William Sumner, Jr.

Child of Mary Swift and William Sumner:

3. William Sumner, baptized at Bicester on December 6, 1629; died at Boston in February, 1675; married Elizabeth Clement c 1650. [1] [2]
Occupation: Mariner
Residence: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Residence: ABT 1855 Boston, Massachusetts

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180589981/william_sumner

SOURCE #1: Record of Desc. of Wm Sumner of Dorchester, MA. 1636, pg.2 of 204:
" William Sumner, b. Bicester, Eng, son of William Sumner; mariner; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Augustine Clement of Dorchester; moved to Boston, where he d. Feb 1675; his widow d. bef 1687." They had 10 children; the first 2 born at Dorchester, the remaining 8 born at Boston.

SOURCE #2: NEHGR, VOL.8; FOR YEAR 1854; p.128e:
William, 1st son of William and Mary; b. in England; m. Elizabeth Clement, daughter of Augustine Clement of Dorchester. He was a mariner; Inventory of his estate taken 13 May 1675; owned "one eighth part of ye Catch Tryall". Children: Elizabeth3, bapt. Dorchester, 27 June 1652, m. Joshua Henshaw; Mary, bapt. Dorch. 6 May 1654, m. Nicholas How, 19 Jan 1671, afterwards m. John Trow, she d. 16 Feb 1705 at Newport.

SPOUSE:
Elizabeth Clement, bapt. 2 Mar 1633, St. Lawrence, Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, Eng; d. 1687, Boston, MA. Daughter of Augustine Clement, b. 1603, Reading, Reading Borough, Berkshire, Eng; d. 1 Oct 1674, Dorchester, MA; and Elizabeth (Bullock?), b. ca1608, Eng; d. aft 27 Jan 1680, Dorchester, MA.

CHILDREN:

• 1. ELIZABETH, b. 1652, Dorchester, MA; d. 1728, Dorchester, MA.; she m. 1670 at Dorchester, MA, Joshua Henshaw, b. ca1645, Wavertree, Lancashire, Eng; d. 1719, London, London, Eng.
• 2. MARY, bapt. 6 May 1654, Dorchester, MA; d. 16 Feb 1706, Newport, R.I. (SOURCE: Record of Descendants of William Sumner of Dorchester, MA. 1636, by William Sumner Appleton, p.2 of 204: "Mary, b. 1654, Dorchester, MA; m. 19 Jan 1672, Nicholas Howe of Roxbury, who d. bef 1676; she m. 2nd, John Trow; she d. Newport, RI, 16 Feb 1706.")
• 3. Deacon WILLIAM, Jr., b. 9 Feb 1656, Boston, MA; d. 20 July 1703, Middletown, CT. He m. 1/wf, 22 May 1677 at Dedham, MA, RACHEL AVERY, b. 20 Sept 1657, Dedham, MA, daughter of William Avery. She died soon after marriage and William m. 2/wf, Hannah____[Henchman?]; moved ca1687 to Middletown, CT. There were 6 children:
  • (1.) WILLIAM, b. 22 Nov 1678, Boston, MA; died young.
  • (2) HANNAH, b. Sept 1681, Boston; d. 18 Mar 1689, Middletown, CT.
  • (3) LT. HEZEKIAH, b. 21 Feb 1684, Boston, MA; d. 7 May 1749, Middletown, CT, buried at Riverside Cem. at Middletown, CT; he m. 1/wf, 10 Feb 1703 at Middletown, CT, Abigail Bidwell, bapt. 4 Mar 1683, Middletown, CT; d. 13 May 1772, Middletown, CT; they had 6 children born at Middletown, CT. The widow Abigail m. 2nd, ____Frary and d. 13 May 1772.
  • (4) SARAH, b. 29 Dec 1685, Boston, MA; d. 22 Feb 1759, Middletown, CT; Sarah m. 11 Feb 1703, at Middletown, CT, Nathaniel Snow, b. 22 Feb 1675, Middletown, CT; d. 5 May 1727, Middletown, CT; They are both buried at Riverside Cemetery at Middletown, CT.
  • (5) DANIEL, b. 26 Sept 1688, Middletown, CT.
  • (6) EBENEZER, b. 28 Sept 1691, Middletown, CT; d. 17 Mar 1698 at Middletown, CT.
• 4. HANNAH, B. 10 June 1659, Boston, MA; she m. John Goffe of Boston, MA, he d. 24 July 1716 at Boston, MA.
• 5. SARAH, b. 14 Feb 1662, Boston, MA; d. 12 Feb 1736, Dorchester, MA. She m. 1st, ____Turell, who d. bef 1695; Widow Sarah Turell m. 2nd, Joseph Weeks, b. 3 Sept 1667, Dorchester, MA; d. 8 Jan 1745, Dorchester, MA.
• 6. EXPERIENCE, b. 22 Sept 1664, Boston, MA; she m. Thomas Gould of Boston.
• 7. EBENEZER, b.30 Oct 1666, Boston, MA.
• 8. DELIVERANCE, b. 18 Mar 1669, Boston MA; she m. May 1689, Ebenezer Weeks of Dorchester. He was b. 15 May 1665, Dorchester, MA; d. 1712, Boston, MA.
• 9. CLEMENT, b. 6 Sept 1671, Boston, MA; he m. 18 May 1698 at Boston, MA, Margaret Harris, b. ca1677, Boston, MA; lived at Boston; 7 children, all born Boston, MA:
  • (1) DR. WILLIAM SUMNER, b. 18 Mar 1699, d. 4 Mar 1778, Claremont, N.H., he m. 11 Oct 1721, Lebanon, CT, Hannah Hunt, b. 1700, Lebanon, CT, d. 2 Apr 1781, Claremont, N.H. and they had 11 children, the 1st born at Lebanon, the remaining born at Hebron, CT.
  • (2) EBENEZER, b. 1 Sep 1701; d. 26 Dec 1783, Boston, MA; he m. 8 Oct 1723 at Boston, MA, Elizabeth Cox, b. ca1703, Boston, MA.; they had 8 children, all born at Boston.
  • (3) MARGARET, b. and d. 7 Dec 1702.
  • (4) MARGARET, b. 18 Jul 1705; d. 29 Dec 1783 at Boston; she m. 19 May 1726 at Boston, MA, William Jepson of Boston.
  • (5) ELIZABETH, 8 Oct 1707; she m. 20 Oct 1726, John Bennet of Boston.
  • (6) SAMUEL, b. 31 Aug 1709; d. 26 Jan 1784, Boston, MA; he m. at Charlestown,MA, 16 May 1734, Abigail, dau. of Samuel Frothingham of Charlestown; lived at Boston; d. 26 Jan 1784; she d. Oct 1772; 8 children, all born Boston.
  • (7)BENJAMIN, b. 28 May 1711; d. 21 July 1795, Boston, MA; he m. 1/wf at Boston, 11 Apr 1733, Mercy Melvil, who d. 22 Feb 1768 at Boston, MA; 10 children born at Boston. He m. 2/wf, 19 Jul 1768, Boston, MA, Elizabeth Hudson, who d. 27 Nov 1804 at Boston, MA.
• 10. MERCY, b. Jan 1675; died young.

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