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Jane (Damon) Kendrick (bef. 1624 - 1694)

Jane Kendrick formerly Damon aka Plimpton, Ide
Born before in Dover, Kent, Englandmap
Daughter of and
Sister of , [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 13 Mar 1643 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Wife of — married 16 Mar 1680 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Wife of — married 1 Apr 1691 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Died after age 69 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Baymap
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The Puritan Great Migration.
Jane (Damon) Kendrick migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 2, p. 280)
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Biography

Jane Damon was was baptized on 15 August 1624 at St. James the Apostle Parish in Dover, Kent, England. She was the daughter of Henry Damon and Abigail Bachelor. Her parents were married in Faversham where her brother was also born. Her birth in Dover is the last known record of her father.
1624...Jane ye daughter of Henry Daman, Dover, August 15.
After Jane’s father died at early age, Jane’s mother married second John Eaton. The Eaton family stayed in Dover until the spring of 1635 when they sailed on the “Elizabeth and Ann” to New England. On the passenger list of the Elizabeth and Ann, reconstructed from Certificates of Conformity, are found Abigail Eaton age 35, Mary Eaton age 4, Thomas Eaton age 1 and Jane Damond age 9.[1] Missing from this list is her step-father John Eaton, as well as Jane's brother John Damon. However, as the passenger list is reconstructed from Certificates of Conformity required for emigration and is therefore incomplete, it is still likely that her step-father and brother also arrived with her on the Elizabeth and Ann in May of 1635.
The Eaton family initially settled in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. On 4 December 1640, Jane (age 16) was received into the Puritan church of Watertown.
'Jane Da'mat, ye daughter of our sister Eaton of ye [church] of watertowne was received in to ye church ye same day. (4th of ye 10th month 1640)' [2]
By 1642, Jane’s family moved to Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts where her stepfather received several grants of land. At this time, Dedham was a frontier settlement. On 13 March 1644, Jane (age 19) married John Plimpton in Dedham. Jane and John lived here for ten years and five children were born here (one died in infancy).
By 1652, the Plimpton family moved to the new town of Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts. They built a home on 6 ½ acres and lived there for the next 20 years. Eight more children were born to the couple (four died in infancy). The Plimpton family was well-respected.
In the spring of 1673, John and Jane and several of their unmarried children moved to Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, another new town carved out of the wilderness. The town of Deerfield became a target of Indian tribes. On 18 September 1675, Jane and John’s 17-year-old son Jonathan was killed by the Pocumtuck Indians while transporting grain to nearby Hatfield. The family's sorrow as described in Chase's book (page 40):
And vainly did brave Sergeant Plympton strive to hush the wailing of his old wife, Jane, for Jonathan, the staff of their declining years, now lost forever.[3]
Shortly thereafter, the town of Deerfield was attacked and burned. The town was abandoned, and the Plimpton and many other families moved to Hatfield. Two years later, the Plimpton family decided to return to Deerfield to try to help build it up again. On 19 September 1677, a group of about 50 Indians attacked Hatfield taking 4 men, 3 women and 13 children as prisoners. They then went to Deerfield where John was working on rebuilding the family home and captured him. John was subsequently burned at the stake near Fort Chamblee in Lower Canada.[4]
After John’s death, widow Jane was assigned all the land belonging to John and his children for their support. On 16 March 1679/80, Jane (age 55) married second Nicolas Ide in Medfield.[5] Nicholas was a substantial landowner in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts and that is where Jane settled with her new husband. Nicholas died and was buried in Rehoboth on 18 October 1690.[6]
Shortly after the death of Nicholas, Jane Ide (age 66) married George Kendrick (about age 68) on 1 April 1691 in Rehoboth.[7]

Name

Jane's preferred last name at birth is Damon. Other spellings found in primary sources include: Doman, Daman, Dammant, Damond, Dammin, Dammand, Da'mat, Dummin.

Birth

Baptized: 15 August 1624 at the parish of St. James the Apostle in Dover, Kent, England.[8][9][10]

Marriages and Children

Married: 1st - John Plimpton on 13 March 1644 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[11] He was killed by Indians in 1677.[4]
Married: 2nd - Nicholas Ide (or Hide) on 16 March 1679/80 at Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts.[5] They moved to Rehoboth where Nicholas was buried on 18 October 1690.[6]
Married: 3rd - George Kendrick on 1 April 1691 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts.[7]
Children of John Plimpton and Jane Damon.
The first five children were born at Dedham, and the last eight at Medfield:
  1. Hannah Plympton. Born on 1 March 1645 in Dedham.[12] She married Nathaniel Sutcliff. Hannah died on 3 Oct 1681 in Branford, Connecticut.
  2. John Plympton. Born on 21 March 1646 in Dedham.[12] John died as an infant on 26 April 1646 in Dedham.[13]
  3. Mary Plympton. Born on 9 April 1648 in Dedham.[12] She married Nathaniel Johnson. Mary died on 27 November 1736 in Marlborough.
  4. John Plympton. Born on 16 June 1649 in Dedham.[12] He married Sarah Turner. John died on 30 January 1704 in Medfield.[14]
  5. Peter Plympton. Born in 1651 in Dedham.[12] He married Mary Mundan. Peter died on 27 March 1717 in Marlborough.
  6. Joseph Plympton. Born on 7 October 1653 in Medfield. [15] He married Mary Morse. Joseph died on 20 June 1702 in Medfield.[14]
  7. Mehitable Plimpton. Born on 15 September 1655 in Medfield.[15] She married 1st Ephraim Hinsdale, 2nd Joseph Cheney, and 3rd Jonathan Adams. Mehitable died on 8 August 1725 in Medfield.
  8. Jonathan Plympton. Born on 23 November1657 in Medfield.[16] Jonathan was killed by Indians on 18 September 1675 in South Deerfield.
  9. Eleazer Plimpton. Born on 20 February 1659/60 in Medfield.[15]Eleazer died as an infant on 15 July 1660 in Medfield.[14]
  10. Eleazer Plimpton. Born on 7 May 1661 in Medfield.[15]
  11. Lydia Plimpton. Born on 2 February 1662/3 in Medfield.[15] Lydia died on 14 February 1662/3 at age 1 in Medfield.[14] Note: appears as "Lede".
  12. Jane Plimpton. Born on 3 June 1664 in Medfield.[15] Jane died as an infant on 12 June 1664 in Medfield.[14]
  13. Henry Plimpton. Born on 9 January 1665/6 in Medfield.[15] Henry died on 4 January 1668 at age 1 in Medfield.[14]

Death

Burial: 12 May 1694 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts.[17]

Sources

Footnotes and citations:
  1. ↑ NEHGR, vol. 14 (1860): page 309.
  2. ↑ Dedham. Record of Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, with Church Records, vol. 2. (1888): page 24.
  3. ↑ Chase. Family of Plimpton or Plympton. (1884): page 40.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chase. Family of Plimpton or Plympton. (1884): page 50.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Medfield. Vital Records of Medfield. (1903): page 165.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Arnold. Vital Record of Rehoboth 1642-1696. (1897): page 840.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Arnold. Vital Record of Rehoboth 1642-1696. (1897): page 216.
  8. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," (FamilySearch online database), Jane Daman, 15 Aug 1624.
  9. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", (FamilySearch online database). Jane Daman, 1624.
  10. ↑ "Kent Baptisms: Dover, St James, Kent, England," (FindMyPast.com online database). Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Archive reference U3/26/1/1. Jane Daman baptism with image of original.
  11. ↑ Dedham. Births, Marriages and Deaths in Dedham. (1886): page 126.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Dedham. Births, Marriages and Deaths in Dedham. (1886): pages 3-5.
  13. ↑ Dedham. Births, Marriages and Deaths in Dedham. (1886): page 128.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Medfield. Vital Records of Medfield. (1903): Pages 228-231.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 Medfield. Vital Records of Medfield. (1903): pages 80-85.
  16. ↑ NEHGR, vol. 13 (1859): page 217.
  17. ↑ Arnold. Vital Record of Rehoboth 1642-1696. (1897): page 843.
Source list:
  • Arnold, James R. Vital Record of Rehoboth 1642-1696:] Marriages, Births, Intentions, Deaths. (Providence, R.I., 1897): page 216.
  • Dedham. Don Gleason Hill, ed. The Record of Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, with admissions and dismisals to the church in the Town of Dedham 1638-1845: Church Records. (Dedham, MA: Office of the Dedham Transcript, 1888).
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  • Chase, Levi B. A Genealogy and Historical Notices of the Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America: and of Plumpton in England. (Hartford, Conn., 1884): pages 28-50.
  • New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 13 number 3 (July 1859): page 217. "Boston Records: Birthes of Meadfield."
  • New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 14 number 4 (October 1860): page 309. "The Founders of New England: Passengers on the Elizabeth and Ann", by The Editors.




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Cochoit-2 Joe Cochoit
I'd like to thank K OBrien for the re-write and expansion of this profile. It was a good collaborative effort to come together regarding style and content.
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K OBrien
Joe, it was my pleasure to be able to work with you on this.

Thank you!

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Bob Tonsmeire
Dammant-3 and Dammin-1 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same parents, same husband
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Bob Tonsmeire
Denan-1 and Dammin-1 appear to represent the same person because: Similar names, husband and child
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