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John Ramsdell - was born in 1602 in England and died on 27 Oct 1688 in Topfield, MA . John married Priscilla Chase in 1640 in Essex, MA. Priscilla was born about 1604 in England. She died on 23 Jan 1676 in Lynn,Essex,Ma . (Sources: - 1) John - was among the first settlers of Lynn, Massachusetts, arriving in Boston in the summer of 1632 with the Winthrop Fleet and going shortly to Lynn. He was an indentured servant of Captain Nathaniel Turner and was probably unmarried when he emigrated.   On 30 April 1657, John Ramsdell "age 55" deposed at Salem Court that "twenty five years ago, when he was a servant of Captain Turner, his master and other inhabitants of Lynn, before it was a town, fenced in Nahant" (Records and files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County) John was a husbandman or farmer, owning property in the "Rumney Marsh" area of the part of Lynn that is now Saugus. As early as 1641, John was serving as a juror for both the General Court and on the Grand Jury. He was called as a witness in a number of cases. One of particular interest was the case against "Robert Burgis of Lin" for "bad and course grinding of both English and Indian corn". On 25 June 1650, John Ramsdell and Jenkin Davis were sworn as constables for Lynn. Children: (Quick Family Chart) i.  Priscilla Ramsdell was born about 1640. Priscilla married James Adams on 7 May 1662 in Lynn, MA. James was born in 1640 in Scotland. He died on 3 Dec 1707 . See Adams family for children. ii.  Isaac Ramsdell was born in 1641 and died in 1714 in Lynn,Essex,Ma . Isaac married Eleanor Vinton on 12 Jul 1666 in Lynn,Essex,Ma. Eleanor was born May 1648 in Lynn,Essex,Ma. Isaac - Sometime before 1667 and probably around 1660, Isaac was in Concord, Mass., most likely to help with the Iron Works which began operations on 30 May 1660. It is certain that Isaac and his wife Eleanor were there in 1667 when the birth of their first child, Isaac, was recorded (as Isaac Ramsden) in the Concord Vital Records. Two other children were born in Concord and a fourth child died young in Lynn. Why he moved back to Lynn is unknown. In 1677, Isaac was among a group of men from Lynn who took the Oath of Fidelity. (from BensonLeeX) (Sources: - 1) iii.  Hannah Ramsdell was born about 1642. iv.  John Ramsdell was born about 1647. v.  Aquilla Ramsdell was born Jan 1652. vi.  Elizabeth Ramsdell was born about 1654 in Lynn, MA. Elizabeth - married John Shaw 12 June 1674 in Malden, Worcester, MA. John was born about 1650 in MA. John was a tailor. vii.  Jonathan Ramsdell was born on 31 May 1657 in Lynn, MA and died Oct 1658 in Lynn, MA .

Ramsdell Family Crest

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1 BensonLeeX Genealogy Maya Tower Web: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2387321&id=I515760789 (view detail...)

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