Jonathan Fairbanks

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• Arrival: 1633; Arrived in New England from West Riding, Yorkshire, England.

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FAIRBANK. Jonathan Fairbanks or Fairbank, immigrant ancestor, was born in England before 1600, and came to Boston with his family in 1633. He remained there about three years, then settled in Dedham, where he was pioneer, and a signer of the Dedham convenant. His house is still standing in Dedham, and is now owned by the family association, having been occupied to the present time by Jonathan and his lineal descendants. He was a town officer, and died December 5, 1668. He married Grace Lee, who died December 28, 1673. Children: 1. John. 2. George. 3. Mary. 4. Susan. 5. Jonas, mentioned below. 6. Jonathan.

(II) Jonas, son of Jonathan Fairbanks, was born in England and came to Dedham with his parents. He signed the covenant in 1657, and March 7, 1659, became one of the fathers of the town. He was a farmer and believed to be a carpenter also. In 1652 he was fined for wearing great boots, not being worth two hundred pounds, the amount of wealth prescribed by the laws of the colony, in 1651, to suffice for men who could lawfully wear great boots. He removed to Lancaster in 1657. There he met his death in the assault by King Philip and fifteen hundred warriors, February 10, 1675/76. Some fifty persons were slain that day, including Joshua Fairbanks, son of Jonas. Jonas Fairbanks married, May 28, 1658, Lydia Prescott, born in Watertown, August 15, 1641, daughter of John Prescott, who came from Sowerby, Halifax, England, the English home of the Fairbanks family. she married (second) Ellis Barron, of Watertown, Groton and Lancaster. Children: 1. Marie. 2. Joshua. 3. Grace. 4. Jonathan. 5. Hazadiah. 6. Jabez, mentioned below. 7. Jonas.

(III) Captain Jabez, son of Jonas Fairbanks, was born at Lancaster, January 8, 1670/71, and settled there after the war. He died March 2, 1758. He was a very efficient soldier and officer in the Indian War, and was no doubt incited to heroic exploits by the massacre of his father and brother in 1676, and of his only surviving brother in 1697, during a raid on the town. At the time his brother Jonathan and one of his children were killed, Captain Jabez was the means of saving a garrison and perhaps many lives, including that of his little son Joseph. Twenty-one persons were killed this raid, two were wounded, and six carried off captives, of whom five were ransomed later, including the wife of Jonathan Fairbanks. In 1700 Jabez Fairbanks had land granted him on both sides of the brook above Thomas Sawyer's sawmill. This site was the homestead of Jabez and his descendants for a hundred years. He was deputy to the general court in 1714-21-22-23. He married (first) Mary wilder, who died February 21, 1718, in her forty-third years, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Houghton) Wilder. He married (second) March 25, 1719, Elizabeth Whitcomb, who died May 11, 1755, aged about eighty years. Children of first wife: 1. Joseph. 2. Jabez. 3. Elizabeth. 4. Jonas. 5. Thomas, mentioned below. 6. Abigail. 7. Jonathan. 8. Grace. 9. Joshua. 10. Anna.

(IV) Deacon Thomas, son of Captain Jabez Fairbanks, was baptized in Lancaster in 1708, died February 10, 1791. He was sentinel in Captain Josiah Willard's company in the Indian War, June 3, to November 10, 1725. He was also a soldier in Captain Ephraim Wilder's company, Colonel Sam-

Jonathan married Grace Lee Smith on 20 May 1617 in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England. Grace (daughter of Samuel Smith and Grace Platts Gawkroger) was born on 6 Jan 1597 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; died on 28 Dec 1673 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Fairbanks was born on 15 Feb 1618 in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England; died on 13 Nov 1684 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
2. George Fairbanks was born on 28 Nov 1619 in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England; died on 10 Jan 1683 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
3. Mary Fairbanks was born on 12 Apr 1622 in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England; died on 4 Jun 1684 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
4. Jonathan Fairbanks was born in 1623 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; died on 28 Jan 1712 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
5. Jonas Fairbanks was born on 8 Mar 1625 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; died on 10 Feb 1676 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
6. Susan Fairbanks was born on 23 Dec 1627 in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England; died on 8 Jul 1659 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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• Fact 3: 2 Aug 1562; ., Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John married Isabella Stancliffe on 6 Aug 1593 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. Isabella (daughter of Thomas Stancliffe and Isabell Illyngworth) was born on 8 May 1556 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; died on 9 Jul 1597 in Thaigh Craven, Thornton, West Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Isabelle (Isabella) Stancliffe

Gilbert married Janet in 1529 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. Janet was born in 1522 in , Halifax, Yorkshire, England; died on 13 Jan 1579 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 16 Jan 1579 in , Halifax, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Janet GENET
• Name: Mrs Janet Genet FAIRBANKE

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Thomas married Isabell Illyngworth on 14 Apr 1550 in Thornton-In-Craven, North Yorkshire, England. Isabell (daughter of Thomas Illyngworth) was born in 1526 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Margaret before 1505 in , Yorkshire, England. Margaret was born about 1482 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Mrs. Margaret FAIRBANKE

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William married Mrs William Fairbank about 1505 in , Yorkshire, England. Mrs was born about 1455 in , Yorkshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]