Henry Kimball

1615 - 1676  (61 years)

• Name	Henry Kimball
  Born	1615	Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	1676	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
  Probate	16 Jun 1676	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [1]
  	Estate inventory
  Probate	26 Sep 1676	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts   [1]
  	Estate settled
  Notes	Henry Kimball, was born in Rattlesden, county of Suffolk, England, in 1615. He came to America, with his parents, brothers and sisters, and Scott relations on the ship, Elizabeth. He married, about 1640, Mary Wyatt, the daughter of John and Mary (?) Wyatt. (According to THE HISTORY, the Wyatt's were on the ship Elizabeth, also. There is no indication of them in lists of the passengers of the ship." She died in Wenham, Massachusetts, 12 Aug 1672. He married, secondly, Elizabeth (Black)(Gilbert) Rayner, as her third husband. She married, 1st, as his second wife, Humphrey Gilbert, and by him had a son, John Gilbert. She married 2nd, William Rayner, the son of Thurston Rayner. He died 26 Oct 1672, after which time she married Henry Kimball. As her 4th husband, she married, about 1678, Daniel Kilham (2). Her parents are unknown. Henry settled first in Watertown, Massachusetts, and remained there after his father moved to Ipswich. Sometime after 1646 he followed his father to that place, and about 1655 he removed to Wenham, and spent the remainder of this life in that town. 8 Nov 1657, he subscribed £3 as minister's rate, one-half in wheat, the other half in Indian corn, "at Marchant's price." In 1659 he subscribed £3.05s, one-half in corn, and in 1660-1 he contributed 10s. toward the new meeting house. He was chosen constable 22 Oct 1669. Henry gave several depositions in court, among which was one given 4 mo. (June) 1665, wherein he states "that he never gave Goodman Symonds 5s & 6 pens a day for his boy and his bullockes, nor never did intend it, and sins the last March Corte he came to me and tould me he would take but five shillings." In 1656 he complained against Thomas Smith of Ipswich on account of Smith's cows destroying his corn about two weeks before general training; the fence was broken down. Henry deposes in 1669 that he was 53 years old. Henry's inventory was presented in court 16.4 mo (June) 1676. Among other items are the following: "A house & 12 acres of land wh: was the widows before she married with him £40.00.00." A debt due his son Caleb "late deceased upon the acct. of house and land £25. To the Remainder of the legacy giuen him by his father yet in the executors hand about £40. To Bookes 4s." Total £177.12s. He died in Wenham in 1676. As is shown in the following agreement he left twelve children: "At a court held at Ypswich the 26 of Sept. 1676 Richard and John Kimball sons of Henry Kimball deceased administering upon their ffather Henry Kemball's estate according to the agreement between them and there mother in law doe engage to aquit there sd mother in law from all her late husband's proper debts and to discharge them out of their ffather's estate, they are also to pay to there mother in law Elizabeth Kimball £15. for the bringing up of there younger sister deborah out of wich the sayd mother is to pay the sd Deborah £5 wn she come to age. And also the said Richard and John are to pay there ten brothers & sisters fifty shillings apeece wn they come to age and the rest of the estate to be theres. Richard the eldest son to have a duble portion." [Torrey], [Hammatt]
  Person ID	I2187	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	12 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Richard Kimball,   b. Bef 1595, England ,   d. 22 Jun 1675, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Mother	Ursula Scott,   d. 1 Mar 1660, Ipswich, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Married	1613	Suffolk Co., England
  Family ID	F961	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Wyatt,   d. 12 Aug 1672, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Mehitable Kimball,   b. Aug 1657,   d. 7 Dec 1689, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 32 years)
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F1196	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Black,   d. Aft 26 Sep 1676
  Married	Abt 1673	Massachusetts
  Family ID	F965	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Probate Records of Essex Co., Massachusetts, (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1916), v. 3, pp. 74-6 (Reliability: 3), 12 May 2014.