Christopher WadsworthAge: 24 years1663–1687
- Name
- Christopher Wadsworth
- Given names
- Christopher
- Surname
- Wadsworth
Birth | about 1663 |
Birth of a brother | Benjamin Wadsworth 1670 (Age 7 years) |
Birth of a sister | Abigail Wadsworth 1672 (Age 9 years) |
Birth of a brother | John Wadsworth 1674 (Age 11 years) |
Death of a father | Samuel Wadsworth about 1676 (Age 13 years) |
Death of a paternal grandfather | Christopher Wadsworth between July 31, 1677 and September 1678 (Age 14 years) Note: Excerpt from "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 3", .. the immigrant made his will July 31, 1677, and it was filed at the Plymouth court in September, 1678, and it is between those dates that his death occured. He made provisions for his wife Grace and daughter Mary Andrews, gave his homeplace to his son John and part of his Bridgewater grants and other lands to his son Joseph, having in his lifetime deeded part of his Bridgewater grants to his son Captain Samuel, of Milton, who married Abigail Lindall...
The children of Christopher, the immigrant and Grace (Cole) were: Samuel, Joseph, Mary, and John... Note: Another source cites a portion of Christopher's will:
In his will, dated 31 July 1677 and proved 27 October 1680, Christopher Wadsworth bequeathed to "my eldest son Joseph" "one-half of those lands which I bought of Mr. John Bradford," upland and meadow, in Duxbury, he paying to "my daughter Mary Andrews two cows with calf not exceeding the age of five years old each of them" (and also confirmed to son John two shares of land in Bridgewater previously given to him); to "Grace my wife the one-half of my dwelling house during her natural life and half the lands thereunto belonging"; to "my son John" all remaining lands; to "Grace my wife" all household goods and some cattle .
The inventory of the estate of Christopher Wadsworth, exhibited 7 June 1681, was untotalled and included no real estate . |
Birth of a brother | Joseph Wadsworth 1687 (Age 24 years) |
Death of a mother | Abigail Lindall about 1687 (Age 24 years) |
Death | December 4, 1687 (Age 24 years) |
Burial | about December 5, 1687 (1 day after death) Note: The very oldest stone in the cemetery is that of Christopher Wadsworth, younger brother of Ebenezer. Inscription: Here lyes ye body of Christopher Wadsworth aged about 24 years, died ye 4th of December 1687. |
Family with parents |
father |
Samuel Wadsworth Birth: about 1630 — Norfolk Co, Massachusetts Colony, USA Death: about 1676 — Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Colony, USA |
mother |
Abigail Lindall Birth: before 1641 — Plymouth Co, Massachusetts Colony, USA Death: about 1687 — Norfolk Co, Massachusetts, USA |
Marriage: about 1656 — |
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5 years elder brother |
Ebenezer Wadsworth Birth: about March 1661 — Norfolk Co, Massachusetts Colony, USA Death: December 1, 1717 — Norfolk Co, Massachusetts Colony, USA |
3 years himself |
Christopher Wadsworth Birth: about 1663 Death: December 4, 1687 — Norfolk Co, Massachusetts Colony, USA |
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Timothy Wadsworth Birth: 1662 Death: |
9 years younger brother |
Benjamin Wadsworth Birth: 1670 Death: |
3 years younger sister |
Abigail Wadsworth Birth: 1672 Death: June 1, 1755 — Massachusetts Colony, USA |
3 years younger brother |
John Wadsworth Birth: 1674 Death: January 31, 1733 — Norfolk Co, Massachusetts Colony, USA |
14 years younger brother |
Joseph Wadsworth Birth: 1687 Death: |