John Ramsdell1

M, b. circa 1647, d. 23 February 1714/15
FatherJohn Ramsdell b. c 1602, d. 27 Oct 1688
Relationship8th great-grandfather of Pamela Joyce Wood
ChartsPedigree for Shirley M. Dean
     John Ramsdell was born circa 1647 at Essex Co, Massachusetts. He was the son of John Ramsdell. John Ramsdell married Elizabeth Perkins, daughter of Rev. William Perkins, on 31 May 1671 at Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts.2 John Ramsdell died on 23 February 1714/15 at Boxford, Essex Co, Massachusetts.
     John Ramsdell first appeared in the village of Boxford about 1671, around the time of his marriage. He was perhaps interested in the iron works, and came from Lynn with Henry Leonard, to assist him in carrying the works on.
John Ramsdell died intestate, and on the 11th of April 1715, his widow and children signed an agreement for settlement of his estate. An inventory of the estate, taken 8 March 1715, by Josiah Perkins and John Gould, included 2 cows, 3 swine, beds, bedding, table linens, cloths, cloth and yarn, money, furniture, loom, books, etc. house and about 12 acres of land. Total value was given as 53 pounds, 18 shillings.

Family

Elizabeth Perkins b. 18 Jun 1643
Children
Last Edited1 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S493] Walter Goodwin Davis, Ancestry of Lieut. Amos Towne, p. 31.
  2. [S443] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants..., Ref. William Perkins.