sep 1656; d. 7 Jun 1732, Lynnfield, Essex, MA
• Mehitable, b. 15 Sep 1658; d. 1686
• Thomas, b. 1 Sep 1660; d. 23 Nov 1742, Malden
• Rebecca, b. 22 Nov 1662; d. 26 Aug 1755, Malden
• Sarah, b. 1664
• Nathaniel, b. 27 May 1667
• John Jr.
• Joseph

In 1666 John succeeded his father-in-law Joseph Hills Sr., in the House of Deputies. In 1675, during King Philip's War he took command of a company in active service. in 1684 he was chosen Speaker of the House of Deputies, and soon became deprived of his sight which resulted in him retiring from public life.

Mary Hills Wayte died in 1667 and John married second Sarah, widow of Jacob Parker on 4 Aug 1675 at Malden.^[3] John and Sarah had no natural children.

At age 74 years John Waite of Malden was deposed in the year 1692/3. Middlesex County, Massachusetts Deponents, 1649-1700 Author: Sanborn, Melinde Lutz, comp Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data - Index to the Deponent Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts. Columbia Point, MA, USA: Massachusetts Archives, 1930.Original data: Index to the Deponent Rec Note: APID: 1,5233::0

Recorded in the 'History of Malden, Massachusetts': For over thirty-four years of all the early settlers of Malden, two men stand out in the prominent positions held: Joseph Hills, Sr. and son-in-law John Wayte.^[4]

Captain John Wayte died 26 Sep 1693 at Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was buried at Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden.

Research Notes

n one source, John Waite is shown with a marriage to Mary (Green) (abt.1633-); it is sourced by the work of Samuel Greene who thinks Mary was born about 1633 to father Thomas Green; however, the author's unsupported contention is very questionable. First, there is no baptism record for Mary circa 1633 in the same parish where her siblings were baptized. Second, Torrey in New England Marriages to 1700 shows John Waite marrying Mary "Hills" (daughter of Joseph) NOT Mary Green, by 1656. He cites:

• Warner-Harrington 642
• Reg. 24:103, 26:82, 28:89, 31:161, 32:189, 51:299, 301, 57:196, 94:221
• Snow-Estes 1:216, 217, 238, 273, 2:235;

In conclusion, John Waite did not mary Mary (Green).

Sources

1. ↑ Corey, Deloraine P.; Watkins, Walter Kendall, The Waite family of Malden, Mass., published 1913. Reference pages 11, 15-16
2. ↑ Source title: Genealogical Data Relating to the Ancestry and Descendants of William Hills; North American Family Histories; Reprinted by Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date 2016 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA. Online access 21 Jul 2019.
3. ↑ Source title: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Malden Vital Records. Reprinted by Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Online access 21 Jul 2019.
4. ↑ Source title: History of Malden, Massachusetts by Deloraine P. Corey. Published by W.S.Hills, Boston; 1899. Available as an e-book in the public domain. Accessed thru www.archive.org 21 July 2019.

• Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 va Ancestry.com

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Via Ancestry.cm

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 December 2020), memorial page for Capt John Wayte (18 Oct 1618–26 Sep 1693), Find A Grave: Memorial #39630486, citing Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Travis C. Waite (contributor 47748830) .

• Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown (D. Clapp, Boston, 1879) Page 986.

• Waterman, Thomas. Malden Burying-Ground, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1850) Vol. 4, Page 66.
• Greene, Samuel S., A Genealogical Sketch of the Descendants of Thomas Green of Malden, Mass. (Henry W. Dutton & Son, Boston, 1858)

• Page 8: "Capt. John Waite, a prominent citizen; selectman 1658, 1678, 1679, and four following years; representative 1666-1684."