Agnes (Bayford) Parmenter (bef. 1603 - 1683)

Born before 12 Jun 1603 in Farnham, Essex, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Chandler — married 6 Nov 1625 in Farnham, Essex, England

Wife of John Dane — married 2 Jul 1643 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of John Parminter — married 9 Aug 1660 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1683 after age 79 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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[Note: Chandler Family text incorrectly speculates her as Alice/Annis Alcock, sister of George. Torrey incorrectly included this assumption in New England Marriages Prior to 1700. This has since been disproven, in sources within this bio, that correctly identify Annis/Agnes nee Bayford. See also: Agnes Alcock in: Anderson, R. C. Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume I, A-B, NEHGS, Boston, Massacusetts, 1999 p. 20 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)]

Biography

Agnes/Annis Bayford was baptized at Farnum, Essex Co., England on June 12, 1603, daughter of Francis and Johan Bayford.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In the will of her father Francis, dated on June 9, 1614 and proved on December 3, 1622, Agnes was bequeathed L14 to be paid her by her brother Richard and L6 to be paid her by her brother John, after the decease of their mother Johan. ^[1]

She married first, William Chandler at Farnum on November 6, 1625, as his second wife. William was baptized at Bishops-Stortford, Co. Herts, on October. 12, 1595, son of Henry and Anne Chandler. ^[1]

William and Agnes/Annis, along with their four children, Thomas, Hannah, John and William, were the first of the Chandler immigrants to New England, arriving in 1637 and settling at Roxbury, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [4][5] [6]}

William's emigration was due to the teachings of Rev. John Eliot, the Puritan Minister known as 'The Apostle to the Indians.' ^[5]

William Chandler died at Roxbury on January 26, 1641/2. ^{[1] [7] [5]}

Agnes married second on July 2, 1643 at Roxbury, John Dane of Ipswich and Roxbury, as his second wife. ^[1] John was born at Barkhamstead, England, about 1587, and came first to Roxbury about 1638. ^{[4] [5]}

On October 19, 1649, at the General Court at Boston, in answer to the September petition of John Dane, the court settled the house and land of William Chandler, deceased, the house and land which was William Chandler's was settled on John Dane 'ye said Dayne, having paid more debts of Chandler than ye house and land was worth & also brought up ye children of Chandler which have been chargeable to him. [Records of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay: Vol. 2: p. 83: Vol. 3P. 177] ^{[4] [1] [5]}

John Dane was buried at Roxbury on September 14, 1658. ^{[1] [7]} In his will written of September 7, 1658, he left bequests to the children of his first marriage, and made his wife Anic, sole exectutrix. ^{[8] [5]}

She married thirdly on August 9, 1660 at Roxbury, Deacon John Parminter ^[7], then of Sudbury, Massachusetts and later of Roxbury. ^[1] John Parminter/Parmenter was born in England about 1588, son of William and Margery (Garrold) Parmenter. ^{[2] [9]}

John Parminter died at the age of 83 years Roxbury on May 1, 1671. ^[7][1]

Widow Agnes died there on March 15, 1682/3. ^{[7] [1] [5]}

It is noted on findagrave, that she is buried in the South Church Cemetery, Andover, Massachusetts, however that cemetery was established in 1709, with the first recorded burial in 1710. ^{[10] [11]}

Chandler Children

1. William baptized at Bishops-Stortford on March 26, 1627; buried on November 27,1633.^[1]
2. Thomas (Captain), baptized on August 9, 1628; died in 1702/3; married Hannah Brewer. ^[1]
3. Hannah, baptized on May 22, 1630; died June 2, 1711; married first on December 12, 1646 George Abbott at Roxbury; married second her step-brother Rev. Francis Dane as his third wife in 1690. ^[1][12]
4. Henry, baptized on August 16, 1632; died young. ^[1]
5. John (Deacon), baptized on July 27, 1634; died at Woodstock, Connecticut on April 15, 1703; married at Roxbury on February 16, 1658/9. Elizabeth Douglas. ^[1]
6. William baptized on May 20, 1635/6; died at Andover, Massachusetts in 1698; married first at Ipswich Mary Dane in August 1658; married second widow Bridget (Henchman) Richardson at Chelmsford, Massachusetts on Oct. 8, 1679. ^[1]
7. Sarah, born at Roxbury about 1638; married first William Cleves of Roxbury on November 4, 1659; married second, after 1676 ___ Stevens; married third in 1681/2, John Parker of Muddy River (Brookline); married fourth,George Allen. ^[13]

Source notes

Roxbury Marriages

John [Parminter CT.R.], and Annis Dane, Aug. 9, 1660. [1661. CT. R.] (V. 2: p. 310)

Roxbury Deaths

CHANDLER, William, consumption, 26: 11 m: 1640-41. C.R.1.

DANE, John, Sept. 14, 1658.

PARMENTER (see also Parmeter), John, formerly Deacon at Sudbury, bur. 1: 3 m: 1671, a. 83 y. C.R.1.

PARMETER (see also Parmenter), Annis [Parmiter, "old mother." C.R.1.], wid. John. Mar. 15, 1683.^{[7] [14]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16} Moriarty, G. Andrews. Genealogical Research in England. Ancestry of William Chandler of Roxbury, Massachusetts. In: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 85, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1931 p. 142-145
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Bennett, Ralph Parmenter. Further Notes on the English Background of John Parmenter of Sudbury and Roxbury Massachusetts. In: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 147, Publ. by NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1993 pp. 377-382
3. ↑ McCracken, George. Ancestry of President Rutherford B. Hayes. In: The American Genealogist, Vol. 56, p. 168, New Haven, Connecticut: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) p. 168
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Drake, Francis S. The Town of Roxbury: Its Memorable Persons and Places, Its History and Antiquities: With Numerous Illustrations of Its Old Landmarks and Noted Personages, Publ. by the author, Roxbury (Boston), Massachusetts, 1878
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} Chandler, George. The Chandler Family: The Descendants of William and Annis Chandler Who Settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1637", Press of Charles Hamilton, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1883 p. 1-5
6. ↑ Thwing, Walter E. First Meeting House in: History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904, W. A. Butterfield, Publisher, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 54
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5} Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts To The End Of The Year 1849, Published By The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1925
8. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 9, NEHGS, S. G. Drake Publisher, Boston, Massachusetts 1855 p. 37
9. ↑ French, Elizabeth. Genealogical Research in England: Parmenter. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 68, Publ. by NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1914 p. 262- 273
10. ↑ Cemeteries in Andover http://answers.mhl.org/Cemeteries_in_Andover
11. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 58114543 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58114543
12. ↑ Abbott Genealogy. In: The Essex Antiquarian. Vol. 1: Salem, Massachusetts, 1897 p. 35
13. ↑ Ullman, Helen. Sarah (Chandler) (Cleaves) (Stevens) (Parker) Allen of Roxbury and Sandwich Massachusetts. In: The American Genealogist, Vol. 80, New Haven, Connecticut, 2005 p. 27-34
14. ↑ Roxbury Vital Records [Transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger] http://dunhamwilcox.net

See also:

• Pickford, Mrs. A. M. Genealogy of a Branch of the Chandler Family. In: Dedham Historical Register, Volume 12, Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1901 p. 101-7
• Magazine of the Daughters of the Revolution, Vol. 3 No. 1, Publ. Quarterly Madison Avenue, New York 1895
• "One Colonial Woman's World, The Life and Writings of Mehetabel Chandler Coit" by Michelle Marchetti Coughlin, . Website on her book, with excerpts: http://onecolonialwomansworld.com
• Barry, William. A History of Framingham, Massachusetts, including the Plantation, from 1640 to the present time, with an appendix, containing a notice of Sudbury and its first proprietors. James Munroe & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1847 p. 155 https://archive.org/stream/historyofframing00barry#page/n5/mode/2up
• Ancestors of American Presidents Compiler: Gary Boyd Roberts Publication: Carl Boyer, 3rd, Santa Clarita, California, 1995 Repository: #R14 Call Number: CS 69 R814 1995