Suffolk County Biographies
JOSIAH STANSBOROUGH
(Source: The Early
History of Southampton, L.I., New York,
With Genealogies, by George Rogers Howell, M.A.,
published by Weed, Parsons and Company in 1887.)
Josiah Stansborough was
an inhabitant of Lynn, MA in 1637, in Southampton in 1644, as his
name is on the whaling list of March 7 of that year, and was made
freeman in this town Sept. 7, 1647, having had the apparently
customary trial of three years' residence before attaining the
right to vote and hold office. In 1658 he had a residence in
Sagg. The title of Mr. is attached to his name on the records.
1 Josiah d. in Sagg 1661, m. a 2nd w. Alice, widow of Thomas
Wheeler, and had ch. 2 Peregrine b. 1640, 3 Mary, 4 Sarah, 5
Josiah and four other young ch. in 1661, when he made his will -
these four may have been the ch. of Mrs. Stansborough by her
first husband.
2 Peregrine d. Jan. 15, 1701-2, m. Dec. 15, 1664, Sarah, d. of
Rev. Thomas James of East Hampton, and had ch. 6 John b. Dec. 11,
1665, 7 Ruth b. June 4, 1668, 8 Olive b. July 18, 1670, 9 Mary b.
Oct. 14, 1672, w. of Jonathan Strickland, 10 Hannah b. Jan. 28,
1674, w. of John Lupton, 11 Sarah b. May 26, 1677, w. of James
Herrick 12 James b. Oct. 28, 1679, m. Sarah Edwards of East
Hampton, 13 Eunice b. Nov. 8, 1682, 14 Elizabeth b. Jan. 24,
1686, 15 Ann and 16 Martha.
5 Josiah m. July 24, 1670, Admah (Ann) Chatfield, and removed to
Elizabeth, NJ, 1690. He had ch. Recompence b. Aug 22, 1672,
Frances b. April 4, 1675, Josiah b. June 22, 1677, Hannah b. July
1, 1679, Phebe b. Sept. 17, 1681, Zerviah b. Oct. 1, 1683, and
Adonijah b. March 18, 1687.
After the death of 5 Josiah, his family removed to Rahway, in New
Jersey.
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