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Freeborn Balch

Male 1660 - 1729  (68 years)


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  1. 1.  Freeborn Balch was born 9 Aug 1660; was christened 10 Apr 1670, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts (son of Benjamin Balch and Sarah Gardner); died 12 Jun 1729, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • Probate: 23 Jun 1729, Essex Co., Massachusetts; Will proved
    • Probate: 28 Jul 1729, Essex Co., Massachusetts; An agreement between sons Freeborn Balch, William Balch, and Benjamin Balch specifically divides the real estate according to the approximate terms of the will
    • Will: 12 Jun 1729, Essex Co., Massachusetts; To wife Elizabeth: one third of all household goods, use of rooms in the house, a garden plot, £30 (in cash or goods), three cords of fire wood, and certain foodstuffs annually, a cow and a mare; to son Freeborn Balch: certain livestock, foodstuffs, and farm implements, one third of my real estate; certain bequests to son Freeborn Balch are conditioned on his paying £60 to my daughter Miriam Day's son Joseph Fowler at age 21, and on paying certain funeral expenses for myself and my wife; to sons Freeborn and Benjamin Balch: one half of my personal estate except household goods and that otherwise bequeathed; to daughter Miriam Day: £20 and one third of my household stuff; to son Benjamin Balch: one sixth of my real estate; to son William Balch: one half of my real estate, one half of my personal estate not otherwise disposed of; certain bequests to William Balch and Benjamin Balch are conditioned on them paying for part of the bequests to wife Elizabeth and the others; to daughter Tabitha Rayment: £150; to daughter Mary Wingit: £100; to grandson Skiper Elliot: £100; to grandson John Elliot: £20; to son Benjamin Balch and his son Thomas Balch: my wearing apparel; sons Freeborn Balch and William Balch, executors

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Wenham Cemetery

    Freeborn married Miriam Moulton 1682. Miriam was born Jan 1657/8. [Group Sheet]

    Freeborn married Mallis 20 Feb 1688/9, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

    Freeborn married Elizabeth Fairfield 30 Apr 1690. Elizabeth was born 5 May 1666, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts; died 31 Jan 1736/7, Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin Balch was born 1628 - 1629, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts (son of John Balch and Margary); died Aft 1704.

    Notes:

    Not found in probate docket of Essex Co., Massachusetts (14 Dec 2017)

    Birth:
    Salem at the time was called "Naumkeag." Benjamin was said to have been the first male child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, though this claim has been disputed.

    Died:
    "[H]e signed a deed alone in that year."

    Benjamin married Sarah Gardner Abt 1650. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Gardner and Margaret) died 5 Apr 1686, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah Gardner (daughter of Thomas Gardner and Margaret); died 5 Apr 1686, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. Samuel Balch was born Abt 14 May 1651; was christened 10 Apr 1670, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died 14 Oct 1723, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.
    2. Benjamin Balch was born 1653; was christened 10 Apr 1670, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died Bef 27 Jun 1698, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.
    3. John Balch was born 1654; was christened 10 Apr 1670, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died 19 Nov 1738, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.
    4. Joseph Balch was born 1658; was christened 10 Apr 1670, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died 16 Sep 1675.
    5. 1. Freeborn Balch was born 9 Aug 1660; was christened 10 Apr 1670, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died 12 Jun 1729, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts.
    6. Sarah Balch was born 1661; was christened 10 Apr 1670, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died Bef 1717.
    7. Abigail Balch was born 1663; was christened 10 Apr 1670, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died 30 Apr 1706, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.
    8. Ruth Balch was born 1665; was christened 10 Apr 1670, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died Aft 15 Oct 1731.
    9. Mary Balch was born 1667; was christened 10 Apr 1670, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died 12 Mar 1737, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.
    10. Jonathan Balch was christened 10 Apr 1670.
    11. David Balch was christened 9 Jul 1671, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; died 17 Apr 1690, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Balch was born Somerset, England; died May 1648 - Jun 1648, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • Immigration: Sep 1623, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Called "Wessegusset" at the time
    • Probate: 28 Jun 1648, Essex Co., Massachusetts; Will proved
    • Residence: 1624 - 1626, Cape Ann, Essex, Massachusetts; Cape Ann is now within the towns of Gloucester, Essex, Rockport, and Beverly.
    • Residence: Sep 1626, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; Then called "Naumkeag"
    • Residence: 1638, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts; The land grant on which John Balch built his two-story frame house (still standing today) was then part of Salem.
    • Will: 15 May 1648, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Some researchers give a birth date of 1579. Some give a location of Horton and some Bridgwater.

    John — Margary. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Margary
    Children:
    1. 2. Benjamin Balch was born 1628 - 1629, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; died Aft 1704.
    2. John Balch was born Abt 1630, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; died 16 Jun 1662, Essex Co., Massachusetts.
    3. Freeborn Balch was born Abt 1631, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

  3. 6.  Thomas Gardner was born Abt 1592; died 29 Dec 1674, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • Probate: 4 Jan 1674/5, Essex Co., Massachusetts; Estate inventory taken; estate valued at £274.16.00
    • Probate: 29 Mar 1675, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; Will proved; administrators appointed
    • Will: 7 Dec 1668, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts; To wife Damaris: £8, on condition she relinquishes her dower rights; to daughter Sarah Balch: £15; to daughter Seeth Grafton: £15; to daughters of my daughter Mirian (sic.) Hill, Miriam Hill and Susana Hill: £5 each at age 18 or at their marriage; to sons George and John Gardner: land to be equally divided; to sons Samuel and Joseph Gardner: land to be equally divided; all remaining estate to be divided into equal shares, with two shares to son Thomas Gardner and one share each to sons George Gardner, Richard Gardner, John Gardner, Samuel Gardner, and Joseph Gardner on the condition they pay 23s annually per share to their "mother in law," meaning Damaris; sons George and Samuel Gardner, executors

    Thomas — Margaret. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret

    Notes:

    Name:
    "Various writers, including Rev. Joseph B. Felt, have stated that her maiden name was Fryer (or Friar)..."

    Children:
    1. Thomas Gardner was born England; died 1682.
    2. George Gardner was born England; died 20 Aug 1679.
    3. Richard Gardner died 23 Jan 1688, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    4. 3. Sarah Gardner died 5 Apr 1686, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts.
    5. John Gardner was born 1624; died 6 May 1706, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
    6. Samuel Gardner was born 1627; died 3 Oct 1689 - 10 Oct 1689.
    7. Mirian Gardner
    8. Joseph Gardner died 19 Dec 1675.
    9. Seeth Gardner was christened 25 Dec 1636; died 17 Apr 1707.


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