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Born: 24 Apr 1656 Hampton, NH
Married: Abt. 1685
FATHER
MOTHER
WIFE
CHILDREN
1. Abigail Philbrick b. 06 Mar 1686/87 Groton, Middlesex, MA
2. Elizabeth Philbrick b. 18 Nov 1690 Groton, Middlesex, MA
3. Ephraim Philbrick b. 07 May 1699 Groton, Middlesex, MA
Ephraim Philbrick
by Susan Brooke
Jan 2023
Ephraim Philbrick was born 24 April 1656 (24th 2nd month) in Hampton,
Massachusetts Bay Colony. (1) His parents, John and Ann Philrick, and
sister Sarah, drowned on 20 Nov 1657 when he was only one year old. (2)
He may have married Elizabeth Knapp who became bewitched in 1671. (3)
During the King Phillip's War on 13 Mar 1676, the Indians burned all four Groton
garrisons. The survivors fled to Concord and other sale havens. Two
years later the settlers returned to rebuild. Ephraim Philbrick
definitely married Elizabeth Barron by about 1685. Their first child,
Abigail Philbrick, was born 6 Mar 1687 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. (4) We know his
wife's name was Elizabeth Barron because on 2 Jul 1695, Elizabeth's father,
Ellis Barron of Watertown, with his wife Lydia, conveyed property to "My Son in
Law Ephraim Philbrook of Groton. (5) This deed was recorded 10 Apr 1717.
In
1692 Ephraim Philbrick and family were assigned to a garrison house in Groton,
headed by Jonas Prescott. (6)
Sources
(1) Birth of Ephraim Philbrick
parents, John Philbrick and Ann
(2) PA Genealogy of the Philbrick and Philbrook Families by Jacob Chapman, 1886
John and Anne Philbrick and their daughter drowned
(3) From Ancestry.com
According to The
Knapp Family in America (p. 8), and A
History of the Chief English Families Bearing the Name of Knapp (p.
192) there were two Elizabeth Knapps that were 1st cousins.
The first was born 21 Apr 1655 to James Knapp and Elizabeth Warren of Watertown & Groton, Mass. Both histories state that she married Ephraim Philbrick. The Knapp Family in America states that she was bewitched in 1671. Neither source lists a marriage date. Nor do they list any children.
The second was born 23 Jul 1657 to William Knapp (brother of James Knapp mentioned above) and Margaret _____________ (Dean/Deane) of Watertown, Mass. Both histories state that she married Samuel Scripture. The first source states that he was from Cambridge and they married on 11 Sep 1674. Neither source lists any children, but there are ample sources that list the descendants of this marriage.
In this tree I have Samuel Scripture's wife as the d/o William Knapp. If this is true, then Elizabeth "The Possessed" (or the young girl that was possessed in the home of the Williards) married Ephraim Philbrick as the two above sources contend. If this theory is true, then Elizabeth the witch likely had no children, and died not long after marriage. It is possible that Ephraim Philbrick married (2) Elizabeth Baron.
(4) Birth of Abigail Philbrick
Born 6 Mar 1687 Groton, Middlesex, MA
Parents: Ephra Philbrook and Elizabeth
(5) Middlesex, MA deed BK 18 page 382
FHL film 7448445
image 202
"I Ellis Barron of Waterside in the County of Middlesex -- I do Give unto my Son in Law Ephraim Philbrook of Groton"
(6) History of the town of Groton
An arrangement of the garrisons in Groton was made March 17, 1691-92 as follows:
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