John Blake (bef. 1618 - 1689)

Born before 30 Aug 1618 in Pitminster, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Souther) Blake — married 16 Aug 1654 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Died 25 Jan 1689 after age 70 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

John Blake immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

John Blake, twin to Anne, was baptized at Pitminster, Somerset, England on August 30, 1618, son of William Blake and Anne (___) Band. ^[1]

William Blake/Black and family, of Pitminster, Somerset were passengers on the Hopewell, emigrating in May 1635. ^{[2] [3] [1]}

John married widow Mary (Souther) Shaw on August 16, 1654. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Souther and Alice Davenport and the widow of Joseph Shaw. ^[1]

John died at Boston on January 25, 1688/9. ^[1]

John's will was written on January 4, 1688/9. In it, he left bequests to: ^[4]

• wife Mary Blake as long as she remains a widow, sole executor
• my brother William Blake and his children
• my brother James Blake and his children - James, Joseph and Elizabeth
• my brother Edward Blake and his children
• my cousin Bethia ?Shane/Shaw
• Hannah Walker, daughter of John Walker, deceased
• kinsowman Hannah Wiswell, wife of John
• my cousin John Blake, son of my brother James
• John Winthrop, son of Wait Winthrop, Esq.
• friends Wait Winthrop, Esq and Richard Wharton, Esq, overseers ^[4]

A previous version of this profile claimed, without source, that he was the father of John Blake; note the absence of any children in the above will. This son has been detached.

His widow Mary died January 7, 1693/4 and is buried in King's Chapel Burying Ground. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Stott, Clifford L, Humphrey Blake (1494?–1558) and His Descendants in New England and South Carolina: Blake, Richards, Selleck, Torrey, and Wolcott, New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Boston, Massachusetts, 2009, p. 203: 286-7 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11728/286/23508041
2. ↑ Anderson, Robert C., Documenting New England's Founders in The Great Migration Directory in: American Ancestors Magazine, Volume 16.2, 2015, p. 26-7, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB405/i/37732/26/1002032519
3. ↑ Helliwell, Ernest H., Passengers on the Hopewell From Weymouth, England To New England, 8 May 1635, in: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 167, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2013, p. 181 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/14128/181/258728109
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Case 1678: p. 1-4: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48697/1678-co3/69452749

• Stott, Clifford L., Humphrey Blake (1494?–1558) and His Descendants in New England and South Carolina: Blake, Richards, Selleck, Torrey, and Wolcott, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2009) Vol. 163, WN 652, Page 286.
• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)
• Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree 8059341