Puffer Genealogy
BLACKSTONE, Rev. William
1595 - 1675 (80 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. BLACKSTONE, Rev. William was born on 5 Mar 1595 in Durham County, England (son of BLAXTON, John and HAWLEY, Agnes); died on 26 May 1675 in Pawtucket River, MA; was buried in Cumberland, RI. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
Notes:
He was Boston's first white resident. Arrived in the New World, Wessagussett (Weymouth, Massachusetts), in September of 1623. He then moved north to the western slope of the peninsular of Shawmut (Boston), opposite the mouth of the Charles River. By early June of 1633 the population of Boston, having reached nearly 4,000, was now infringing upon the 50 Acres of land he had been granted by Governor Winthrop. He sold 44 of his 50 acres and moved to Rehoboth, RI (now Cumberland, Rhode Island). Although Roger Williams is considered the founder of Rhode Island, it wasn't until 1636, a full three years later, that he settled in Providence (Plantation). A law was passed in Boston by 1646 making Blackstone's remaining 6 acres of land perpetually Public property (now Boston Common). In 1655, Blackstone sold the six acre Boston Common to one Richard Pepy. Married Sarah Stevenson on July 4, 1659 at the age of 64 and had their first, and only child, John, in 1660.
FindaGrave:
GRID=5841147William married STEVENSON, Sarah on 4 Jul 1659. Sarah was born about 1595 in Horncastle, Durham, England; died in Jun 1673 in MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- BLACKSTONE, Benjamin was born in 1699 in Dover, NH; died on 19 Oct 1763 in Ipswich, MA.
2. BLAXTON, John was born about 1569 in England (son of BLAXTON, Richard and CLARR, Merial); and died. Other Events and Attributes:
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John married HAWLEY, Agnes. Agnes was born about 1573 in England; died on 8 Dec 1602 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. HAWLEY, Agnes was born about 1573 in England; died on 8 Dec 1602 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
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Children:
- 1. BLACKSTONE, Rev. William was born on 5 Mar 1595 in Durham County, England; died on 26 May 1675 in Pawtucket River, MA; was buried in Cumberland, RI.
Generation: 3
4. BLAXTON, Richard was born about 1543 in England; died in 1610 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 3
Richard married CLARR, Merial. Merial was born about 1547 in England; died in 1610 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. CLARR, Merial was born about 1547 in England; died in 1610 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
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Children:
- 2. BLAXTON, John was born about 1569 in England; and died.