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 1659 - 1735 (~ 75 years)
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| Name |
John CRESSEY |
| Title |
Deacon |
| Born |
Aug 1659 |
Royal Side, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
22 Jul 1735 |
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts [1] |
| Person ID |
I561 |
Sturgis |
| Last Modified |
22 Apr 2005 |
| Family |
Sarah GAINES, b. 23 Nov 1665, Ipswitch, Essex County, Massachusetts , d. 04 Apr 1751, Royal Side, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) |
| Married |
Y [2] |
| Children |
| | 1. Daniel CRESSEY, b. 11 Jul 1698, Royal Side, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts , d. 01 Apr 1747, Fort Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 48 years) |
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| Last Modified |
14 Oct 2018 |
| Family ID |
F71 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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- Dea. John Cressey was b. at ``Royal Side,'' Salem, now Beverly, Mass., in August, 1659. His mother d. leaving him an infant and he was brought up by his grandfather Batchelder. At his grandfather's death he chose in court his uncle, Joseph Batchelder, to be his guardian in 1675, when he was 16. His father d. in 1670 and left him 6 acres of land along ``Royal Neck'' and ?5 English money. When a young man he bought several lots of land and probably owned 100 acres, including the property he bought in 1709, which appears to have been the home of his boyhood, which runs through the golf grounds, and has been owned by descendants for more than 200 years. His trade was a weaver and tailor. In manhood Dea. Cressey became a prominent and influential director in the political and religious activities of the community. He was a charter member and first deacon of the Second Church in Beverly. The meetinghouse was built in 1714 and stands today, 1935. The church was organized in 1715 with 15 members, all men. Rev. John Chipman was first pastor. His name is found among the trustees of the land set apart for the erection of the first schoolhouse at ``Royal Side'' in 1692, which was located on Conant Street. He m. in 1685 Sarah, dau. of John and Mary (Treadwell) Gaines of Ipswich. He d. in 1735. She d. in 1751; buried at North Beverly. [2]
- Deacon John CRESSEY was born in Aug 1659 in Royal Side of Cape Ann (now Beverly), Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was born in what is now Beverly, Essex, MA. John's mother died giving birth to John when she was only 19. Rather than raise John himself, his father Mighill moved to Ipswich within a year and remarried. He resided John Jr. was raised by his grandfather, John Batchelder and his brother Joseph. between Aug 1659 and 1675 in Beverly, Essex, MA.He received 6 acres along Royal Neck and 5 pounds when his father died. in 1670 in Beverly, Essex, MA. He appeared in court in 1675 in Beverly, Essex, MA. In this year, at age 16, John chose his uncle, Joseph Batchelder, to be his legal guardian. Prior to 1675, John had been raised by his grandfather since soon after his birth which caused the death of his mother. He became a member Second Church in 1715 in Beverly, Essex, MA. John was a charter member (one of only 15) and the church's first Deacon. The church, built in 1714, was still standing in 1935. He signed a will on 12 Jun 1734 in Beverly, Essex, MA. He died on 22 Jul 1735 in Beverly, Essex, MA. He was a weaver and tailor in Beverly, Essex, MA. He was buried in Beverly, Essex, MA. His gravestone is marked with the following epitaph: "Here lyeth the body of Deacon John cresy who died July ye 22nd 1735 In ye 76th year of his age." His father Mighill died in 1670 when John was only 11, leaving him parentless. Mighill left him 6 acres of land when he died. John seemed to do better than his father. by age 40, he had acquired several lot of and, probably over 100 acres, and purchased his boyhood home, which "runs through the gold grounds and has been owned by descendants for more than 200 years." he became "a prominent and influential director of political and religious activities in the community." He was among several trustees who financed the building of the first schoolhouse at Royal Side in 1692. Parents: Mighill CRESSEY and Mary BATCHELDER.
He married to Sarah GAINES in 1685. Children were: Mary CRESSEY, John CRESSEY , Sarah CRESSEY, John CRESSEY , Joseph CRESSEY, Sergeant Daniel CRESSEY Yeoman, Job CRESSEY, Benjamin CRESSEY, Hannah CRESSEY, Abigail CRESSEY, Noah CRESSEY.
http://www.familyorigins.com/users/b/l/o/Peter-E-Blood/FAMO5-0001/d15.htm#P2400
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- [S46] NEHGS Register, v.31, p.197.
- [S77] Cressey Family Ancestry, Cressey, Ernest W., (Electronic, 1935).
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