John Balch

- 1648

• Name	John Balch  [1]
  Born	Somerset, England   [2]
  	Some researchers give a birth date of 1579. Some give a location of Horton and some Bridgwater.
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Sep 1623	Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [3]
  	Called "Wessegusset" at the time
  Residence	1624 - 1626	Cape Ann, Essex, Massachusetts   [3]
  	Cape Ann is now within the towns of Gloucester, Essex, Rockport, and Beverly.
  Residence	Sep 1626	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   [4]
  	Then called "Naumkeag"
  Residence	1638	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [5]
  	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   [6]
  Died	May 1648 - Jun 1648	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [7]
  Probate	28 Jun 1648	Essex Co., Massachusetts   [6]
  	Will proved
  Person ID	I3661	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Margary
  Children	+ 1. Benjamin Balch,   b. 1628 - 1629, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Aft 1704  (Age 76 years)   2. John Balch,   b. Abt 1630, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Jun 1662, Essex Co., Massachusetts  (Age ~ 32 years)   3. Freeborn Balch,   b. Abt 1631, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1643	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes,   d. Abt 1657
  Married	Y  [6]
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1644	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] Genealogy of the Balch Families in America, Galusha B Balch, MD, (Salem, MA: Eben Putnam, 1897), 9 (Reliability: 1), 10 Jun 2014. [S42] Genealogy of the Balch Families in America, Galusha B Balch, MD, (Salem, MA: Eben Putnam, 1897), 1 (Reliability: 1), 10 Jun 2014. [S42] Genealogy of the Balch Families in America, Galusha B Balch, MD, (Salem, MA: Eben Putnam, 1897), 2 (Reliability: 1), 10 Jun 2014. [S42] Genealogy of the Balch Families in America, Galusha B Balch, MD, (Salem, MA: Eben Putnam, 1897), 3 (Reliability: 1), 10 Jun 2014. [S42] Genealogy of the Balch Families in America, Galusha B Balch, MD, (Salem, MA: Eben Putnam, 1897), 5 (Reliability: 1), 10 Jun 2014. [S30] Probate Records of Essex Co., Massachusetts, (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1916), v. 1, pp. 96-7 (Reliability: 3), 10 Jun 2014. [S42] Genealogy of the Balch Families in America, Galusha B Balch, MD, (Salem, MA: Eben Putnam, 1897), 6 (Reliability: 1), 10 Jun 2014.