John
Damon
aka Daman, Dammen, Damen
Born in Kent, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Damon
and Hannah (Gilson) Damon
Brother of
Hannah Damon
Husband of
Katharine (Merritt) Damon
— married
16 Jun 1644 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony
Husband of
Martha (Howland) Bacon
— married
15 Jan 1659 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Deborah (Damon) Woodworth, John Damon, Zachariah Damon, Mary Damon, Daniel Damon, Zachariah Damon, Experience Damon, Silence (Damon) Tower, Ebenezer Damon, Ichabod Damon, Margaret Damon, Hannah (Damon) Hall and Martha (Damon) Gross
Died before
before age 54
in Scituate, Plymouth Colony
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Biography
Some secondary sources have listed John's birth as being 11 Nov 1621 in Tenterden, Kent, England and is cited in the Damon Family History Book, Downloadable PDF Copy Generation 1, Pg 7. This date and location is yet unconfirmed by a primary source.
John Dammen took the oath of fidelity in Scituate.[1] He also was a "Receiver of Excise" (tax collector) for the town of Scituate in 1662.[2]
John Daman lived on Kent Street in Plymouth, MA on the second lot from Satuit Brook. He and his sister came to Plymouth from England before 1633 under the guardianship of their uncle, Mr William Gillson/Jilson. After his uncle's death, this property was left to John in 1649.[3][4]
John married Katherine Merrit, daughter of Henry Merrit, at Scituate In June 1644.[5] He and Katherine had six children, all born as "Damen":
- Deborah, b. April 25, 1645[6]
- John, b. November 3, 1647[6]
- Zachary, b. February 1649[6]
- Mary, b. July 1651[6]
- Daniel, b. February 1652[6]
- Zachary, b. February, 1649[6][7]
Katherine "Damen", wife of John, died at Scituate on December 5, 1655.[7]
John "Damen" married Martha Howland at Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, on January 15, 1659. [8][9] Martha and John had six children born at Scituate as "Damen":
- Experience, "Experance" b. April 7, 1662[6]
- Silence, b. "Sillance" January 2, 1662[6]
- Ebenezer, b. "Ebineizer" January 11, 1665[6]
- Ichabod, b. "Icabud" April 8, 1668[6]
- Margaret, "Margrett" July 20, 1670[6]
- Hannah, b. December 2, 1672[6]
- Martha, b.
John Daman died in 1677.
The order of the Court for the settlement of the estate of Serjeant John Damon was recorded at Plymouth, although not dated it is recorded in 1677. His widow was to receive her share, ten of the children to receive 20 pounds, then Daniel (eldest son) to receive a double portion, and the two eldest sons, Daniel and Zachary had their choice in their rights of the lands and housing.[10]
His widow Martha executrix. In the division of his estate John, Experience and Ichabod are named, and also Ebenezer, "a weake childe," (whose land was ordered to be improved by Peter and Martha, his mother and father-in-law), also Silence, Martha, Hannah and Margaret— also Daniel. These were living 1679. Martha, the widow, had married Peter Bacon of Taunton: We notice also in the Town records of 1680, that "they instructed their deputies to move the Court for a rehearing touching the land of Ebenezer Daman being ordered to be improved by Peter Bacon, lest the child be outed of his inheritance." The Court, however, did not order a rehearing."[11]
Sargeant John Damon's inventory was taken on 23 October 1676. Martha gave oath to the truth of the inventory on 30 October 1676 at Plymouth Court.[12]
Sources
- ↑ New Plymouth Records, Records of the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, Vol 8 - Miscellaneous records (including Births, marriages, deaths and burials; Treasury accounts, and Lists of freemen and others) 1633-1689, pg 183. https://archive.org/stream/recordsofcolonyo08newp#page/182/mode/2up/search/Dammen
- ↑ New Plymouth Records, Records of the colony of New Plymouth in New England : printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Vol 11, Laws 1623-1682, Pg 187. https://archive.org/stream/recordsofcolonyo1112newp#page/n201/mode/2up
- ↑ Damon, Samuel Chenery, The Damon Memorial, The Scituate Family, Pg 73-77. Pub 1882. https://archive.org/stream/damonmemorialor00damogoog#page/n88/mode/2up
- ↑ Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Vol 2, Pg 140-144. https://archive.org/stream/recordsofcolonyo0102newp#page/140/mode/2up/search/Gillson
- ↑ Plymouth Colony Vital Records recorded in Mayflower Descendant, Vol 17, Pg 74. https://archive.org/stream/mayflowerdescendv1718mass#page/n177/mode/2up
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 Records compiled by NEHGS, Vital Records of Scituate, Vol 1, Births, Page 125. https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofsc01newe#page/124/mode/2up
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Records compiled by NEHGS, Vital Records of Scituate, Vol 2, Marriages and Deaths, Page 379. https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofsc02newe#page/378/mode/2up
- ↑ NEHGR 19:220 July 1865, https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhistor019wate#page/220/mode/2up/search/Damen
- ↑ Records compiled by NEHGS, Vital Records of Scituate, Vol 2, Marriages and Deaths, Page 154. https://archive.org/stream/vitalrecordsofsc02newe#page/154/mode/2up
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-V38X : 13 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 442 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ History of Scituate, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement to 1831 By Samuel Deane, pg. 260-262
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-V3HD : 11 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 416 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
- William Richard Cutter. "New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: a Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation." published by Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1915. Series 3, Volume I, Page 173{https://archive.org/stream/newenglandfamili11cutt#page/n397/mode/1up
- History of Scituate, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement to 1831, By Samuel Deane, several references throughout book, but specifically pg. 260-262
- Find A Grave: Memorial #133959812
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About 1668, after Plymouth Colony enacted penal laws against the Quakers, George Sutton migrated to North Carolina with most of his family to escape religious persecution. He had lands laid out on 1st Herring Brook. His house was near John Daman's at the SW end of Greenfield Lane where it unites with the Driftway. Ref Pioneers of Mass by Charles Henry Pope 1965 Gen Publishing Co. https://archive.org/details/pioneersofmassac00pope
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