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Arrived on Winthrop's Fleet, in Roxbury 1630 & Braintree 1640. From Bank's Dictionary: came from Sprole, England to Roxbury, MA A Freeman, Mar. 6, 1631/2 [131] Baxter, Gregory (d. Jun 21, 1659) prob. from nr. Rowton, England., in Winthrop's fleet, 1630.[1]
He settled at Roxbury, Mass, 1630; freeman 1632; removed to Braintree, poss. 1640, but could be as late as 1644; m. Margaret Paddy (d. Feb 13 1661/62), possibly sister of William Paddy, treasurer of Plymouth Colony, 1640-53. (Virkus) Founders & Patriots: Baxter, Gregory, Roxbury (Mass.) 1630. d. there 21 June 1659, Freeman. See: Savage; Pope; Banks Member #2140.
Note: Brian McCullough's BDM7-7-11.ged had the death date as 21 Jan 1659/1660 in Quincy, Massachusetts (no further sources). Another profile had the death date of 21 Jun 1659 before merging.
Gregory Baxter is first of record at Roxbury when he was made a freeman of the colony Mar.6,1631/2. His children were born there and he came to Braintree about 1640. He died at Braintree Jun.21, 1659 and left a will dated -, proved Jul.14,1659 mentioning wife Margaret, son John, son-in-law (Samuel) Dearing, and daughter______, wife of Joseph Adams, grand children Bethia Dearing & Joseph Adams.
Widow Margaret died Feb.13, 1661.
William Paddy of Plymouth and Boston in his will dated Aug.20,1658 gives 50/ to his sister, Margaret Baxter. (Register Vol.8, P.356)
Gregory Baxter was selectman about 1640 when the Coddington land recovered by the town of Braintree was recorded on page 1 of the town records. His homestead was near the spot now occupied by the Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy.
Dr. Charles E. Banks Mss. says he probably came from Sporle, Co. Norfolk.
There was also a John Baxter assessed at Sudbury Co. Suffolk in 1592 from whence several Braintree settlers came. (Genealogical Magazine Vol. 3
S.P.1-323: Will of Gregory Baxstar of Braintree, Jun.2,1659 - Jun.14,1659: being sick. Wife & son John executors. To my sonne Dearing my little piece of salt meadow adjoining his own house, about an acre; to his daughter Bethia £10 at age 16 also one black calf 1 yr. old, 1 black ewe to be delivered to her father till she is 16. To son Joseph Adam & my dau. his wife 6 a. in great field on the right side the cartway to the ferry, also my little island salt marsh at the head of salt creek that cometh up toward the town land lying near the end of Peter George's lot, also half my lands at Captaine's Plaine. To his son Joseph child of my daughter & if he die without heir to my daughter's next eldest son or daughter if she have no sonne. Also to my sonne Joseph Adams my old mare. All rest to my wife & my sonne John my wife to have all ye use of it while she liveth, after her decease John to have all, & my wife to have two cows to dispose of at her death, only I give my horse, two oxen, one cowe & one steare to sonne John. Witness: John Gurney, Moses Payne, Richard Brackett. Whereas I gave my sonne Dearing a little piece of salt marsh I now make voyd that act and give it to my wife and sonne John together while she liveth and then to John. I give my sonne Dearing in the room of that two weather sheepe 19:4:1659 (sic) (9:4:1659?)
3-146, Inventory, 7:5th 1659 (Jul.7,1659) by John Gurney, Moses Paine, Edmund Quincy £417/19/1.
Margaret Baxter relict of Gregory & John their son deposed Jul.14,1659.
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Anybody have a source supporting the marriage at Roxbury? possibly married Margaret as 2nd marriage in Braintree? See bio.
Also, I don't think we need that big gold notice at the top. PGM usually does a = Disputed Origins = paragraph.
This profile's biography is the result of merges that were not cleaned up and the bio was not integrated. Anybody have the time to update?
Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7787/23/141310773
It is my desire to collaborate when more than one project manages a profile.
Cheryl PGM Leader
Baxter, John / b. Jul 12 1567 / Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland b d. 1605 / Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland + m. Wilson, Anges/ Jan 27 1596 / South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland / m. Murdie, Margaret/ 1600 / b. 1585: Braintree, Norfolk, England / d. 1605
John’s parents: Baxter, Andrew (John) Christopher, Sr / b. ABT 1550 / Midlothian, Scotland / d. Nov 14 1603 / Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland + Annis, Amy / b. 1564: Scotland
edited by Cynthia (Cunningham) Baxter
Unless new information has been published, the profile follows the research found in Anderson's Great Migration Begins vol. 1 (1995): page 138.