Ref:

(1) Essex Record Office- D/ACW 6/191

The Yew Tree Inn- Great Horkesley

Issue-

bpt. 10 Mar. 1585/6 Great Horkesley, Essex
m.c.1611 ______ BAKER (d. before 1635 in England)
d.c.1648 Ipswich, MA

Church of St. Peter- Boxted

William was a weaver and lived in Boxted, Essex before settling in Ipswich, MA as a proprietor in 1635. On 13 Feb. 1636 he was granted a house-lot of one acre situated on Baker's Lane, a planting lot of 6 acres, 14 acres of meadow and a farm of 97 acres of meadow and upland located on the Topsfield road some distance from the center of Ipswich:

"Granted to William Warner, as in the old Towne Book appeareth anno 1637 as followeth. One house lott one acre more or less, in the Mill Street bounded on the East by another house lott as yet ungranted, on the Northwest by a highway leading from the Mill Street to the High Street, butting upon the Mill Street at the Southeast end, at the North and butting upon the Swamp. Also a planting lott six acres more or less, having on the North side a planting [lot] of Thom. Rawlinsons, on the South west a plantinge lott of Mark Quilters, butting at the Southeast end upon the Towne River, at the Northwest end upon a swamp. Also a farme ninety and seven acres, more or less, meadow and upland having on the East Mr. Appleton's farme, on the South West the land of John Procter, at the Northwest end butting upon the Town River, at the Southeast end upon the way leading to Mr. Saltingstalls farme. Also a parcell of meadow, lying in the west meadows, being fourteen acres more or less, having on the Southeast the great Hill called Captain Turners Hill, bounded on the North by certain Land lying between that and Turkey Hill butting at the west end upon a parcell of meadow granted to Theophilus Wilson, at East end upon meadow, granted to Thomas Wells, to enjoy the said Lands, to him, his heirs and assigns forever."

He was a planter and was made freeman 2 May 1638. His selection 18 Feb. 1638 for laying out a grant of land indicates that he had some ability as a surveyor. His son John was called "Squire" and his son Daniel was a selectman of Ipswich. His name disappeared from the Tax Records in 1648 therefore he probably died about that time.

William's wife was a Baker probably sister of Sarah Baker who married first on 20 Oct. 1616 in Boxted, Richard Lumpkyne (bpt. 16 Dec. 1582 Boxted, Essex; d. 1642 Ipswich, MA), and secondly about 1654 Simon Stone (d. 22 Sept. 1663 ae. 80 Watertown, MA).

"14th day of the 12 month 1654. Symond Stone of Watertown deacon and Sarah Stone his wife the widow and executrix of Richard Lumkin of Ipswich dec'd, sell unto Thomas Wells of Ipswich, husbandman, land being situated in Ipswich and containing forty acres..."(4)

Sarah also sold the two acre house lot, six acre planting lot, and her farm at the pine swamp containing 150 acres to Daniel Warner of Ipswich "that the said Sarah Stone and her husband shall have the pasture... they themselves to dwell in... as long as they both shall live, with a mayd servant... it being... agreed upon that the said Daniel shall forthwith build a good and sufficient house upon the sd house lott. And Further that said Daniel Warner doth promise... to pay for all ye premisses aforesaid the annual and yearly rent of foure pounds in good marchantable wheat, barley & Indian corne... unto Sarah Stone during... life and three pounds a year... to Deacon Stone her husband if he be living after her decease... all which... to be payd at the dwelling house of the said Daniel Warner during their lives... the 10th day of the eleventh month 1654". Witnessed by Thomas Wells, John Warner, and John Stone. (5)

"The will of Sarah Stone wife of Simon Stone of Water-Towne in New England, and the relict of Richard Lumkin dee'd sometime of Boxstead, Co. Essex, England, and last of all of Ipswich in New England . . . To my kinsman John Warner I do give him sixty pounds, . . . remainder equally divided between my kinsmen John Warner, Daniel Warner, and Thomas Wells, and in case of their deaths to their children", and the Revrend Mr. Hubbard minister at Ipswich and Thomas Bishup make overseers. Kinsmen John & Daniel Warner and Thomas Wells executors. Dated 25 Mar. 1663 and witnessed by Samuel Hosier, Nathaniel Greene, and Thomas Danforth. His will was proved 6 Oct. 1663 and the inventory taken 20 Aug. 1663 and sworn to 8 Oct. 1663 by Jno. Warner, Daniel Warner and Thomas Wells. (1)

"Ye posterity of Mr. William Warner, formerly of Ipswich.

My Great Grandfather, William Warner, came out of England in ye year 1637, and Brought over three children: two sons and a daughter (the daughter, my Grandfather's sister, married with Mr Wells).

My Grandfather had four sons and three daughters: Daniel, John, William, Nathaniel, Elisabeth, Abigail & Susanna.

My father and mother married in September 23, 1668. My Mother's maiden name was Sarah Dane. Her mother's Elener Clark.

My Grandfather deceased in Sept. 1683.

My Grandmother whose maiden name was Elisabeth Denne, Deceased long before [Nov. 1, 1659.]."(2)

Issue- all children born in Boxted, Essex

Ref:

(1) Middlesex County Probate- Vol. II, fol. 113, 119
(2) "The Hammatt Papers: Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1633-1700"- Abraham Hammatt, Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1980
(3) "History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass."- John W. Linzee Jr., Fort Hill Press, Boston, 1913- pp.431-2
(4) Ibid- p. 433 quoting Ipswich Deeds- Vol. II, p. 18
(5) Ibid, quoting Ipswich Deeds- Vol. II, p. 257

"The Ancestry of Samuel, Freda and John Warner"- Frederick Chester Warner,Boston, 1949, MS at NEHGS- p.2
"The Posterity of William Warner"- Edward Warner, NEHGR, Vol.20, pp. 64-5
"Ipswich in Massachusetts Bay Colony"- Thomas Waters, Ipswich Historical Society, 1917- Vol. II, pp. 714-5
"Warner Records of NH and VT"- Everett Warner