Robert RANSOM

- 1697

• Name	Robert RANSOM  [1, 2]
  Birth	England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Dec 1697	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Notes	Excerpt from "New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Vol. IV": Robert came to Plymouth, Massachusetts before 1654. He was a member of the church and was admitted a freeman of the colony, December 14, 1697, but he rebelled against the bigotry and intolerance of the Puritan government and was often in court in his younger days. He rsided at Sandwich for a time and was there in 1654, an apprentice of Thomas DEXTER, Jr. who treated him harshly and whom he had before the court. Afterward he bought his time of his employer. He wa quiet and respected, an officer of the town, and a man of property. His children intermarried with some of the most prominent families. In later years he lived at Lakeville, Middleborough, Plymouth county, now the town of Plympton. In 1686 he deeded land to his son Robert, Jr. He was a highway surveyor in 1675.
  Person ID	I45933	Main Tree
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family	Susanna ?   d. Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Marriage	Abt 1660
  Children	+ 1. Matthew RANSOM,   b. Abt 1661, Sandwich, Massachusetts d. Bef 1690, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut (Age < 28 years)   2. Joshua RANSOM,   b. Abt 1665, Sandwich, Massachusetts d. Aft 3 Dec 1713, Plympton, Massachusetts (Age > 48 years)  [Birth]   3. Robert RANSOM,   b. Abt 1668, Lakenham (Lakeville),now Plympton, Middleboro, Massachusetts d. 24 Apr 1723, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 55 years)  [Birth]   4. Hannah RANSOM,   b. 1670, Sandwich, Massachusetts  [Birth]   5. Mercy RANSOM,   b. Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 03 Aug 1697, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  [Birth]   6. Samuel RANSOM,   b. 1675  [Birth]   7. Mary RANSOM,   b. 1678  [Birth]
  Family ID	F04346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2021

  
  

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• Sources

  [S02716] New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Vol. IV, pg.2209 and pg.2238. [S00066] "Historical Outline of the Ransom Family of America" by Wyllys C. Ransom dated 1903.