BLACKSTONE, Rev. William

1595 - 1675  (80 years)

• Name	BLACKSTONE, William
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	5 Mar 1595	Durham County, England
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 5841147
  _COLOR	3
  Death	26 May 1675	Pawtucket River, MA
  Burial	Cumberland, RI
  	Address: William Blackstone Memorial Park
  Person ID	I7217	Puffers
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	BLAXTON, John,   b. Abt 1569, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	HAWLEY, Agnes,   b. Abt 1573, England d. 8 Dec 1602, England (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STEVENSON, Sarah,   b. Abt 1595, Horncastle, Durham, England d. Jun 1673, MA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1659
  Children	1. BLACKSTONE, Benjamin,   b. 1699, Dover, NH d. 19 Oct 1763, Ipswich, MA (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F4690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• 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.