James Emery1 
b. circa 1658
James Emery|b. c 1658|p7983.htm|James Emery|b. 18 Sep 1631\nd. b 1714|p7997.htm|Elizabeth (—?—) (Emery)|d. a 1687|p7998.htm|Anthony Emery|b. 29 Aug 1601\nd. 09 Mar 1680/81-10 May 1700|p8006.htm||||||||||
5th great-grandfather of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
7th great-grandfather of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Fairfield and Allied Families
- Appears on charts:
- Pedigree for Ruth Minerva Fairfield
James Emery was born circa 1658.2 He was the son of James Emery and Elizabeth (—?—) (Emery).2 He married first Margaret Hitchcock, daughter of Lieut. Richard Hitchcock and Lucretia Williams, on 18 December 1685.3 He married second Elizabeth, widow of John Fost.4
James Emery lived in Berwick, York County, Maine.5
James Emery lived in Berwick, York County, Maine.5
Additional Data
On 14 October 1714, "James Emery of Berwick ..., husbandman," sold to "my son," James Emery Junior ... four acres & half of salt marsh situate, lying & being at Winter Harbor being the middle part ..., also eight acres and half more of salt marsh on Casco Side in the middle part ..., also one-third part of one hundred and seventy-four acres of woodland ..., also one-third part of the houselot of Mr. Hitchcock's, the third part being five acres ..., also one-third part more of Rebeca Hitchcock's right, the third part being four acres & one-third salt marsh."6
James Emery made a will on 28 December 1724 in which he mentions his wife Elizabeth, and children Thomas, Samuel, Margaret, Lydia, Frances, Rebecca, Elizabeth and Lucretia. He named his wife executrix and his brother, Job Emery, executor.3,7
James Emery made a will on 28 December 1724 in which he mentions his wife Elizabeth, and children Thomas, Samuel, Margaret, Lydia, Frances, Rebecca, Elizabeth and Lucretia. He named his wife executrix and his brother, Job Emery, executor.3,7
Children of James Emery and Margaret Hitchcock
- Margaret Emery3 b. 18 Dec 1686
- James Emery+3 b. 18 Feb 1688, d. b 19 May 1724
- Lydia Emery3 b. 28 Apr 1691
- Frances Emery3 b. 17 Dec 1694
- Rebecca Emery+3 b. 7 Mar 1697/98, d. 1786
- Samuel Emery3 b. 2 Sep 1700
- Elizabeth Emery3 b. 7 Mar 1703
- Thomas Emery3 b. 2 Dec 1706
- Lucretia Emery+ 1,5 b. 6 Mar 1709
Citations
- [S761] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 148 vols., 1847-1994) 82:75.
- [S750] Rev. Rufus Emery, compiler, Genealogical Records of Descendants of John and Anthony Emery of Newbury, Mass., 1590 to 1890 (Salem, Mass.: Emery Cleaves, 1890), 311.
- [S750] Rev. Rufus Emery, Emery, 312.
- [S749] Charles Thornton Libby, compiler, Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (Portland, Maine: The Southward Press, 1928), 221.
- [S750] Rev. Rufus Emery, Emery, 315.
- [S763] "Richard Hitchcock", citing YLR 8:231, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, online <http://www.greatmigration.org/>, printout dated 2005. Bonus biographical sketches (Boston: NEHGS, 14 Feb 2003). Hereinafter cited as "TGMB Hitchcock."
- [S751] Maine Historical Society, compiler, Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (n.p.: Maine Historical Society, 1887), 273, Probate Office, 3, 163.
