John Churchill

- 1662

• Name	John Churchill
  Gender	Male
  Tax List	1643	Plymouth Colony, Americaan Colonies
  	He was not in the tax-lists of Plymouth in 1632, but appears in 1643 in the list of the male inhabitants between sixteen and sixty years old, who are " able' to bear arms." Diligent research through many ways and for many years has failed to add any authentic information to the bare fact that he was at Plymouth in 1643
  Land	18 Aug 1645	Plymouth Colony, Americaan Colonies
  	farm
  	bought a farm of Richard Higgins, Aug. 18, 1645;
  Land	20 Oct 1652	Wellingsley, Plymouth Township, Massachusetts,   [1]
  	Ten Acres
  	He bought, Oct. 20, 1652, of Nathaniel Masterson, then of Manchester, in Massachusetts, ten acres of upland lying at VVellingsley,in the township of Plymouth. In this deed Mr. Churchill is called " Planter." Mr. William T. Davis, in " Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth," page 331, has the following pertinent reference, which we quote verbatim: John Churchill, the progenitor of the Churchill family, who appeared in Plymouth in 1643, settled at Hobshole. His land was on the easterly side of the street, and extended from the southerly line of the field opposite to " Jabez Corner " to a point thirty feet distant from the southerly line of the estate of Branch Blackmer. Here he lived and died, but no tradition exlsts concerning the precise Spot on which his house was situated. There are some indications, however, in the records, that the old house owned by _'I'l1omasB. Sears and Amos Leshure, which was built by Elkanah Churchill, the grandson of John, occupies the site of the ancient dwelling. After the death of Mr. Churchill, the estate fell into the hands of his son Eleazer.
  Will	In Mr. Churchill's will, given below, we note that he had acquired, by grant 01-purchase, quite a large land property. At his death, his eldest son, Joseph, was about sixteen years old. The widow, with her six children, lived, evidently, in the " new house," which he mentions as designed for Joseph, after the mother's death, while if Joseph marries before that event he is to have "the old dwellinghouse." The widow was left the use of his whole property during her life. It is proper here to give some account of this wife and mother.
  _FSFTID	LJY3-5WT
  _FSLINK	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LJY3-5WT
  Death	1 Jan 1662	Plymouth Colony, Americaan Colonies
  Notes	Born in England, date not known, first record of him in the USA is th at he was in Plymouth, Mass. in 1643. This may be when he arrived there. My understanding is that his brother got the title and he moved to America. (Research):https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/213775?availability=Family%20History%20Library
  Person ID	I243	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2015

  
  

  Family	Hannah Pontus   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	18 Dec 1644  [1]
  Children	1. Joseph Churchill,   b. 1647, Plymouth d. Yes, date unknown   2. Hanna Churchill,   b. 12 Nov 1649, Plymouth Colony, Americaan Colonies d. Yes, date unknown   3. Eliezer Churchill,   b. 20 Apr 1652, Plymouth d. Abt 1716, Landmarks of Plymouth (Age 63 years)   4. Mary Churchill,   b. 1 Aug 1654   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William Churchill,   b. 1656, Plymouth d. 5 Oct 1722, Plympton, Plymouth (Age 66 years)   6. John Churchill,   b. 1657, Plymouth d. 13 Jun 1723 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S1752] The Churchill family in America, (https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/213775?availability=Family%20History%20Library: 1904).