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John Poore was born about 1615 probably in Hampshire or Wiltshire , England.
John Poore emigrated in 1635, the year after several families - who also settled in Newbury moved to Ipswich. According to depositions on file in the Office of the Essex County Court, he was born about 1615, consequently he was about twenty years old when he came to this country.
He settled upon the southerly side of Parker River in Newbury, Massachusetts, that part of the town being called the "Neck". The street leading over Parker River to Rowley was laid out as far as his house through the north part of his land, then it turned westward.
He married Sarah about 1641 in Newbury, Massachusetts. John & Sarah had at least 13 children: John, Hannah, Elizabeth, Hannah again, Henry, Mary, Joseph, Mary again, Sarah, Lydia, Edward, & Abigail.
The lot east of John Poore's was, from generation to generation, occupied by the Thurston family. Next east of Thurston's lot, and on the end of the Neck, was the homestead of the Plummer family. Through these estates is a street extending by the south side of Mr. Poore's house and the Thurston and Plummer houses, to the end of the Neck. The lot west of Poore's was owned by the Hale family; all of these lots extend across the Neck from Parker River to the Marshes, which lie between this upland and Plumb Island River. He had laid out to him by Rowley, in 1661, about thirty acres of upland, at a place in that town called "The Island beyond the Cow Bridge Meadow". The house which John built, together with additions, was torn down in 1890 and has been owned by the family, from father to son, until that time, eight generations having been born in it, the eighth and ninth generations now residing there.
Records of the county tell us that he was on the jury in the years 1654, 1658, 1661, 1664, 1665, 1670, 1674, 1678. He was attorney for Daniel Poore, of Andover, who, it is supposed, was his brother when said Daniel had a cause against Jo. Godfrey, March 26, 1667, and Walter Wright, March 1681.
In the Registry of Deeds, at Salem, there are lists of those who took the Oath of Allegiance. In 1678, his name appears - John Poore, aged 63.
He was chosen by the town to occupy various places of trust; for instance, in 1666 and 1669, he was on the board "to act the prudentially of the Town". When the seats in the meeting-house were assigned in 1668, it is recorded that "John Poor, sen to sit in the fore seat."
He had land given by the town from time to time, and bought other land; so, he owned in Newbury and Rowley probably over a hundred acres; but, the supposition is that it was conveyed to his sons before his decease, as we find the deeds of some of it on record, viz.: to his sons John and Henry, dated not long before his decease.
John died on 23 Nov 1684 in Newbury, Massachusetts. Sarah died eighteen years later on 3 Dec 1702 in Newbury, Massachusetts.
In the list of the names of those who composed the first English colony in Virginia, in 1585, is the name of Richard Poore. John Poore settled in Newbury on the south-easterly side of the Parker River, in the part of town called the Neck. He was one of the original proprietors of the town. The house built by him is still standing, and has always remained in the family. "Nov. 20, (1650) the town granted John Poore, twenty-two acres of upland, in consequence of his living so remote from meeting and difficulty in coming over the ferry and for his satisfaction." (History of Newbury by Cofin.) John Poore, wer are told, was attorney for his brother Daniel, in a case brought by the latter "against Jo Godfrey and Walter Wright." John Poore died while hunting for game in the woods. He lost his way and perished.
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The vital records of Newbury and Rowley were using new style dating at the time of the marriages and should not be double dated as you suggest. The dates are correct as given. I suppose to make this more clear they could be written 14 March 1666/7, 10 January 1671/2 and 18 February 1674/5.
The birth date of Edward has been adjusted from 4 April to 5 April 1658.
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Tradition says that he was out hunting, and losing his way, perished by cold and hnger in the woods near Andover. Onf file in the office of Clerk of the Courts in Essex County, Volume XLIII, page 73, in the report of the jury of inquest, summoned to inquire into the cause of his death, dated November 24th, in the yearo of our lord 1684, we find the following verdict: - "We judge that being in the woods and following his game, he was bewildered, and lost himself, and in his pursuit plucked off his clothes and scattered them some good distance, one part from another till he had left nothing on save his wastcoat and drawers, and breeches and hose and shoes."