Abigail CLOYES

Notes:

John(1), Wells, 1663, Capt. of a coasting vessl plying from Boston to Maine settlements, m. Mary Mills (Thomas), who as his wid. conv. her Mills inher. to her d. Abibail Wiggin in 1719. Lists 266, 268a, 269ab. Gr.j. 1687, 1689, 1693, 1698, 1699, 1702. Had town gr. of 150 a next his br. Nathaniel in 1681. Ch: Abigail, m. 1st John Cousins(4); 2d James Wiggin, and wid. in 1719. Mary, m. 1st Thomas Baston jr.(8); 2d George Butland(1); ±67 in June 1750. Dorothy, mar. Samuel Hancock of Cambridge; q.c. to sis. Abigail Wiggin in 1721 in consid. of her care of their mother. Elizabeth, m. John Scribner of Exeter, their sons suing Abigail Wiggin in 1746 for ¼ of the Cloyes est. Isaac, had been supp. 7 yrs. by sis. Abigail in 1711 when he was presum. d., adm. being gr. her 7 Apr. 1746.

Abigail married John Cousins. [Group Sheet]

Abigail married James Wiggin. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: F12F925B3A4A457B98C1B6F57243F5535239

Notes:

John(1), Wells, 1663, Capt. of a coasting vessl plying from Boston to Maine settlements, m. Mary Mills (Thomas), who as his wid. conv. her Mills inher. to her d. Abibail Wiggin in 1719. Lists 266, 268a, 269ab. Gr.j. 1687, 1689, 1693, 1698, 1699, 1702. Had town gr. of 150 a next his br. Nathaniel in 1681. Ch: Abigail, m. 1st John Cousins(4); 2d James Wiggin, and wid. in 1719. Mary, m. 1st Thomas Baston jr.(8); 2d George Butland(1); ±67 in June 1750. Dorothy, mar. Samuel Hancock of Cambridge; q.c. to sis. Abigail Wiggin in 1721 in consid. of her care of their mother. Elizabeth, m. John Scribner of Exeter, their sons suing Abigail Wiggin in 1746 for ¼ of the Cloyes est. Isaac, had been supp. 7 yrs. by sis. Abigail in 1711 when he was presum. d., adm. being gr. her 7 Apr. 1746.

Birth:
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: John Clayes
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1638
Birth Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Father Name: John Clayes
Mother Name: Abrigail Clayes

John married Mary MILLS 1664, Newbury, MA. Mary (daughter of Thomas Mills and Mary Wadleigh) was born 1638. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: D4FCE63CDE8B4D7CA9EF9910C999335953C8

Notes:

John(1), Wells, 1663, Capt. of a coasting vessl plying from Boston to Maine settlements, m. Mary Mills (Thomas), who as his wid. conv. her Mills inher. to her d. Abibail Wiggin in 1719. Lists 266, 268a, 269ab. Gr.j. 1687, 1689, 1693, 1698, 1699, 1702. Had town gr. of 150 a next his br. Nathaniel in 1681. Ch: Abigail, m. 1st John Cousins(4); 2d James Wiggin, and wid. in 1719. Mary, m. 1st Thomas Baston jr.(8); 2d George Butland(1); ±67 in June 1750. Dorothy, mar. Samuel Hancock of Cambridge; q.c. to sis. Abigail Wiggin in 1721 in consid. of her care of their mother. Elizabeth, m. John Scribner of Exeter, their sons suing Abigail Wiggin in 1746 for ¼ of the Cloyes est. Isaac, had been supp. 7 yrs. by sis. Abigail in 1711 when he was presum. d., adm. being gr. her 7 Apr. 1746.

Birth:
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Mary Mills
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: John Clayes
Spouse
Birth Place: MA
Spouse Birth Year: 1638
Marriage
Year: 1664
Marriage State: MA
Number Pages: 1

Notes:

Married:
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Name: John Clayes
Gender: Male
Birth Place: MA
Birth Year: 1638
Spouse Name: Mary Mills
Marriage
Year: 1664
Marriage State: MA
Number Pages: 1

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Name: John Cloise
State: MA
County: Middlesex County
Township: Oath of Fidelity
Year: 1652
Page: 187
Database: MA Early Census Index


HISTORICAL RECORDS

John Cloyes was a member of Captain Mason's military training band.3 May 1656;

Source: Cloice Report of Winifred Lovering Holman; Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire
For 30 pounds, John sold the Watertown house 'where my late mansion house was by God's providence burnt down' along with interest in the meeting house, to Samuel Stratton.
Wife Jane released dower to the Watertown property .
He bought house, barn and marsh land near 'the neck' in Charlestown, MA.

Source: The Cloyes Family; Savage's
By 1658 he was living in the west side of the Penobscot River in Maine. It was here, on his own property, that he was killed by Indians in 1676.

The inventory of the "Estate of John Cloyes (Clays), deceased, being a fisherman and mariner, killed by the Indians" is on file together with papers of Administration of his estate, said Administration granted to one William Wood. (Cloyes and Dagwell Family Genealogies - Obetz) (see Phipps Family source)

John married Abigail Mournings 1637, Massachusetts. Abigail was born , England; died Bef 1656, Watertown, Middlesex Co. MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: John Clayes
Gender: Male
Birth Place: MA
Birth Year: 1604
Spouse Name: Abigail
Marriage
Year: 1637
Marriage State: MA
Number Pages: 1

Notes:

Source: Pope, Charles Henry. The Pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623-1660. n.p., 1908.
Name: Thomas Mills; Mylls
Comment: fisherman, Saco, bought land 2 Aug. 1642; rem. to Wells; took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 5 July, 1653. Deeded land in 1681 to sons in law John and Nathaniel Cloyce.

Source: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
Name: Thomas Mills
Arrival Year: 1620-1650
Arrival Place: Maine
Source Publication Code: 977
Primary Immigrant: Mills, Thomas
Source Bibliography: BROWN, R.D. "Devonians and New England Settlement before 1650." In The Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art: Report and Transactions, vol. 95 (1963), pp. 219-243.

Thomas married Mary Wadleigh 1652, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
Name: Thomas Mills
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1652
Marriage Place: New England, United States
Spouse's Name: Mary Medleigh [Mary Wedleigh]