John Warrin (bef. 1622 - 1703)

Born before 12 May 1622 in Nayland, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Michaell (Jennison) Warren — married 11 Jul 1667 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1703 after age 80 in Watertown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

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

Note: The spelling of Warrin is used in his baptism, marriage and children's birth records, although Anderson uses a standardized spelling of Warren. PGM has chosen to use the documented spelling.

Birth and Baptism

John was born in Nayland, Suffolk, England in 1622 and baptized on 12 May 1622.^[1][2] He was the son of John Warren and Margaret Abbott. His parents came to America with 4 children and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. He married Michael Jennison Bloyss (widow of Richard Bloise) in 1667 in Watertown, Massachusetts. She had 3 children from the 1st marriage and with John Warrin they had 7 children, all born in Watertown (with the Warrin surname). John died 27 Jan 1703 in Watertown.

Marriage

John married Michaell Jennison alias Bloyss on 11 July 1667,^[3]

Children

1. Margaret
2. Sarah
3. Elizabeth
4. Mary
5. John
6. Grace
7. Samuel

Death and Probate

John passed away on 27 January 1703 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massacusetts Bay Colony.^[4]

Research Notes

• Summary in Bond's Memorials

Family Memorials, Genealogies of the Families & Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown ...

"(II.) Capt. JOHN WARRIN; Selectman, 1676; Will dated Jan. 12, and proved Feb. 22, 1702-3. He m., July 11, 1667, MICHAL, wid. of Richard Bloys, and dr. of Robert Jennison. She d. July 14, 1713. [Bloys 2, and Jennison, 4.] Inventory, £150. 3.

1. MARGARET, b. May 6, 1668; unm. 1703.

2. SARAH, b. Jan. 25, 1670-1: not mentioned in father's Will.

3. ELIZABETH, b. July 8, 1673: m., Oct. 18, 1705, DANIEL HARRINGTON. [Harrington, 91.]

4. MARY, b. May 25, 1675; m., Dec. 30, 1698, JOSEPH PEIRCE. [Peirce, 106.]

5. JOHN, b. May 21, 1678.

6. GRACE, b. Mar. 12, 1679-80; unm. Jan., 1703.

7. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 23, 1683." ^[5]

• 1703 John Warrin original handwritten will and signature – Warrin used for all children [1]

• Capt John Warrin Diceaced January the 27 1702-3 aged 81 [2]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 26 November 2022)
   John Warrin baptism on 12 May 1622 (born 1622), son of John, in Nayland, Suffolk, England.
2. ↑ Genealogical Research in England: Nayland parish records. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (64:353) Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1910, p. 353.
3. ↑ Historical Society, Watertown Mass., Watertown records ( Watertown, Mass., 1894) Vol. 1:29. "John warrin & Mychaell Bloyss Joynd in Marryage the 11 of 5mo" [1667].
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCG-8W5 : 20 May 2022), John Capt. Warren, 27 Jan 1703; citing Death, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.
5. ↑ Vol. I, Page 620

See also:

• Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston: to which is Appended the Early History of the Town. Little, Brown: January 1, 1855 and 1860. Published later in one volume Call Number: G929.1744 W317bo2 Note: NS109893. Page: 619. Repository: #REPO1. Available without charge at Google Books

• Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Boston and eastern Massachusetts, Volume 3. Lewis historical publishing company, 1908. Repository: #REPO3

• The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995).

• New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.