Mary PERKINS

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Excerpt from the "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury":

Inscriptions upon the tombstone:

INTERRED HERE THE BODY
OF MRS MARY WELLS
DECd JANUARY the 26th
1727 AGED 75 YEARS
LATE WIFE OF Mr THOMAS
WELLS

Mary married Thomas WELLS on 03 Mar 1671 in Newbury, Massachsuetts. Thomas (son of Thomas WELLES and Abigail WARNER) was born on 11 Jan 1647 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Jul 1734 in Amesbury, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John WELLS was born on 02 Feb 1672.
2. Luke WELLS was born on 19 Mar 1674.
3. Titus WELLS was born on 14 Mar 1675.
4. Son WELLS was born about 1677.
5. Son WELLS was born about 1680.
6. Abigail WELLS was born about 1682.
7. Mary WELLS was born about 1684.
8. Eliezer WELLS was born on 10 Jun 1686.
9. Elizabeth WELLS was born on 07 Dec 1688.
10. John WELLS was born on 09 Oct 1692.

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As a child, he came from England with his father landing in Boston, Mass., 6 Feb. 1731, and two years later removed to Ipswich.
He was the youngest son, and by his father's will came into possession of the homestead and lands, after the death of his mother. These lands lay at the eastern part of the town near the river. The house was burned down in 1668, and near the old site Jacob put up another of two stories with three rooms on each floor and a "lean-to." The new house was substantially built wand was standing until 1885 when, having become untenantable, it was taken down. In front of the door was a well of water known as "Jacob's Well." He was chosen Sergeant of the Military Company in 1664; and appears to have taken his share of the duties of a citizen. His family Bible is now in the possession of his descendants. Late in life he gave his property into the possession of his two sons Jacob and Matthew, on condition that they support both himself and wife during their natural lives.

Jacob married Elizabeth LOVELL in 1648. Elizabeth was born in 1629; died on 12 Feb 1685. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Thomas Lovell of Ipswich

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He sailed from Bristol, England, with his wife and five children, 1 Dec. 1630, in the ship "Lyon," William Pierce, Master. Rev. Roger Williams, the famous divine, came in the same ship. There were twenty passengers in all. After a stormy passage of sixty-seven days, they arrived at Nantasket on 5 Feb., 1631, and on the 6th came to anchor in Boston Harbor. Prince in his "Annals," says: "As the winter of 1629/30 came on, provisions were very scarce ... and the people grew discouraged. Many were the fears that Mr. Pierce, who had been sen to Ireland for provisions, had been cast away or taken by pirates. Upon this a day of fasting and prayer o God for relief was appointed, to be on the 6th February. On February 5th the very day before the appointed fast in came the ship "Lyon," William Pierce, Master, arriving at Nantasket laden with provisions, upon which joyful occasion the day was changed and ordered to be kept on the 22nd as a day of thanksgiving. This may have been the beginning of that now general custom throughout the country of keeping an annual Thanksgiving Day."
John Perkins resided in Boston about two years. The birth of his youngest child Lydia is recorded there on the parish books of the first Church. While in Boston he engaged in he public business of the Colony and was admitted freeman 18 May, 1631. In 1633 he removed from Boston to the settlement, then newly founded by John Winthrop and others, at Ipswich. The location of his house was near the river at the entrance to Jeffries Neck on what is now East Street, where he had considerable land granted him. He was Deputy to the General Court and was among those present at a session in Boston 25 May, 1636. He was on the Gand Jury in 1648 and 1652. Being above sixty years of age he was freed by the Court from ordinary training in March, 1650. Besides holding town offices and occupying other places of trust, he appears to have been one of the leading citizens of Ipswich and was highly esteemed by his fellow townsmen. His will, dated 28 Jan. 1654, proved 27 July, and his inventory, are now on file in the Probate office in Salem, Mass.

John married Judith ?. Judith was born in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]