JOHN WARREN [#596 & #634], bap. Nayland, Suffolk, England 1 Aug 1585, d. Watertown, MA 13 Dec 1667 "aged 82 years",[6/29] m. MARGARET ____, d. Watertown, MA 6 Nov 1662.[6/24]
John Warren came to America in 1630, aged 45, and settled in Watertown where he was made a freeman May 18, 1631.[1/619] In 1635 he and Abraham Browne were appointed to lay out all highways and see that they were repaired.[2/1:2] He was a Selectman of Watertown in 1636[2/1:2] and 1640,[2/1:5] which was a position of high regard.[4] However, he does seem to have lost some favor with the authorities sometime thereafter as can be seen from the old records: October 1651 he and Thomas Arnold were fined 20 shillings each for an offence against the laws concerning baptisms; April 4, 1654 he was fined for neglect of public worship, 14 sabbaths, each 5 shillings = 3 pounds and 10 shillings; March 14, 1658-9, John Warren was warned for not attending public worship, "but old Warren is not to be found in town"; May 27, 1661 the houses of "old Warren and goodman Hammond" were ordered to be searched for Quakers. Despite his lack of conviction for the established church and his leanings toward the Quaker faith, John never gave up or lost his church membership. He may have kept his membership to avoid losing some privileges such as voting, etc..[1/619]
By the time the first inventory of grants and possessions was taken in Watertown in 1639, John had acquired 278 acres of land, including 1) a homestall of twelve acres bounded west with the highway, east by William Hammond, north by John Biscoe, and south by Isaac Stearns; 2) nine acres of upland bounded south by John Biscoe, north by William Hammond, and east and west with his own land; 3) three acres of meadow bounded east by William Hammond, north by John Simson, and west with his own; 4) thirteen acres of plowland in the further plain, lot 84; 5) thirteen acres of meadow in the remote meadows, lot 50; 6) sixteen and a half acres of upland beyond the further plain, lot 19; 7) sixty acres of upland being a great Divident in the fourth division, lot 26; 8) a farm of 152 acres of upland in the third division.[7/1:423] In the second inventory taken in 1644 the 152 acre farm had been disposed of, but John had been granted: 8) one acre and a half of meadow in Wards Meadow bounded by Thomas Arnold; 9) one acre and a half of meadow near the little plain adjoining to John Eddy; 10) two acres of marsh bounded southeast with the river and the west by the backlane.[7/1:100]
John Warren's will was dated Nov. 30 and proved Dec. 17, 1667. In it he gave his daughter Elizabeth a book titled "the playnes man path way to heaven". He also mentioned his sons Daniel and John, daughter-in-law Mary Warren, wife of Daniel, daughter Mary Bigelow, Elizabeth Knap, wife of James Knap, grand children Daniel Warren, Mary Bigelow, and Michall Bloyce, daughter of Richard Bloyce. The will was witnessed by Joseph Taynter and John Randall.[3/3:60] Inventory of the estate was taken Dec. 16, 1667 by John Coolidge, Henry Bright, and Henry Freeman and amounted to 167.4.0.[3/3:62]
John Warren's ancestors can be found in the overseas ancestor section.
REF: [1] The History of Watertown - Henry Bond, 1860 (pgs.619-620,960)
[2] Watertown Records, 1894
[3] Middlesex County Probate (First Series Docket 23862)
[4] The Warner-Harrington Ancestry - Frederick C. Warner, 1949
(pg.721)
[5] The Bigelow Genealogy - Gilman B. Howe, 1890 (pg.479)
[6] Records of Births Marriages and Deaths, First Book - Watertown
Records, Vol. 1, 1894
[7] Watertown Records, 1894 (Lands, Grants, and Possessions)
[8] Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Second Book - Watertown Records,
Vol. 2, 1900
Children (baptised Nayland, Suffolk, England):
1. Mary, bap. 23 Apr 1615, bur. Nayland 17 Dec 1622 2. Elizabeth, bap. 25 Jun 1619, bur. Nayland 25 Nov 1622 3. Sarah, bap. 20 Apr 1620, bur. Nayland 7 Sep 1621 4. John, bap. 12 May 1622, d. Watertown, MA 27 Jan 1702, m. Watertown 11 Jul 1667[6/29] Michal (Jennison) Blois, b. Watertown 17 Dec 1640 5. Mary, bap. 12 Sep 1624, d. Watertown 19 Oct 1691,[6/64] m. Watertown 30 Oct 1642[6/9] John Bigelow, b. abt. 1617, d. Watertown, MA 14 Jul 1703[8/24] 6. Daniel, bap. 25 Feb 1627-8, m. Watertown 10 Dec 1650[6/15] Mary Barron, d. Watetown, MA 13 Feb 1715-6[8/57] 7. Elizabeth, bap. 21 Jul 1629, d. Groton, MA 1715 (accused of witchcraft by Cotton Mather), m. abt. 1650 James Knapp, b. 1627, d. Groton Sep 1715 Chil.: 1) Elizabeth, b. Watertown 21 Feb 1655, d. btw. 1720-1728, m. Cambridge 11 Sep 1674 Samuel Scripture, b. abt. 1650, d. btw. 1720-1728; 2) James, b. Watertown, 26 May 1657, d. 26 Sep 1657; 3) John, b. 1661
DANIEL WARREN [#298], baptised Nayland, Suffolk, England 25 Feb 1627-8, m. Watertown, MA 10 Dec 1650[4/15] MARY BARRON (dau. of Ellis Barron and Grace), d. Watertown 13 Feb 1715-6.[5/57]
| 149. Mary Warren
|
298. Daniel Warren |
596 & 634. John Warren |
1192 & 1268. John Warren c.1555-1613 | 1193 & 1269. Elizabeth Scarlett 1561-1603 |
| 597 & 635. Margaret ____ |
| |
|
|
299. Mary Barron |
598. Ellis Barron |
| |
| 599. Grace ____ |
| |
On Dec. 30, 1662 the selectmen confirmed 10 or 12 acres of land to Daniel that his father, John Warren, bought from the town. The land was on the north side of Beaver Brook.[2/1:75] Daniel was very active in town affairs. In 1669 he was chosen surveyor of highways, replacing Richard Waite, who had died.[2/1:94] He was chosen in 1671 to "looke to fences swine and Catle";[2/1:102] was constable in 1675,[2/1:121] and was selectman for thirteen years: 1683-4, 1686, 1688-90, 1693-98, and 1700.[2/2:14131] Daniel was also the moderator of the town meetings Sept. 4 and 25, 1694[2/2:79] and was one of a committee Feb. 4, 1695-6 to find a minister "to dispence the word of God to the town in the new meetinghouse".[2/2:101]
Daniel Warren, Sr. appears on a list of Watertown men who were impressed into service in King Phillip's War.[3/171] There are other records of service in this war for Daniel Warren but they might be for his son who definitely was active in the conflict, as evidenced by land grants he received in 1733 while still alive.
REF: [1] The History of Watertown - Henry Bond, 1860
[2] Watertown Records, 1894
[3] Soldiers in King Phillip's War - George Madison Bodge, 1906
[4] Records of Births Marriages and Deaths, First Book - Watertown
Records, Vol. 1, 1894
[5] Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Second Book - Watertown Records,
Vol. 2, 1900
Children:
1. Mary, b. Watertown, MA 29 Dec 1651,[4/15] d. Watertown 12 May 1734, m(1) Watertown 29 May 1668[4/30] John Child, b. Watertown abt. 1636, d. Watertown 15 Oct 1676,[4/41] m(2) Watertown 13 Apr 1677[4/43] Nathaniel Fiske, b. Watertown 12 Jul 1653,[4/16] d. 1735 2. Daniel, b. Watertown 6 Oct 1653,[4/16] m. Watertown 19 Dec 1678[4/44] Elizabeth Whitney, b. Watertown 9 Jun 1656[4/18] 3. Hannah, m. Watertown 24 Sep 1675 David Mead[4/40] 4. Sarah, b. Watertown 4 Jul 1658[4/21] 5. Elizabeth, b. Watertown 17 Sep 1660,[4/23] m. Watertown 6 Dec 1681[4/51] Jonathan Tainter, b. Watertown 10 Sep 1654[4/17] 6. Susanna, b. Watertown 26 Dec 1663,[4/25] d. Watertown 15 Oct 1678[4/44] 7. John, b. Watertown 5 Mar 1665-6,[4/27] d. Watertown 11 Jul 1703, m. Watertown 22 Mar 1682-3[4/52] Mary Brown, b. Watertown 5 Oct 1662 8. Joshua, b. Watertown 4 Jul 1668,[4/31] d. 30 Jan 1760, m. Rebecca Church, b. Watertown 31 Dec 1672[4/36], d. 1 Apr 1757 9. Grace, b. Watertown 14 Mar 1671-2,[4/32] m. Watertown 20 Jan 1690-1[4/63] Joseph Morse, b. 11 Nov 1667
Send e-mail to Michael Roman