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• Name: John DANE
• Sex: M
• Birth: Abt 1587 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England ^b
• Death: 14 Sep 1658 in Roxbury, Massachusetts ^d


Parents:

Family:
Marriage:

• Frances BOWYER on Before 1608 .^m1
  
• Frances BOWYER Death: Before 1642 in Ipswich, Massachusetts

Children:

1. Elizabeth DANE Birth: Abt 1609 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England Death: 21 Jan 1693/4 in Ipswich, Massachusetts
2. John DANE Birth: 1613 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England Death: 29 Sep 1684 in Ipswich, Massachusetts
3. Francis DANE Birth: Nov 1615 in Bishops Stortford, Berkhamstead, England Death: 17 Feb 1696/7 in Andover, Massachusetts
4. Mary DANE Birth: Apr 1616 in Bishops Stortford, Berkhamstead, England Death: 28 May 1617 in Bishops Stortford, Berkhamstead, England

Marriage:

• Ann BAYFORD on 2 Jul 1643 at Roxbury, Massachusetts .^m2
  
• Ann BAYFORD Birth: 12 Jun 1603 in Farnham, England Death: 15 Mar 1683

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

abt 1587 [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239],

place:

[Ref: Banks Topo p66, Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire [Ref: Banks Topo p70]

Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information

place:

Co Essex, England [Ref: Sav-age DANE John]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240, Moriarty CHANDLER p133]

1658 [Ref: NEHGR DANE Pedigree]

town record= death date, church record= burial date [Ref: Sav-age DANE John],

place:

[Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240, Moriarty CHANDLER p133, NEHGR DANE Pedigree, Sav-age DANE John]

Sources with Inaccurate death Information

date:

1659 [Ref: Raymond AMES #151]

Sources with Information about marriage to Frances BOWYER

date:

by 1608-10 [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

first marriage of John DANE [Ref: Sav-age DANE John],

names:

John DANE & Frances (BOWYER?) [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239, Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240, Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p241]

John DANE & Francis ___ [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p120, Sav-age DANE John],

child:

[Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239, Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240, Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p241, Pope PioneersMA p120, Sav-age DANE John]

Sources with Information about marriage to Ann BAYFORD

date:

[Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239, Moriarty CHANDLER p133, NEHGR DANE Pedigree, Sav-age DANE John]

second marriage of Ann [Ref: Roberts USPres HAYES],

place:

[Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239, Moriarty CHANDLER p133, NEHGR DANE Pedigree, Sav-age DANE John],

names:

John DANE & Annis ___ widow of William CHANDLER [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

Research Notes:
tailor, of Berkhamstead and Bishops Stortford, England [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p120]

resident first at Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, and later at Bishop's Stortford of that county [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

by 1615: moved to Bishop's Stortford [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

1636: emigrated to America, bringing two children of deceased wife [WTM: that the first wife was deceased is disputed by several other sources] [Ref: Sav-age DANE John]

1636: believed to have reached Ipswich, with wife Frances, daughter Elizabeth Howe and son Francis; son John probably arrived the year before [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

of Ipswich, and later Roxbury, Massachusetts [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p238]

Apr 9 1639: land in Ipswich grated to "John Deane the elder", but must have been assigned and occupied earlier. This was for a one acre house-lot lying in the street called the West end, on the north side of the Ipswich River and adjoining the lot of Robert Muzzey. He also had 6 acres of planting ground beyond the reedy Marsh, and four more acres of planting ground within the common fence. [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

Oct 25 1639: mentioned as an abuttor [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

1641: commoner of Ipswich [Ref: Hammatt Ipswich p67]

Jun 2 1641: either John or his son John became freeman [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

freeman June 2 1641 [Ref: NEHGR DANE Pedigree, Pope PioneersMA p120, Sav-age DANE John]

Feb 1641/2: mentioned with sons John and Francis to have rights in the commons [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

by 1641 or 1642: moved to Roxbury [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p239]

1645: moved to Ipswich; proprioter 1645; but returned to Roxbury after some years leaving his son John at Ipswich [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p120]

Oct 1649: petitioned the General Court that the house and lands which had belonged to William Chandler might be made over to him for he had "paid more depts of Chan than ye house and land was worth & also brought up ye children of Chandler w'ch have been chargeable to him." Two days later, "In ans to the peticon of John Dajne ffor the setling of the howse and lands of Wm Chandler (whose wyddow he marryed & children brought vp) on him, the said John Dajne, his request was granted; and ye said howse and lands confirmed on him by this Courte" [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240]

Feb 2 1651-2: John made a deed of gift to his "dear and loving wife Annis Dane" of all the housing and lands that had belonged to her first husband "reserving the vse of it in my owne hands vntill my death...Provided that vpon the death of the sajd Annis or vpon the disposall of the said housing & land vnto the children of otherwise by the sajd Annis the sajd housing & land shall stand bound for the payment of tenn pounds," which sum he made over to his son John. [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240]

Jan 1647: witnessed two documents, and two more in Feb 1648 [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240]

Oct 1650: witnessed a document by which John Mills sold one-third part of the ship "Jane" [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240]

Dec 26 1656: assessed "one pound seauen shills & [faded] pence" in Country rate towne rate & County rate [Ref: RoxburyMA TownRec p16]

will dated 7 Sep 1658; gave his son John 10 pounds "out of my now dwelling house, which will appear in a deed dated 2d feberi in fift one, on feather bede & on feather boster & two fether pillows & a yellot rugg & also a pewter platter." To his daughter Elizabeth How a black cow "to be deliuered to her after my deseas emediatly .. a litl kittle, & on pewter candlestick." To his son Francis he gave his old black cow, his Bible and his woodland at Roxbury. "To louiug wiff Anic, whom I mak sooll exseekitrix all my movable goods that is not expressed." Will proved 16 October 1658 [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240]

will names wife Annice, sons John and Francis, and daughter Elizabeth How [Ref: Pope PioneersMA p120]

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Vpon the sevth day of the seveth month in 1658 - To son John Dane, ten pounds out of my now dwelling house, which will appear in deed, dated 2d. feberi in fift one [1651] - To son Francis my wood lot, about two & twentie ackers, mor or les, as it doth appeer in Town-book. - To dafter Elizabeth How, a black cow not att Andiver in the hand of Georg Abet to he deliuered to her after me deseas emediately. - To son John Dane, on feather bede & on feather boster & two fether pillows & a yellow rugg, & also a pewter platter. - To son Francis, on great ketle, also on flaxen sheet & a saser. - To Dafter Elizabeth How, a litl kittle, & on pewter candlestick. - To son Frances, my old black cow, now at Roxburie, & my bible. - To louing wiff Anie, whom I mak sooll exceekitrix all my moveable goods that is not expresed. In witness herr vnto I hav set my hand this seueth day of the seveth month 58. By me /signed John Dane/ At a county court held at Boston 16 Oct 1658, Mr John Johnson deposed that he saw Jno Dane sign & publish it as his last will, &c, Edward Rawson Recordr. [on file in his own handwriting] [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240, SuffolkCoMA WillAbs v9p37]

will proved Oct 16 1658 [Ref: Ferris DAWES-GATES v1p240]



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