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Family of Richard * INGERSOLL and Agnes * LANGLEY

Husband: Richard * INGERSOLL (1587-1644)
Wife: Agnes * LANGLEY (1590-1677)
Children: Alice INGERSOLL (1612- )
George INGERSOLL (1618- )
John INGERSOLL (1620- )
Joanna INGERSOLL (1625- )
Sara * INGERSOLL (1627-1719)
Bathseba INGERSOLL (c. 1629- )
Nathaniel INGERSOLL (1632- )
Marriage 20 Oct 1611 St. Weithin's Church, Sandy, Bedfordshire, England1

Husband: Richard * INGERSOLL

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Richard * INGERSOLL

Name: Richard * INGERSOLL
Sex: Male
Father: George * INGERSOLL (1562-1644)
Mother: Alicia * HANKIN (1566-1644)
Birth 10 Mar 1587 Sandy, Bedfordshire, England2
Immigration 1629 (age 41-42) to Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, US
Ann Langley and Richard sailed on the Mayflower with the Rev. Francis Higginson of Claybrook, Leicestershire, who was ejected from his "living" for nonconformity and came to serve a Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts church at an annual salary of £30 - sailing 25 April 1629, arriving 29 June 1629. This is not the same "Mayflower" that brought the pilgrims to Plymouth, the name Mayflower for ships was uncommonly common, with numerous ships of that name trading from numerous ports abroad.

Ships Passenger Lists, National & New England (1600-1825), Carl Boyes 3rd, 1977

The Master of the Mayflower was the famous Captain William Pierce. The boat left Gravesend, London, March, 1629 & arrived at Plymouth, May 15, 1629. There were something over 35 passengers, many of them from Leaden List in part.
Occupation ferryman
Death 4 Oct 1644 (age 57) Salem, Essex, MA, US

Wife: Agnes * LANGLEY

Name: Agnes * LANGLEY
Sex: Female
Nickname: Anne
Father: Thomas * LANGLEY (1548-1600)
Mother: Ann * DENISON (1552-1595)
Birth 1 Jul 1590 Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
Immigration 1629 (age 38-39)
Death 30 Jul 1677 (age 87) Salem, Essex, MA, US

Child 1: Alice INGERSOLL

Name: Alice INGERSOLL
Sex: Female
Birth 21 Dec 1612

Child 2: George INGERSOLL

Name: George INGERSOLL
Sex: Male
Birth 1618

Child 3: John INGERSOLL

Name: John INGERSOLL
Sex: Male
Birth 1620

Child 4: Joanna INGERSOLL

Name: Joanna INGERSOLL
Sex: Female
Birth 3 Mar 1625

Child 5: Sara * INGERSOLL

Name: Sara * INGERSOLL
Sex: Female
Spouse: William * HINDS (1624-1657)
Birth 1 Jul 1627 Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
Immigration 1629 (age 1-2) to Salem, Essex, MA, US3
Death 1719 (age 91-92) Houlton, Essex, MA, US

Child 6: Bathseba INGERSOLL

Name: Bathseba INGERSOLL
Sex: Female
Birth 1629 (est)

Child 7: Nathaniel INGERSOLL

Name: Nathaniel INGERSOLL
Sex: Male
Birth 1632

Note on Husband: Richard * INGERSOLL

Here seems to be what is known as fact. According to Hitchcock's Genealogy of the Ingersoll Family in America, Richard Ingersoll came to Salem in 1629 with the Higginson Fleet. This information is confirmed by various pages at the Winthrop Society site. See especially http://www.winthropsociety.org/settlers/ijk-data.htm

 

The Higginson Fleet consisted of six ships: the George Bonaventure, Talbot, Lion’s Whelp, Mayflower, Four Sisters, and Pilgrim. These ships arrived within a few days of each other at either Cambridge or Salem (sources vary) around 1 July 1629. This is probably why I have seen it claimed that INGERSOL came in both the Talbot and Mayflower II. Any of those six is conceivable. Have you seen anyone who seems to know definitively which ship? The Winthrop Society states that it is preparing "a list of the approximately 350 colonists who arrived in Salem with Endecott in 1628 and the Higginson & Skelton fleet of 1629."

 

So the bottom line is that the exact ship may not be known but INGERSOLL certainly arrived at Massachuseets Bay (not Plymouth) around 1 July 1629 in either the Bonaventure, Talbot, Lion’s Whelp, Mayflower, Four Sisters, or Pilgrim.

 

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Richard Ingersoll, born 16 March 1587, Edworth, Bedford, England, died 21 July 1644 Salem, Essex, Massachusets, buried 5 January 1645 Salem. He married at St. Swithin’s Church, Sands/Sandy, England, 20 October 1611 or 1616, Agnes/Ann Langley, who is said to have been a cousin of John Spencer of Newbury. She was born about 1590 in Sandy, Bedford, England and she died 30 July 1677 in Salem, Massachusetts. Ann was the daughter of Thomas Langley, born about 1548, Sandy, died 12 July 1600, and Ann, born about 1552 in Sandy, died and buried 29 July 1595, Sandy. After Richard’s death, Ann married John Knight, "Merchant tailor of Newbury." He was the father of John Knight, Jr., who married her youngest daughter, Bathsheba. Ann was John’s second or third wife. She died 30 July 1677.

Richard and Ann Ingersoll came to Salem in 1629 with Higginson, arriving June 29. A letter from Matthew Craddock, Governor of the company, to Mr. Endicott commends "Richard Inkersall and Richard Haward" who with their families came from Bedfordshire, England.

In the original list of householders receiving "House lotts graunted by ye town" (1638) Richard Ingersoll is given two acres, also 80 acres on the Cape Ann side. Later, there was "graunted Richard Ingersoll 30 acres of meadow in the greate meadow to be layd out by the towne."

In 1640 Richard Ingersoll’s family is credited with nine persons and he is given an allotment of one acre.

The old towne records state that "It is agreed that Rich’d Inkersall shall henceforth have one peny (a tyme to maintain the ferry) for every pson he doeth ferry over the north (ferry) river dureing the towns pleasure."

He died in Salem in 1644, probably soon after making his will, 21 July 1644, of which the follwing is a copy:

 

I give to Ann my wife all my estate of land, goods, & chattells whatsoever except as followeth, viz.:

I give to George Ingersoll my son six acres lying in the great meadow.

Item I give to Nathaniel Ingersoll my youngest son a parcell of ground, which I bought of John P---, but if the said Nathaniel dy without issue of his body lawfully begotten, then the land aforesaid to be equally shared between John Ingersoll my son, & Richard Pettingill & William Haines my sons in law.

I give to Bathsheba my youngest daughter two cowes.

I give to my daughter Alice Walcott my house at town with 10 acres of upland and meadow after my wife’s decease.

Witness Townsend Bishop. ; his R (mark) I mark

I read this will to Richard Ingersoll & he acknowledged it to be his will.

Signed: Jo, Endicott.

Proved in court upon oath 2 January 1644-5.

Inventory taken 4 October 1644.

 

 

Some of the items of the inventory of his estate included: 7 cows L34, 2 young steers L4, bull L7, pair of oxen L14, 2 horses and mare and a young colt L25, a farm of 80 acres L7. Among other items was a moose skin suit.

 

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RICHARD INGERSOLL settled at Salem in 1629 and was granted eighty acres of land by the Town of Salem in 1636. Other smaller grants of land were made to him subsequently. He emigrated from Bedfordshire, England, in 1629 and was one of the earliest of the pioneers.

 

In the letter of the Governor and Deputy of the New England Company, written at London, May 28, 1629, is found this reference to Mr. Ingersoll: 'There is also one Richard Haward and Richard Inkersall, both Bedfordshire men, hyred for the Company, wth their families, who wee yow may bee well accommodated, not doubting but they well orderly demeane themselves.'

 

In 1637, [Salem Town Records, volume 1, page 31.] he was authorized to establish a ferry over the North River. 'It is agreed that Ricd Inkersoll shall henceforward have one peny (a tyme to maintaine the ferry) for every pson he doeth ferry over the north (ferry) river duringe the towns pleasure.'

 

The location of the lands assigned him appears to be described in a deed given by Ann Knight, formerly the widow of Richard Ingersoll, to her two sons, John and Nathaniel Ingersoll, dated April 10, 1668: 'Abutting northerly by Frostfish Riverhead, Easterly by the Countrie rodeway, Southerly some land of Jacob Barney and Northerly the lands sometime Pascoe Foote, Now in Occupacon of Jacob Barney.'

 

Mr. Ingersoll's lands were bounded by tidewater on the west and south and some portion on the north, while[Page 19]the eastern boundary was 'the Countrie rodeway' now known as 'Dark Lane.' His farm constituted a large point of land extending into the river and on which Mr. Ingersoll's house stood. Liberty Street runs through the middle of the farm to the Danversport Bridge. It was called 'Ingerson's Point.'

 

Mr. Ingersoll died in 1644, and by will he devised all his estate of lands, goods, and chattels to his wife, Ann, except certain lands which he devised to his sons, George, John, and Nathaniel.

 

Shortly after the death of Mr. Ingersoll, the widow married John Knight, of Newbury, and went there to live, leaving Joseph Houlton, who was a servant of Mr. Ingersoll, living on the farm at Ryal Side.

 

By some means, William Paine, of Boston, obtained possession of the farm and sold it to Jacob Barney in 1651, for eight pounds, but did not give Mr. Barney a deed until July 26, 1657, and the lawful possession of the farm then became a matter of dispute between the Ingersoll heirs and Jacob Barney.

 

On April 10, 1668, 'An (her mark) Knight in remembrance of her deceased husband and tender respect to thier children with the free consent of her now husband John Knight conveys to her sons, John and Nathaniel Ingerson, said eighty acres lying at a place called Royall Side with the Trees, woods c.'

 

On the same date, power of attorney was given 'by John Knight sr. and An (her mark) Knight of Nubury to their beloved son John Potnam or Joseph Houlton to give possession of a farm to John and Nathaniel Ingerson.'[Page 20]Acting under this authority, John and Nathaniel Ingersoll demanded possession of the farm of Mr.Barney but he refused, claiming title under the deed from William Paine.

 

Writ: John and Nathaniel Ingerson V Jacob Barney sr. trespass done upon their land on Ryall Side in Salem near Frost fish river, by fencing, breakin and cutting down their wood and otherwise (under pretence of purchase made of Mr. William Paine, deceased) indeavoring thereby to put the plaintiffs from their just right to the said land: dated March 16, 1668-9. signed by Hilliard Veren for the court; and served by Henry Skerry, marshal of Salem. [Records of the Quarterly Courts, volume 4, pages 109-112.]

 

In the testimony given at the trial, John Porter testified that John Knight came up from Newbury and offered to trade the whole farm for a cow, but Mr. Porter referred him to his neighbor, Mr. Barney, as the trade might be more suitable to him, as his farm lay nearer the Ingersoll lands.

 

'Henry Bartholmew, aged about sixty years, deposed that he went with Jacob Barney sr of Salem to Mr. William Paine, then living at Ipswich, to assist said Barney in buying the Ingersoll farm. Said Barney bought it and paid 8 li for it, 1651. For I finde on my booke in the 3r mo 52 that I had Charged Jacob Barney debtor for the said 8 li. that I had paid Mr. Paine for him and that he had at that time pd me most of it.'

 

John Putnam deposed that 'in 1641 or 42 said Richard the father had a house standing upon the land commonly called Ingerson's point adjoining Willistone's river, near the place of fishing and there planted corn.'[Page 21]Verdict of the jury: that the land was granted to the plaintiff, that defendant bought it before 1652 and possessed it by felling timber c. and that if this was a legal possession according to the law of 1657 they found for the defendant, if not for plaintiff.

 

The Court found for the defendant Barney, but the Ingersolls were apparently not satisfied with the verdict and had the case reviewed, [Records of the Quarterly Courts for Essex County, volume 4, pages 144-145.] when Mr. Barney again secured judgment, the jury finding a verbal sale to him by Mr. Paine about 1651.

 

Mr. Paine's deed to Mr. Barney was presented as evidence in the Court's review:

 

Deed dated July 5, 1657 from Will. Paine of Boston merchant to Jacob Barney of Salem for 8 li. land in Salem wch land was sometime the farme lott of Richard Ingersoll of Salem, deceased ye wch farme is bounded one the East wth the farme of Jacob Barney one the west wth ye farme of Paskee Foote one South wth the river caled frost fish River one ye North wth a farme sometimes in the possession of Jno Holgrave all wch said land beinge about one hundred Acres more or Lesse togeather wth ye salt marsh lying wth it.

 

Among other witnesses who testified at the review there appears:

 

Mighill Cresie aged about forty years, who deposed that about sixteen years ago in the winter time he worked with Jacob Barney jr. one day helping him to get railes and fencing stuff upon the farm between Leeches Hill and Frost fish river, adjoining the farm of Jacob Barney sr. where Jacob jr now lives.

 

Joshua Ray [Joshua Ray was a prominent citizen and lived on Conant Street; his lands comprised what is now known as the Proctor farm.] aged about thirty eight years deposed that the[Page 22]creek or cove below the Bas point on Frost fish river, above twenty years ago was always considered the bounds between Jacob Barney and Richard Ingersoll. Then there ran a fence from that creek up towards Barne's old Barn.

 

The testimony given at the trial brought out the location of the houses where Barney and Ingersoll lived.

 

John Putnam, aged about forty years, deposed that the Cove below Bass point was the bound between Engersell and Barney and from that Cove there was a fence made by Jacob Barney sr. to his old house.

 

The Ingersoll house, according to the information given by the various witnesses, was situated on the point of land over which Liberty Street was laid out and stood not far from 'Spite Bridge.' [Danversport Bridge was formerly called 'Spite Bridge.' ]

 

The 'rodeway' (Dark Lane) [Dark Lane is now called Foster Street.] was the eastern boundary of Mr. Ingersoll's land. The location of the fence referred to in the testimony of Joshua Ray and John Putnam, separating the lands of Barney and Ingersoll, is now marked by a stone wall which runs from the Cove (Barney's Cove) easterly, near the house of Herbert W. Staples, 103 Elliott Street, to the homestead lot, between Elliott Street and Dark Lane, of Mr. Charles E. Foster.

 

The point of land west of Barney's Cove was Bass Point, and lying between Bass Point and Liberty Street was 'the basing place' or public fishing place.

 

On an old plan showing the 'way through Ryall Side,' on file at the office of the Essex County Clerk of Courts, an old way is shown running due west from the location[Page 23]of the Barney house, across the present location of Elliott Street and through the Ingersoll lands to a place on the point where the Ingersoll house stood. It was used for many years as a 'water way' and in the early part of the nineteenth century was called 'Webb Road.'

 

With the exception of the buildings erected on Elliott and Liberty Streets, a large acreage within the confines of the Ingersoll grant remains unoccupied and cleared of timber growth.

 

After obtaining possession of the Ingersoll farm, Jacob Barney, Jr., divided it into lots, which he sold to various purchasers, and upon which he must have realized a profit, for his father bought the entire farm of one hundred acres for eight pounds, or at the rate of forty cents an acre, and this was a lower value than the current value of one of John Porter's cows for which John Knight offered the Ingersoll farm in trade. Finding, however, that his title to the Ingersoll farm was insufficient, Jacob Barney, Jr., on February 16, 1691/2, [Essex Registry of Deeds, book 51, leaf 51.] paid to George Ingersoll and Nathaniel Ingersoll the sum of fifteen pounds, receiving a release of all interest which the Ingersoll heirs had in the property.>

 

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A letter from Matthew Craddock, Governor of the company, to Mr. Endicott commends "Richard Inkersall and Richard Haward" who with their families came from Bedfordshire, England. In the original list of householders receiving "House lotts graunted by ye town" (1638) Richard Ingersoll is given 2 acres, also 80 acres on the Cape Ann side. Later there was "graunted to Richard Ingersoll 30 acres of meadow in the greate meadow to be layd out by the towne"

 

They had two more children who were born in Salem, Maine.

 

Bathesheba Ingersoll (F).....................C. 1 Jul 1629

Nathanial Ingersoll (M)........................C. Abt 1632

 

In 1640 Richard Ingersoll's family is credited with nine persons and he is given an allotment of 1 acre.

 

The old town records state that "It is agreed that Rich'd Inkersall shall henceforth have one peny (a tyme to maintain the ferry) for every pson he doeth ferry over the north (ferry) river dureing the towns pleasure."

 

He died in Salem in 1644, probably soon after making his will, July 21, 1644, of which the followingis a copy: --

 

I, Richard Ingersoll of Salem in the County of Essex in New England being weake in body, but through God's mercy in perfect memory doe make this my last will and testament as followeth, viz .:

 

I give to Ann my wife all my estate of land, goods, & chattells whatsoever except as followeth, viz.:

 

I give to George Ingersoll my son six acres lying in the great meadow. Item

 

I give to Nathaniel Ingersoll my youngest son a parcell of ground, which I bought of John P---, but if the said Nathaniel dy without issue of his body lawfully begotten, then the land aforesaid to be equally shared between John Ingersoll my son,& Richard Pettingill & Wilbam Haines my sons in law.

 

I give to Bathsheba my youngest daughter two cowes.

 

I give to my daughter Alice Walcott my house at town with 10 acres of upland and meadow after my wife's decease.

 

Witness his Townsend Bishop. R X I mark

 

I read this will to Richard Ingersoll & he acknowledged it to be his will. Jo, Endicott.

 

Proved in court upon oath 2 Jan. 1644-5. Inventory taken 4 Oct. 1644.

 

As illustrating the relative value of land and stock, I give some items of the appraisement of the estate. 7 cows 34 pounds, 2 young steers 4, bull 7 pair of oxen £14, 2 horses and mare and a young colt £25, a farm of 8 0 acres £7. Among other items was a moose Skin Suit. (E. I. Hist. CoIl. 1: 12.)

 

Richard Ingersoll married in Sands, England, October 20, 1616, Agnes or Ann Langley, who is said to be a cousin of John Spencer of Newbury. (N.E.H. & G.R., 53:343).

 

Ann Ingersoll, the widow of Richard, married (20 Mar 1642, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts) for a second husband, John Knight, "Merchant tailor of Newbury." He was the father of John Knight, Jr., who married her youngest daughter Bathsheb a. Anne was John's third wife. They had no children together.

 

On April 10th, 1668 Anne Knight deeded eighty acres at Royalside, bequeathed to her by her late husband "Richard Ingerson," to their sons "John and Nathaniel Ingerson" with the consent of her now husband John Knight Sr. of Newbury.

 

John Knight died on May 5th, 1670.

 

Ann died July 30, 1677.4

Note on Wife: Agnes * LANGLEY

Ann Ingersoll, the widow of Richard, married (20 Mar 1642, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts) for a second husband, John Knight, "Merchant tailor of Newbury." He was the father of John Knight, Jr., who married her youngest daughter Bathsheb a. Anne was John's third wife. They had no children together.

 

On April 10th, 1668 Anne Knight deeded eighty acres at Royalside, bequeathed to her by her late husband "Richard Ingerson," to their sons "John and Nathaniel Ingerson" with the consent of her now husband John Knight Sr. of Newbury.

 

John Knight died on May 5th, 1670.

 

Ann died July 30, 1677.

 

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Born about 1590, based on date of marriage. In Sandy, Bedfordshire, on 10 October 1611, Agnes Langlye married Richard Ingersoll, who was baptized 10 March 1587 at Sandy, Bedfordshire, son of George "Inkerstall" of Sutton, Bedfordshire. They came to Massachusetts Bay in 1629 & settled in Salem, where Richard was a ferryman. Anne Ingersoll is included in the list of those admitted to Salem church before the end of 1636, with the annotation "removed."

They had 8 children: Alice Walcott, John, George, John again, Joan Pettingill, Sarah Haynes Holton, Bathsheba Knight, & Nathaniel.

Richard died in Salem between 24 July 1644 (date of will) and 4 October 1644 (date of inventory). Agnes married (2) by 1652, John Knight of Newbury and was living at the time he made his will, 5 May 1670, in which he bequeathed to "my wife's grandchild Thomas Hains, £10 to be paid after his time is out."

No children of her 2nd marriage.

Source: Anderson's Winthrop Fleet.

Sources

1"US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900" (on-line, Yates Publishing, Provo, UT).
2"Find a Grave".
3"Passenger and Immigrations Lists Index 1500-1900".
4"http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~legends/ingersol.html".