William Conant (1667 - 1754)

Born 19 Feb 1667 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Woodbury) Conant — married before 1694 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1754 at about age 86 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

William Conant was born February 19, 1666/7 In Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts and baptized July 3, 1667^[1]. He had a twin sister Sarah. He was the son of Lot Conant and Elizabeth Walton. ^[2]

William Conant married Mary Woodbury, daughter of John Woodbury, in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, by 1694. ^[2]

William Conant died about 1754 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. His will was proved in 1754.^{[2] [3]}

Probate

His will was dated 3 February 1747/48 and proved on 6 March 1754 in Plymouth. He mentions his children, Mary Whitman, Elizabeth Hayward, Hannah, Sarah, Ruth, David, and his grandson David Conant, Jr.^[4]

In 1754, his daughters signed a receipt for their share of their father's estate.^[5]

Gedcom Data

William Conant. ^[6][7]

Born 19 Feb 1666. Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Marriage Wife Elizabeth Walton. 1649 - Beverly, Essex, MA.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Children and descendants of Lott and Elizabeth Conant along with some land transactions. Pg 66, image 78 of 552. See attached image or Record for Ancestry Subscribers.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Americana, American historical magazine, Volume 13" - National American Society - 1919 - United States - p183 https://books.google.com/books?id=gQI7AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA183&lpg=PA183&dq=%22mary+woodbury%22+%22william+conant%22+%22massachusetts%22&source=bl&ots=W1wqrWIHru&sig=C-T7FKHxJE01UDbJskbWTFAH2Gw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi80sm9--bMAhWmzIMKHTwqD0QQ6AEIRDAJ#v=onepage&q=%22mary%20woodbury%22%20%22william%20conant%22%20%22massachusetts%22&f=false
3. ↑ William Conant (1667-1754) on Find A Grave: Memorial #65598789 retrieved 24 January, 2018 (no burial information or photo)
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-681N : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1751-1755 vol 13 > image 152-153 of 298; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-68R5 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1751-1755 vol 13 > image 158 of 298; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ Source: #S-1094564913
7. ↑ Source: #S-2144179857 Source number: 375.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KM1

• A History and Genealogy of the Conant Family in England and America, Thirteen Generations, 1520-1887; By Conant, Frederick Odell, M.A., Privately Printerd, Portland:1887

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-8N33 : 20 May 2022), William Connant, 19 Feb 1666; citing Birth, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004029870.