Joseph Andrews

1597 - 1680  (83 years)

• Name	Joseph Andrews
  Birth	1597	Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Jan 1680	Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I23173	Master
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2015

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Hatch,   b. 1620, , , , England d. 12 Aug 1688, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1622	Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Hannah Andrews,   b. 1622, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 Jul 1700, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 2. Hepzibah Andrews,   b. 1645, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 Jan 1692, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 47 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   3. Abigail Andrews,   b. 1647, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Nov 1723, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F6079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1597 - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1622 - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Death - 1 Jan 1680 - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Andrews and Elizabeth Joseph Andrews was born about 1597 in Devon, England, the son of Thomas Andrews and unknown (possibly Mary Simon). He immigrated with his father to Plymouth Colony, New England, America about 1628. Elizabeth was born about 1610 in England. There is speculation she immigrated in 1630 with the Winthrop Fleet. They married about 1631 and had eight children: i. Thomas, b. Nov 1632 Joseph's father ii. Joseph, b. abt 1635 Joseph iii. Elizabeth, b. Mar 1637/38 Elizabeth iv. Ephraim, b. Aug 1639 v. Hannah, b. unk (abt 1641) vi. Mary, b. unk (abt 1643) Joseph's mother vii. Hepzibah, b. unk (abt 1645) viii. Abigail, b. 1647 They were one of the first families to settle Hingham, New Plymouth Colony and were granted a house lot on Town Street next to his father on 18 Sep 1635. Joseph was the first town clerk. He was appointed as the constable in 1635 and served as a representative at the General Court from 1636 through 1638. He was a freeman on 03 Mar 1636. There seems to be no further records of the family until their appearance in Duxbury. I've jumped around a bit in reading Bradford's History of Plimoth Plantation in large part because the language use and spelling can be tedious, but it is a good account of their trials and tribulations. Persecuted by the English for their religious practices the Puritans had fled to Holland in 1608. When the decision was made to try to make a go of it in New England they were cheated and betrayed several times. When they finally boarded the Mayflower, their trip was delayed several times because of repairs needed on their sister ship Speedwell. They finally made it to America but during the first year they lost about half of their members to sickness and misadventures. To establish themselves in the wilderness (and based on their contract), their initial organization was along Communist lines where everyone was to work according to their abilities and take according to their needs for the first seven years. Not surprisingly, this caused some grumblings. Then, as they got established, their agents in England kept cheating them. Amid local disputes regarding leadership and religion, the Pequot Indians came to the realization that if they didn't stop the invaders now, they themselves would be wiped out. The Pequot War ensued with the colonists emerging victorious. Beginning in 1627 settlers began moving away from Plymouth and to settle along the coastline to parcels allotted to them for farming. Initially they would live and work the area during the warmer months and return to Plymouth for the winter. By 1632 they had begun building homes in Duxbury and were living there year-round. In 1637 Duxbury was incorporated. At some point Joseph's family had moved to Duxbury, New Plymouth Colony and in 1654 Joseph was made a surveyor of highways along with Robert Barker. In 1657 he took an oath of fidelity. On 08 Jun 1664 he was the constable. Joseph served on civil juries several times. Some of the cases included the 06 Mar 1654/55 Robert Latham trial and Joseph Tilden's trial for a false oath. Latham was found guilty of manslaughter of his servant, John Walker, and was sentenced to die by burning. On 08 Jun 1655 Joseph served on the Grand Inquest. The entry is somewhat confusing as it appears he and Barker were accused of neglecting to mend the highways. He was on the 03 Jun 1656 jury regarding lands of Arthur Howland and Thomas Chillingsworth and on 07 May 1662 he served on a committee examining the death of Thriston Clarke, Sr who was lost in the cold. On 01 Jun 1663 he was appointed to make decisions in the Faith Clarke estate regarding the payment of debts. He was fined five shillings for refusing to serve on a jury for laying out highways on 04 Aug 1663. On 16 Oct 1665 Joseph and Elizabeth transferred their property in Hingham to their son, Thomas. They eventually returned to Hingham where Joseph died on 01 Jan 1680. Elizabeth died there 12 Aug 1688. Following is a copy of Joseph's will and the estate inventory. I have updated some of the spelling to make it easier to read. The original transcriptions are available on Ancestry.com. Will of Joseph Andrews—21 Jan 1679/80 I, Joseph Andrewes of Hingham of the County of Suffolk in New England, being weak in body but of perfect memory, do make & ordain this my last will and Testament in manner & form as follows, revoking & hereby making void all other will or wills formerly made by me the said Joseph Andrews either by word or writing. Impris: I give & bequeath my soul into the hands of Jesus Christ my Redeemer and my body to be buried with Decent burial, Item: I give & bequeath unto Elizabeth Andrewes my well beloved wife all that my estate of movable goods now in possession for her to use & improve during her natural life, Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Emes that feather bed and bedstead with all the furniture there unto belonging whereon I now lie, Item: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Hannah Ganitt one pewter platter Item: I give unto my Daughter Mary Beard one pewter platter and one candlestick Item: I give unto my Son Joseph Andrewes my sword and my gold ring and a bible and also ten pounds to be paid him by my executor if he come to demand it, Item: I give unto Ephraim Andrewes my son all that estate of mine that is in his hands which he had of me when he went to New Jersey Item: I give unto Hipsebeth Maning my daughter three pounds of that bill of eight pounds that I had of her husband Jeffery Maning, and my mind and will is that the remainder of the said bill which is five pounds shall be equally divided between Rehobath Gannitt and Israeli Thorne fifty shillings apiece, Item: I give and bequeath unto all my grandsons that bare my name Joseph each of them & every one of them a pewter platter Item: I give & bequeath unto Ruth Andrewes my daughter-in-law my newest chest Item: I give unto Ruth Andrewes my granddaughter my old chest and my frame table & form Item: I give to my grandson Thomas Andrewes a cow, Item: I give to my grandson Steaven Andrewes and Jededyah each of them an iron pot Item: I give to Benjamine Andrewes my grandson my desk Item: I give unto Elizabeth Andrewes my granddaughter my warming pan Item: I give unto my granddaughter Abygall Andrewes my frying pan, Item: I give and bequeath unto Thomas Andrewes my Son all the rest & remainder of my goods and household stuff, and do hereby make and appoint him the said Thomas Andrewes my sole executor of this my last will and testament And my mind and will is that whatsoever I have given & bequeath of my goods & estate in this my will above said shall not be claimed by any of the persons above said until after the decease of my said wife but shall be for her use as above said In witness whereof I the above said Joseph Andrewes have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Seven & twenty day of September Anno Dom 1679. The mark of Joseph Andrews Signed & Sealed in the presence of us—witnesses — Josiah Loring & Edmd Pitts The 12th Day of January Anno Dom 1679[-80] An Inventory of the goods of Joseph Andrews of Hingham Deceased appraised by us whose names are under subscribed £ s p Imps his wearing Apparel 10 9 6 Item. one gold ring 10. one Silver cup and Silver tooth picker14s 1 4 — Item. one Sword — 5 — Item. In Books 3 10 — Item. three Cows 7 10 — Item. one Bedstead with mat and cord and feather bed one pair of blankets and one pair of Sheets one coverlid one bolster and one pillow and curtains 10 — — and vaillents Item. one Bedstead and cord and small old feather bed with one old over-worn bedding 2 13 — Item. one Burial Cloth 1 — — Item. one frame Table and frame form — 15 — Item. two old Chests and one old Desk — 12 — Item. one pair of Tailors Sheers pressing Iron — one small hammer and two Button hole Chisels — 5 — Item. ten pewter platters 1 10 — Item. one small pewter dish, one plate one bason two porringers, two pewter candlesticks one vinegar — 13 — one Salt one dram cup and one old Razor Item. one glass bottle and Earthen ware — 4 — Item. one small brewing tub one washing Keeler and pail — 4 — Item. one warming pan, one brass Skillet and one Ladle — 8 6 one Scummer and meat fork Item. one wainscoat box — 5 — Item. one small Swine — 7 — Item. four pillowbeers — 7 6 Item. three tablecloths Six towels and one Napkin — 12 — Item. two pairs of Sheets 1 5 — Item. Lumber — 5 — Total £45 07 6 Edm Pitts. Josiah Loring Tho Andrews Executor made Oath before Simon Bradstreet Esqr Govr and Humphry Davie Esqr Assist 21° Janur° 1679[-80] to the truth of this Inventory and when more appears to add it Issues A number of trees list Elizabeth's parents as William Hatch, b. 1598, and Jane Young, b. 1596. However they then go on to give Elizabeth's birth date as 1610 when William was 12 and Jane was 14. They continue that she married Joseph Andrews in 1622 when Elizabeth would have only been 12. One tree suggested Elizabeth Manning. Another suggested she was the widow of Israel Stoughton and William Ripley. Elizabeth Porter of Twywell, Northamptonshire, England is given in some trees. I saw Elizabeth England and initially thought they meant Elizabeth who was born in England but in future encounters realized they meant England was her last name. Likewise, I found Elizabeth Doe, but I do think that is given as an unknown. I didn't find any notes or references that made be think one choice was better than another. I think some more research might be done using her children's names as possible parent names. The birth years and birth order of their children is also in dispute. I've chosen to use the listing from History of the town of Hingham. The most significant difference is that many trees show Hannah was born about 1622. I was able to find any source for Elizabeth's birth date, but if it was 1610, Hannah certainly couldn't have been born in 1622. Additionally, due to the closeness of the other children's birth dates, the 1622 date seems out of place.