WINTER, John

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ORIGIN: Holbeton, Devonshire MIGRATION: 1633 FIRST RESIDENCE: Richmond Island RETURN TRIPS: Casco fishing 1630; takes possession at Richmond Island 1 632; return trip to England 1635-6 OCCUPATION: Merchant. EDUCATION: He was a regular correspondent with Trelawny and many others [ Trelawny Papers passim]. His daughter Sarah (Winter) Jordan made a larg e "S" as her mark [YLR 3:34]. OFFICES: Jury, 8 September 1640 [MPCR 1:65, 70]. ESTATE: Although he vigorously defended the 1640 suits of George Cleeve o ver lands at Spurwink and Machigonny, John Winter lost the court cases a nd the lands by the jury's decisions [MPCR 1:58-64]. Likewise Capt. Tho mas Cammocke sued John Winter over unauthorized cutting of hay on lands c laimed by both men, but these two agreed to an arbitration [MPCR 1:72-7 3; YLR 1:86]. An inventory of the combined goods of Mr. Robert Trelawny, merchant, de ceased, and of Mr. John Winter, deceased, was taken 10 October 1648 and t otalled ?605 5s. 1?d. errors excepted [YLR 1:67-72]. His will is not of record, but reference is made to it on 25 January 16 77[/8] when "Robert Jordan Senior, late of Spurwinke, & now of Portsmou th in Pischataqua River, presbyter, administrator to the estate of Mr. J ohn Winter, deceased," quitclaims his interest in Richmond Island to hi s son John Jordan "in consideration of a legacy of ?10 sterling due unt o the said John by the testament of his grandfather, John Winter deceas ed" [YLR 3:33-34]. BIRTH: By about 1585 based on date of marriage. DEATH: Evidently not long after 20 May 1645 (when he gave power of atto rney to his son-in-law Robert Jordan [YLR 1:72]) and certainly by 10 Oc tober 1648 (inventory of his joint estate [YLR 1:67-72]). MARRIAGE: Holbeton, Devonshire, 29 January 1609/10 Joane Bowdon [GDMNH 7 65]. She was residing in Plymouth, England, not long before her migrati on to New England in 1634 [MPCR 1:72]. CHILDREN: i JOHN, b. say 1619; living in England unmarried in early 1644, having j ust returned from "East India" [Trelawny Papers 363]. ii MARY, b. say 1621; m. by about 1642 _____ Hooper (remained in Englan d [YLR 1:71]). On 13 June 1644 John Winter wrote to "daughter Mary Hoop er" in England, including much information on the Winter family, and en ding with "my love to your husband & your little son" [Trelawny Papers 3 62-64]. iii SARAH, b. say 1623; m. about January 1643/4 Rev. Robert Jordan (on 1 3 June 1644 she had been "married this five months to one Mr. Robert Jo rdan, which is our minister" [Trelawny Papers 363]).

John married BOWDON, Jane on 29 Jan 1607/8 in Halberton, Devonshire, England. Jane was born about 1579; died before 1679. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Emigration: 1637

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She was residing in Plymouth, England, not long before her migration to N ew England in 1634.

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John married HENBOROUGH, Eleanor James in CA 1560 in Brompton Ralph, Somersetshire, England. Eleanor was born in 1540 in Brompton Ralph, Somersetshire, England; died in 1598 in Brompton Ralph, Somersetshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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