![]() Ann was born between 16 in Weymouth and was around 34 years old when we were married. I married Hannah (Ann) Workman in 1636 when I was 37 years old. I was a Representative in the General Court in 1637, 1640, 16. I commanded a military company which was a post of distingushed honor and responsibility. It is the town on the mouth of the River Wey.įor many years I was one of the Selectmen of Weymouth and was often chosen on important committees. You might find it interesting that there is a town in Old England called "Weymouth". I lived in East Weymouth in an area knowns as "Old Spain". My name appears in the earliest records of Weymouth, and I was one of the first settlers there. However, we, as Freemen, had the "vision" of freedom and independence and that was important because usually the vision precedes the reality. The American Revolution did not occur until more than 100 years after my death. You should realize that, in fact, we were not free and independent at that time. I want to make some comments about being a Freeman. The Winthrop Society currently consists of over 400 descendants of these first settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They all demand a proven lineage back nearly four centuries to at least one of only about a thousand settlers. It is difficult to become a member in the Winthrop Society as it is to become a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, the Order of Founders & Patriots, the Mayflower Society, and Maryland's Ark and Dove Society. John Winthrop was the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. If you provide proof that you are my descendant, you will qualify to become a member of the prestigious Winthrop Society. You may not know how big of a deal it was to be admitted as a Freeman. That fact had to be confirmed by the leaders of the Weymouth Church in order for me to become a Freeman. In order to become a Freeman, I had to appear before the leaders of the Weymouth Church and testify to them that I had a transforming spiritual experience by God's grace. At that time I was a resident of Weymouth and a member of the Weymouth Church. I was admitted a Freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony on March 3, 1635/36. Here's a summary of the history of Weymouth.ġ620 - 1635: Plantation of Wessaguscus, Massachusetts Bay Colonyġ635 - 1643: Weymouth Village, Massachusetts Bay Colonyġ643 - 1692: Weymouth Village (Norfolk) Massachusetts Bay Colonyġ692 - 1788: Weymouth Village (Norfolk) Massachusetts Colonyġ788 - Present: Weymouth (Norfolk) Massachusetts New York was a little different than it is today also. Massachusetts Bay Colony included what is now Massachusetts and what is now the State of Maine. Massachusetts Bay Colony was not exactly the same area as the State of Massachusetts today. ![]() Sometime before 1635, I traveled from Old England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony and took up residence in the Plantation of Wessaguscus which is now Weymouth, Massachusetts. ![]() Old North Cemetery is the primary burying ground for the early settlers, there is an earlier one at Wessagusset, but no remains are still there just a memorial.īurial: North Weymouth Cemetery Weymouth Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA
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