SLOPER, Mary

SLOPER, Mary

Female 1663 - 1744  (81 years)

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  1. 1.  SLOPER, Mary was born on 11 Feb 1663 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (daughter of SLOPER, Richard I and SHERBURNE, Mary Gibbons); died on 17 Feb 1744 in New Hampshire, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  SLOPER, Richard ISLOPER, Richard I was born on 20 Nov 1640 in Horton, Wiltshire, England; died on 16 Oct 1716 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

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    • Residence: Maine, USA
    • Residence: Between 1635 and 1717, New Hampshire, USA
    • Birth: 20 Nov 1640, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
    • Residence: 1648, England
    • Arrival: 1649, Massachusetts, USA

    Notes:

    Fr pg 212 - Ancestral Record & Portraits

    In 1632, Henry Sherburne (bapt. 21 Mar 1611-Odiham Hampshire, England - died Portsmouth, NH 1680), came to Portsmouth, NH in the ship James. He was Associate Judge of the Court at Strawberry Bank, 1651-52; Town Clerk & Treasurer 1656; Commissioner 1658; and Deputy to the Massachsetts General Court in 1660. He married on Nov 13, 1637, one Rebecca, the only daughter of Ambrose Gibbons who came to Portsmouth in 1630; was Deputy Governor of NH in 1640; Selectman, Magistrate Commissioner 1641-46; Capt of Portsmouth Alarm 1643, and a factor of the Laconia Company, Piscataqua, 1657.

    The son of Henry & Rebecca (Gibbons) Sherburne, Capt. John Sherburne, born April 3 1647, and died 1702, was King's Councillor 1699 and signer of test and association papers. He married Mary, daughter of Edward Cowell. Their son, Capt. John Sherburne II, was born Jan 19, 1676, and died in Newcastle, NH 1747. He married Hannah, daughter of Thomas & Hannah (Johnson) Jackson and grand-daughter of James Johnson and their daughter Catherine, married Capt. Ebenezer Odiorne.

    Fr pg 22 - Maine Biographies

    Mr Fred Sherburne was eighth in direct descent from the founder family of this name in America.... The first immigrand founder was Henry S. Sherburn, who with his wife Rebecca (Gibbons) Sherburne came from England and settled at Strawberry Banks (now Portsmouth), NH as early as 1638. The line was continued through their son, Capt. Samuel Sherburne, born at Portsmouth in 1638 and settled at Hampton, NH, where he kept the ordinary. He married Love Hutchins, at Haverhill, MA, and among their children was John, so named after an older brother who died young. John Sherburne born Feb 2 1688 at Portsmouth remove to Epping New Hampshire where he married Nov 12 1713, Jane, daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Hobbs) Drake...

    Fr pg 31 - Genealogical Outline of Cram

    Capt. Samuel Sherburne, b. 4 Aug 1638, (twin of Elizabeth Sherburne who married Jun 1656, Tobias Langdon), of Little Harbor, Portsmouth, and Hampton, was sole heir of his grandfather, Ambrose Gibbons. Portsmouth granted him sixty acres in 1650. His father deeded him a dwelling and large tract of land in Little Harbor in 1674. He removed to Hampton in 1675, and there bought the inn in 1678. He was killed at the head of his command fighting Indians, on Aug 4, 1691 (his 53rd birthday), at Maquoit, Casco Bay, Maine. He married, 15 Dec 1668, Love Hutchings of Haverhill, daughter of John and Frances. Among their eleven children: Elizabeth, married Capt Jonathan Sanborn of Kingston - Henry, Chief Justice of NH 1732-42 - Mary, b. 15 Feb 1678; d. 1717; m. 6 Dec 1698, Capt Joseph Tilton of Hampton - Sarah, m Joseph Fifield of Kingston - John, b 2 Feb 1688, Portsmouth

    Fr: The Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers Before May 1692 (Orig Data: J Savage, 1862, Boston, Mass.)

    SHERBURNE

    GEORGE, Portsmouth 1650.

    *HENRY, Portsmouth 1632, came in the James, arr. 12 June in 8 wks. from London, m. 13 Nov. 1637, as fam. rec. tells, Rebecca, only d. of Ambrose Gibbons, had Samuel and. Eliz. tw. b. 4 Aug. 1638; Mary, 20 Nov. 1640 (and fam. tradit. says these two ds. were bapt. by Rev. Mr. Gibson); Henry, 11 [p.78] Jan. 1642; John, 3 Apr. 1647; Ambrose, 3 Aug. 1649; Sarah, 10 Jan. 1652; Rebecca, 21 Apr. 1654; Rachel, 4 Apr. 1656, wh. d. Dec. foll.; Martha, 4 Dec. 1657, d. Nov. fll.; and Ruth, 3 June 1660; was rep. 1660, and his w. d. 3 June 1667. For sec. w. he had Sarah, wid. of Walter Abbot, and d. 1680. No account of any of the ch. exc. Samuel, John, Mary, and Eliz. can be obtain. Eliz. m. 10 June 1656, Tobias Langdon, and next, 11 Apr. 1667, Tobias Lear, had Eliz. b. 11 Feb. 1669; Mary m. 21 Oct. 1658 Richard Sloper. ‡HENRY, a counsell. of N. H. appoint. 1728, wh. d. 1757, aged 83, may have been neph. or more prob. gr.s. of the preced. JOHN, Portsmouth 1643, perhaps a bro. of the first Henry, of the gr. jury 1650, m. Eliz. d. of Robert Tuck of Hampton, had Henry, John, Mary, and Eliz. pray. for jurisdict. of Mass. 1653, and sw. alleg. 1656. JOHN, Portsmouth 1683, perhaps s. of the first Henry, sign. addr. to the k. against his Gov. Cranfield. SAMUEL, Hampton, prob. s. of the first Henry, m. 15 Dec. 1668, Love, d. of John Hutchins of Haverhill, had John, and, perhaps, other ch. beside d. Love; sw. alleg. 1678, and join. the petitn. against Cranfield in 1683; rem. to Portsmouth, and in 1691 was a capt. and k. 4 Aug. that yr. by the Ind. at Maquoit, near Brunswick. His wid. Love d. at Kingston 1739, aged 94. WILLIAM, Portsmouth 1644.

    Fr: The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33, Vol 1-3, pg 881-Original data: Robert Charles Anderson

    Henry Sherburne successfully sued Thomas Wedge at court 8 October 1649 for slandering his wife, Rebecca, but we are not told what Wedge said [NHPP 40:57]. On 26 June 1660 "Mr. Henry Sherburne" sued Stephen Ford and Peter Wallis for keeping his boat on Sherburne's mooring and staving in Sherburne's boat [NHPP 40:148]. "Hen: Sherb" of Portsmouth was ordered to lay out a way and mend it before next court 27 June 1661 [NHPP 40:158, 164].
    At court 28 June 1664 Henry Sherburne sued the town of Portsmouth over several grants of land and arbiters were appointed [NHPP 40:195, 204].
    On 30 June 1668 Henry Sherburne was presented for beating his wife "several times" to which he confessed and was fined. At the same court "the wife of Henry Sherburne" (Rebecca) was presented for "beating her husband & breaking his head". She also confessed and was fined and both were ordered to post bonds [NHPP 40:242]. At court 29 March 1670 "Mr. Henry Shurband" and John Kenniston were presented for fighting, and "Mr. Henry Shurband & his wife (2nd w. Sarah)" were presented for "disorderly living and fighting" [NHPP 40:253]. Aaron Ferris was presented for abusing "Mr. Henry Sherburne & his wife" at the same court and was fined [NHPP 40:258]. At court 28 June 1671 "Mr. Hen: Sherburne" and John Keneston were presented for fighting, and were admonished. The same court, "Mr. Henry Sherburne & his wife" were presented for disorderly living and fighting. He confessed that they lived "disorderly" and they were both to be fined 50s. or whipped ten stripes. They paid their fees [NHPP 40:271].
    At court 27 June 1673 "Mr. Henry Sherburne and John Sherburne his son" were tried for opposing the whipping of David Cambell which had like to have made an insurrection among the people." The Sherburnes were fined and after humbly admitting their fault, the fines were partially remitted [NHPP 40:299].
    At court 7 December 1680 "Henry Sherburne" sued Edward Bickford for damage done by Bickford's hogs, cattle and horses, but the court found for Bickford [NHPP 40:370]. At the same court, "Mr. Hen: Sherburne" complained against Edward Bickford's children "stealing of pears" & being legally called & not appearing to prosecute, said Bickford" was discharged [NHPP 40:370]. Edward Bickford with his wife and children were summoned to appear before the court and "answer sundry objections about Mr. Sherburne's death" but no evidence of foul play was found and they were set at liberty 9 June 1681 [NHPP 40:378].

    BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1949 Walter Goodwin Davis produced an excellent account of Henry Sherborn, including information on his parents and two of his brothers [Waterhouse Anc 93-103].

    Richard married SHERBURNE, Mary Gibbons on 21 Oct 1658 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Mary (daughter of SHERBURNE, Henry and GIBBONS, Rebecca) was born on 20 Nov 1640 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 22 Sep 1718 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  SHERBURNE, Mary Gibbons was born on 20 Nov 1640 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (daughter of SHERBURNE, Henry and GIBBONS, Rebecca); died on 22 Sep 1718 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 20 Nov 1640, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

    Notes:

    Fr pg 212 - Ancestral Record & Portraits

    In 1632, Henry Sherburne (bapt. 21 Mar 1611-Odiham Hampshire, England - died Portsmouth, NH 1680), came to Portsmouth, NH in the ship James. He was Associate Judge of the Court at Strawberry Bank, 1651-52; Town Clerk & Treasurer 1656; Commissioner 1658; and Deputy to the Massachsetts General Court in 1660. He married on Nov 13, 1637, one Rebecca, the only daughter of Ambrose Gibbons who came to Portsmouth in 1630; was Deputy Governor of NH in 1640; Selectman, Magistrate Commissioner 1641-46; Capt of Portsmouth Alarm 1643, and a factor of the Laconia Company, Piscataqua, 1657.

    The son of Henry & Rebecca (Gibbons) Sherburne, Capt. John Sherburne, born April 3 1647, and died 1702, was King's Councillor 1699 and signer of test and association papers. He married Mary, daughter of Edward Cowell. Their son, Capt. John Sherburne II, was born Jan 19, 1676, and died in Newcastle, NH 1747. He married Hannah, daughter of Thomas & Hannah (Johnson) Jackson and grand-daughter of James Johnson and their daughter Catherine, married Capt. Ebenezer Odiorne.

    Fr pg 22 - Maine Biographies

    Mr Fred Sherburne was eighth in direct descent from the founder family of this name in America.... The first immigrand founder was Henry S. Sherburn, who with his wife Rebecca (Gibbons) Sherburne came from England and settled at Strawberry Banks (now Portsmouth), NH as early as 1638. The line was continued through their son, Capt. Samuel Sherburne, born at Portsmouth in 1638 and settled at Hampton, NH, where he kept the ordinary. He married Love Hutchins, at Haverhill, MA, and among their children was John, so named after an older brother who died young. John Sherburne born Feb 2 1688 at Portsmouth remove to Epping New Hampshire where he married Nov 12 1713, Jane, daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Hobbs) Drake...

    Fr pg 31 - Genealogical Outline of Cram

    Capt. Samuel Sherburne, b. 4 Aug 1638, (twin of Elizabeth Sherburne who married Jun 1656, Tobias Langdon), of Little Harbor, Portsmouth, and Hampton, was sole heir of his grandfather, Ambrose Gibbons. Portsmouth granted him sixty acres in 1650. His father deeded him a dwelling and large tract of land in Little Harbor in 1674. He removed to Hampton in 1675, and there bought the inn in 1678. He was killed at the head of his command fighting Indians, on Aug 4, 1691 (his 53rd birthday), at Maquoit, Casco Bay, Maine. He married, 15 Dec 1668, Love Hutchings of Haverhill, daughter of John and Frances. Among their eleven children: Elizabeth, married Capt Jonathan Sanborn of Kingston - Henry, Chief Justice of NH 1732-42 - Mary, b. 15 Feb 1678; d. 1717; m. 6 Dec 1698, Capt Joseph Tilton of Hampton - Sarah, m Joseph Fifield of Kingston - John, b 2 Feb 1688, Portsmouth

    Fr: The Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers Before May 1692 (Orig Data: J Savage, 1862, Boston, Mass.)

    SHERBURNE

    GEORGE, Portsmouth 1650.

    *HENRY, Portsmouth 1632, came in the James, arr. 12 June in 8 wks. from London, m. 13 Nov. 1637, as fam. rec. tells, Rebecca, only d. of Ambrose Gibbons, had Samuel and. Eliz. tw. b. 4 Aug. 1638; Mary, 20 Nov. 1640 (and fam. tradit. says these two ds. were bapt. by Rev. Mr. Gibson); Henry, 11 [p.78] Jan. 1642; John, 3 Apr. 1647; Ambrose, 3 Aug. 1649; Sarah, 10 Jan. 1652; Rebecca, 21 Apr. 1654; Rachel, 4 Apr. 1656, wh. d. Dec. foll.; Martha, 4 Dec. 1657, d. Nov. fll.; and Ruth, 3 June 1660; was rep. 1660, and his w. d. 3 June 1667. For sec. w. he had Sarah, wid. of Walter Abbot, and d. 1680. No account of any of the ch. exc. Samuel, John, Mary, and Eliz. can be obtain. Eliz. m. 10 June 1656, Tobias Langdon, and next, 11 Apr. 1667, Tobias Lear, had Eliz. b. 11 Feb. 1669; Mary m. 21 Oct. 1658 Richard Sloper. ‡HENRY, a counsell. of N. H. appoint. 1728, wh. d. 1757, aged 83, may have been neph. or more prob. gr.s. of the preced. JOHN, Portsmouth 1643, perhaps a bro. of the first Henry, of the gr. jury 1650, m. Eliz. d. of Robert Tuck of Hampton, had Henry, John, Mary, and Eliz. pray. for jurisdict. of Mass. 1653, and sw. alleg. 1656. JOHN, Portsmouth 1683, perhaps s. of the first Henry, sign. addr. to the k. against his Gov. Cranfield. SAMUEL, Hampton, prob. s. of the first Henry, m. 15 Dec. 1668, Love, d. of John Hutchins of Haverhill, had John, and, perhaps, other ch. beside d. Love; sw. alleg. 1678, and join. the petitn. against Cranfield in 1683; rem. to Portsmouth, and in 1691 was a capt. and k. 4 Aug. that yr. by the Ind. at Maquoit, near Brunswick. His wid. Love d. at Kingston 1739, aged 94. WILLIAM, Portsmouth 1644.

    Fr: The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33, Vol 1-3, pg 881-Original data: Robert Charles Anderson

    Henry Sherburne successfully sued Thomas Wedge at court 8 October 1649 for slandering his wife, Rebecca, but we are not told what Wedge said [NHPP 40:57]. On 26 June 1660 "Mr. Henry Sherburne" sued Stephen Ford and Peter Wallis for keeping his boat on Sherburne's mooring and staving in Sherburne's boat [NHPP 40:148]. "Hen: Sherb" of Portsmouth was ordered to lay out a way and mend it before next court 27 June 1661 [NHPP 40:158, 164].
    At court 28 June 1664 Henry Sherburne sued the town of Portsmouth over several grants of land and arbiters were appointed [NHPP 40:195, 204].
    On 30 June 1668 Henry Sherburne was presented for beating his wife "several times" to which he confessed and was fined. At the same court "the wife of Henry Sherburne" (Rebecca) was presented for "beating her husband & breaking his head". She also confessed and was fined and both were ordered to post bonds [NHPP 40:242]. At court 29 March 1670 "Mr. Henry Shurband" and John Kenniston were presented for fighting, and "Mr. Henry Shurband & his wife (2nd w. Sarah)" were presented for "disorderly living and fighting" [NHPP 40:253]. Aaron Ferris was presented for abusing "Mr. Henry Sherburne & his wife" at the same court and was fined [NHPP 40:258]. At court 28 June 1671 "Mr. Hen: Sherburne" and John Keneston were presented for fighting, and were admonished. The same court, "Mr. Henry Sherburne & his wife" were presented for disorderly living and fighting. He confessed that they lived "disorderly" and they were both to be fined 50s. or whipped ten stripes. They paid their fees [NHPP 40:271].
    At court 27 June 1673 "Mr. Henry Sherburne and John Sherburne his son" were tried for opposing the whipping of David Cambell which had like to have made an insurrection among the people." The Sherburnes were fined and after humbly admitting their fault, the fines were partially remitted [NHPP 40:299].
    At court 7 December 1680 "Henry Sherburne" sued Edward Bickford for damage done by Bickford's hogs, cattle and horses, but the court found for Bickford [NHPP 40:370]. At the same court, "Mr. Hen: Sherburne" complained against Edward Bickford's children "stealing of pears" & being legally called & not appearing to prosecute, said Bickford" was discharged [NHPP 40:370]. Edward Bickford with his wife and children were summoned to appear before the court and "answer sundry objections about Mr. Sherburne's death" but no evidence of foul play was found and they were set at liberty 9 June 1681 [NHPP 40:378].

    BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1949 Walter Goodwin Davis produced an excellent account of Henry Sherborn, including information on his parents and two of his brothers [Waterhouse Anc 93-103].

    Children:
    1. SLOPER, Bridget Sherburne was born on 30 Aug 1659 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 30 Jul 1740 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. SLOPER, Tabitha was born on 17 Dec 1679 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1735 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. SLOPER, Ambrose Sherburne was born on 20 Jan 1684 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 15 May 1772 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. SLOPER, Capt Henry was born on 19 Jun 1682 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in Mar 1763 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. SLOPER, John was born on 13 Jan 1661 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 15 Apr 1767 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    6. 1. SLOPER, Mary was born on 11 Feb 1663 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 17 Feb 1744 in New Hampshire, USA.
    7. SLOPER, Sarah was born on 26 Jul 1667 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    8. SLOPER, Susannah was born on 21 Mar 1669 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    9. SLOPER, Rebeccah was born on 23 Oct 1673 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  SHERBURNE, HenrySHERBURNE, Henry was born on 28 Mar 1611 in Odiham, Hampshire, England; was christened on 28 Mar 1611 in Odiham, Hampshire, England (son of SHERBURNE, Joseph and COWELL, Amy); died on 26 Mar 1680 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Gateway Ancestor: Yes, to Magna Carta
    • Great Migration: Yes, arrived in 1632 on the James | https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/rd/12107/1666/235193562
    • Web Address: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Sherburne
    • Web Address: https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mysterious-death-henry-sherburne/
    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sherburne-20
    • Name: //
    • Occupation: Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Tavern Keeper & Ferryman
    • Residence: York, Maine, USA
    • Immigration: 1632; On the James/Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Religion: 15 May 1640, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Church Warden at Strawberry Bank
    • Court Case: 8 Oct 1649, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Sued Thomas Wedge for slandering his wife (uncertain the reason)
    • Public Service: 20 Oct 1651, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Signed petition in Boston asking that the Strawberry Bank township be laid out
    • Public Service: Between 1652 and 1672, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Selectman

    Notes:

    Fr pg 212 - Ancestral Record & Portraits

    In 1632, Henry Sherburne (bapt. 21 Mar 1611-Odiham Hampshire, England - died Portsmouth, NH 1680), came to Portsmouth, NH in the ship James. He was Associate Judge of the Court at Strawberry Bank, 1651-52; Town Clerk & Treasurer 1656; Commissioner 1658; and Deputy to the Massachsetts General Court in 1660. He married on Nov 13, 1637, one Rebecca, the only daughter of Ambrose Gibbons who came to Portsmouth in 1630; was Deputy Governor of NH in 1640; Selectman, Magistrate Commissioner 1641-46; Capt of Portsmouth Alarm 1643, and a factor of the Laconia Company, Piscataqua, 1657.

    The son of Henry & Rebecca (Gibbons) Sherburne, Capt. John Sherburne, born April 3 1647, and died 1702, was King's Councillor 1699 and signer of test and association papers. He married Mary, daughter of Edward Cowell. Their son, Capt. John Sherburne II, was born Jan 19, 1676, and died in Newcastle, NH 1747. He married Hannah, daughter of Thomas & Hannah (Johnson) Jackson and grand-daughter of James Johnson and their daughter Catherine, married Capt. Ebenezer Odiorne.

    Fr pg 22 - Maine Biographies

    Mr Fred Sherburne was eighth in direct descent from the founder family of this name in America.... The first immigrand founder was Henry S. Sherburn, who with his wife Rebecca (Gibbons) Sherburne came from England and settled at Strawberry Banks (now Portsmouth), NH as early as 1638. The line was continued through their son, Capt. Samuel Sherburne, born at Portsmouth in 1638 and settled at Hampton, NH, where he kept the ordinary. He married Love Hutchins, at Haverhill, MA, and among their children was John, so named after an older brother who died young. John Sherburne born Feb 2 1688 at Portsmouth remove to Epping New Hampshire where he married Nov 12 1713, Jane, daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Hobbs) Drake...

    Fr pg 31 - Genealogical Outline of Cram

    Capt. Samuel Sherburne, b. 4 Aug 1638, (twin of Elizabeth Sherburne who married Jun 1656, Tobias Langdon), of Little Harbor, Portsmouth, and Hampton, was sole heir of his grandfather, Ambrose Gibbons. Portsmouth granted him sixty acres in 1650. His father deeded him a dwelling and large tract of land in Little Harbor in 1674. He removed to Hampton in 1675, and there bought the inn in 1678. He was killed at the head of his command fighting Indians, on Aug 4, 1691 (his 53rd birthday), at Maquoit, Casco Bay, Maine. He married, 15 Dec 1668, Love Hutchings of Haverhill, daughter of John and Frances. Among their eleven children: Elizabeth, married Capt Jonathan Sanborn of Kingston - Henry, Chief Justice of NH 1732-42 - Mary, b. 15 Feb 1678; d. 1717; m. 6 Dec 1698, Capt Joseph Tilton of Hampton - Sarah, m Joseph Fifield of Kingston - John, b 2 Feb 1688, Portsmouth

    Fr: The Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers Before May 1692 (Orig Data: J Savage, 1862, Boston, Mass.)

    SHERBURNE

    GEORGE, Portsmouth 1650.

    *HENRY, Portsmouth 1632, came in the James, arr. 12 June in 8 wks. from London, m. 13 Nov. 1637, as fam. rec. tells, Rebecca, only d. of Ambrose Gibbons, had Samuel and. Eliz. tw. b. 4 Aug. 1638; Mary, 20 Nov. 1640 (and fam. tradit. says these two ds. were bapt. by Rev. Mr. Gibson); Henry, 11 [p.78] Jan. 1642; John, 3 Apr. 1647; Ambrose, 3 Aug. 1649; Sarah, 10 Jan. 1652; Rebecca, 21 Apr. 1654; Rachel, 4 Apr. 1656, wh. d. Dec. foll.; Martha, 4 Dec. 1657, d. Nov. fll.; and Ruth, 3 June 1660; was rep. 1660, and his w. d. 3 June 1667. For sec. w. he had Sarah, wid. of Walter Abbot, and d. 1680. No account of any of the ch. exc. Samuel, John, Mary, and Eliz. can be obtain. Eliz. m. 10 June 1656, Tobias Langdon, and next, 11 Apr. 1667, Tobias Lear, had Eliz. b. 11 Feb. 1669; Mary m. 21 Oct. 1658 Richard Sloper. ‡HENRY, a counsell. of N. H. appoint. 1728, wh. d. 1757, aged 83, may have been neph. or more prob. gr.s. of the preced. JOHN, Portsmouth 1643, perhaps a bro. of the first Henry, of the gr. jury 1650, m. Eliz. d. of Robert Tuck of Hampton, had Henry, John, Mary, and Eliz. pray. for jurisdict. of Mass. 1653, and sw. alleg. 1656. JOHN, Portsmouth 1683, perhaps s. of the first Henry, sign. addr. to the k. against his Gov. Cranfield. SAMUEL, Hampton, prob. s. of the first Henry, m. 15 Dec. 1668, Love, d. of John Hutchins of Haverhill, had John, and, perhaps, other ch. beside d. Love; sw. alleg. 1678, and join. the petitn. against Cranfield in 1683; rem. to Portsmouth, and in 1691 was a capt. and k. 4 Aug. that yr. by the Ind. at Maquoit, near Brunswick. His wid. Love d. at Kingston 1739, aged 94. WILLIAM, Portsmouth 1644.

    Fr: The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33, Vol 1-3, pg 881-Original data: Robert Charles Anderson

    Henry Sherburne successfully sued Thomas Wedge at court 8 October 1649 for slandering his wife, Rebecca, but we are not told what Wedge said [NHPP 40:57]. On 26 June 1660 "Mr. Henry Sherburne" sued Stephen Ford and Peter Wallis for keeping his boat on Sherburne's mooring and staving in Sherburne's boat [NHPP 40:148]. "Hen: Sherb" of Portsmouth was ordered to lay out a way and mend it before next court 27 June 1661 [NHPP 40:158, 164].
    At court 28 June 1664 Henry Sherburne sued the town of Portsmouth over several grants of land and arbiters were appointed [NHPP 40:195, 204].
    On 30 June 1668 Henry Sherburne was presented for beating his wife "several times" to which he confessed and was fined. At the same court "the wife of Henry Sherburne" (Rebecca) was presented for "beating her husband & breaking his head". She also confessed and was fined and both were ordered to post bonds [NHPP 40:242]. At court 29 March 1670 "Mr. Henry Shurband" and John Kenniston were presented for fighting, and "Mr. Henry Shurband & his wife (2nd w. Sarah)" were presented for "disorderly living and fighting" [NHPP 40:253]. Aaron Ferris was presented for abusing "Mr. Henry Sherburne & his wife" at the same court and was fined [NHPP 40:258]. At court 28 June 1671 "Mr. Hen: Sherburne" and John Keneston were presented for fighting, and were admonished. The same court, "Mr. Henry Sherburne & his wife" were presented for disorderly living and fighting. He confessed that they lived "disorderly" and they were both to be fined 50s. or whipped ten stripes. They paid their fees [NHPP 40:271].
    At court 27 June 1673 "Mr. Henry Sherburne and John Sherburne his son" were tried for opposing the whipping of David Cambell which had like to have made an insurrection among the people." The Sherburnes were fined and after humbly admitting their fault, the fines were partially remitted [NHPP 40:299].
    At court 7 December 1680 "Henry Sherburne" sued Edward Bickford for damage done by Bickford's hogs, cattle and horses, but the court found for Bickford [NHPP 40:370]. At the same court, "Mr. Hen: Sherburne" complained against Edward Bickford's children "stealing of pears" & being legally called & not appearing to prosecute, said Bickford" was discharged [NHPP 40:370]. Edward Bickford with his wife and children were summoned to appear before the court and "answer sundry objections about Mr. Sherburne's death" but no evidence of foul play was found and they were set at liberty 9 June 1681 [NHPP 40:378].

    BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1949 Walter Goodwin Davis produced an excellent account of Henry Sherborn, including information on his parents and two of his brothers [Waterhouse Anc 93-103].

    Henry Sherburne, born on March 28, 1611, in Odiham, Hampshire, England, was a figure of considerable wealth and influence in pre-independence colonial New Hampshire. His journey to the New World began when he landed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on June 12, 1632, from London. This marked the start of a life that would see him rise to prominence in the early American colonies.

    Sherburne's lineage traced back to the illustrious Sherburne (or Shireburn) family of England, known for their ancestral home, Stonyhurst Hall in Lancashire. His great grandfather left Stonyhurst for Oxford, England, where he resided in Beam Hall, and his father, Joseph Sherburne, eventually moved to Odiham, where Henry was born.

    In Portsmouth, Henry quickly utilized his classical education and mastery of court hand. By 1640, he had become a warden of the Church of England in Portsmouth. His skills and knowledge led to his selection as town clerk from 1656 to 1660, treasurer, and commissioner of Portsmouth. In 1644, he was appointed as a judge in Portsmouth, and later, the General Court of Massachusetts appointed him as an associate judge.

    Henry Sherburne was a significant landowner in Portsmouth. He married twice, first to the daughter of New Hampshire pioneer Ambrose Gibbons, with whom he had several children who later spread throughout the New World. His descendants included notable figures such as Colonel Tobias Lear, George Washington's private secretary.

    We are descended from Henry and his first wife, Rebecca Gibbons, who bore him several children, including a daughter, Mary, who married Richard Sloper. This union marked the beginning of a lineage that would spread throughout the New World. After Rebecca's death, Henry married Sarah (maiiden name unknown), the widow of Walter Abbott. Unusually, we are also descended through Sarah and Walter, through their sonThomas Abbott, who married Elizabeth Green, and also their daughter Mary Abbott, who married Thomas Guptail.

    Henry's life in Portsmouth was marked by various civic roles, reflecting his commitment to the community's development and governance. He played a crucial role in shaping the early history of Portsmouth and the broader region of New Hampshire.

    The end of Henry Sherburne's life was shrouded in mystery. In 1680, he was involved in a legal dispute with Edward Bickford and his wife Mary, who ran a licensed tavern and farm. The conflict began with Sherburne accusing the Bickfords of allowing their livestock to damage his property. Although cleared by a jury, Sherburne filed a second complaint, accusing the Bickford children of stealing pears. However, he never appeared in court for this case, as he died shortly before the scheduled date. The circumstances of his death, so closely timed with the legal proceedings, sparked rumors and speculation among the local community, but the true cause remained unknown.


    Died:
    Under suspicious circumstances; possibly murdered

    Henry married GIBBONS, Rebecca after 1667 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Rebecca (daughter of GIBBONS, Ambrose and ELIZABETH, Rebecca) was born in 1617 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England; died on 3 Jun 1667 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  GIBBONS, Rebecca was born in 1617 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England (daughter of GIBBONS, Ambrose and ELIZABETH, Rebecca); died on 3 Jun 1667 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Notes:

    Fr pg 212 - Ancestral Record & Portraits

    In 1632, Henry Sherburne (bapt. 21 Mar 1611-Odiham Hampshire, England - died Portsmouth, NH 1680), came to Portsmouth, NH in the ship James. He was Associate Judge of the Court at Strawberry Bank, 1651-52; Town Clerk & Treasurer 1656; Commissioner 1658; and Deputy to the Massachsetts General Court in 1660. He married on Nov 13, 1637, one Rebecca, the only daughter of Ambrose Gibbons who came to Portsmouth in 1630; was Deputy Governor of NH in 1640; Selectman, Magistrate Commissioner 1641-46; Capt of Portsmouth Alarm 1643, and a factor of the Laconia Company, Piscataqua, 1657.

    The son of Henry & Rebecca (Gibbons) Sherburne, Capt. John Sherburne, born April 3 1647, and died 1702, was King's Councillor 1699 and signer of test and association papers. He married Mary, daughter of Edward Cowell. Their son, Capt. John Sherburne II, was born Jan 19, 1676, and died in Newcastle, NH 1747. He married Hannah, daughter of Thomas & Hannah (Johnson) Jackson and grand-daughter of James Johnson and their daughter Catherine, married Capt. Ebenezer Odiorne.

    Fr pg 22 - Maine Biographies

    Mr Fred Sherburne was eighth in direct descent from the founder family of this name in America.... The first immigrand founder was Henry S. Sherburn, who with his wife Rebecca (Gibbons) Sherburne came from England and settled at Strawberry Banks (now Portsmouth), NH as early as 1638. The line was continued through their son, Capt. Samuel Sherburne, born at Portsmouth in 1638 and settled at Hampton, NH, where he kept the ordinary. He married Love Hutchins, at Haverhill, MA, and among their children was John, so named after an older brother who died young. John Sherburne born Feb 2 1688 at Portsmouth remove to Epping New Hampshire where he married Nov 12 1713, Jane, daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Hobbs) Drake...

    Fr pg 31 - Genealogical Outline of Cram

    Capt. Samuel Sherburne, b. 4 Aug 1638, (twin of Elizabeth Sherburne who married Jun 1656, Tobias Langdon), of Little Harbor, Portsmouth, and Hampton, was sole heir of his grandfather, Ambrose Gibbons. Portsmouth granted him sixty acres in 1650. His father deeded him a dwelling and large tract of land in Little Harbor in 1674. He removed to Hampton in 1675, and there bought the inn in 1678. He was killed at the head of his command fighting Indians, on Aug 4, 1691 (his 53rd birthday), at Maquoit, Casco Bay, Maine. He married, 15 Dec 1668, Love Hutchings of Haverhill, daughter of John and Frances. Among their eleven children: Elizabeth, married Capt Jonathan Sanborn of Kingston - Henry, Chief Justice of NH 1732-42 - Mary, b. 15 Feb 1678; d. 1717; m. 6 Dec 1698, Capt Joseph Tilton of Hampton - Sarah, m Joseph Fifield of Kingston - John, b 2 Feb 1688, Portsmouth

    Fr: The Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers Before May 1692 (Orig Data: J Savage, 1862, Boston, Mass.)

    SHERBURNE

    GEORGE, Portsmouth 1650.

    *HENRY, Portsmouth 1632, came in the James, arr. 12 June in 8 wks. from London, m. 13 Nov. 1637, as fam. rec. tells, Rebecca, only d. of Ambrose Gibbons, had Samuel and. Eliz. tw. b. 4 Aug. 1638; Mary, 20 Nov. 1640 (and fam. tradit. says these two ds. were bapt. by Rev. Mr. Gibson); Henry, 11 [p.78] Jan. 1642; John, 3 Apr. 1647; Ambrose, 3 Aug. 1649; Sarah, 10 Jan. 1652; Rebecca, 21 Apr. 1654; Rachel, 4 Apr. 1656, wh. d. Dec. foll.; Martha, 4 Dec. 1657, d. Nov. fll.; and Ruth, 3 June 1660; was rep. 1660, and his w. d. 3 June 1667. For sec. w. he had Sarah, wid. of Walter Abbot, and d. 1680. No account of any of the ch. exc. Samuel, John, Mary, and Eliz. can be obtain. Eliz. m. 10 June 1656, Tobias Langdon, and next, 11 Apr. 1667, Tobias Lear, had Eliz. b. 11 Feb. 1669; Mary m. 21 Oct. 1658 Richard Sloper. ‡HENRY, a counsell. of N. H. appoint. 1728, wh. d. 1757, aged 83, may have been neph. or more prob. gr.s. of the preced. JOHN, Portsmouth 1643, perhaps a bro. of the first Henry, of the gr. jury 1650, m. Eliz. d. of Robert Tuck of Hampton, had Henry, John, Mary, and Eliz. pray. for jurisdict. of Mass. 1653, and sw. alleg. 1656. JOHN, Portsmouth 1683, perhaps s. of the first Henry, sign. addr. to the k. against his Gov. Cranfield. SAMUEL, Hampton, prob. s. of the first Henry, m. 15 Dec. 1668, Love, d. of John Hutchins of Haverhill, had John, and, perhaps, other ch. beside d. Love; sw. alleg. 1678, and join. the petitn. against Cranfield in 1683; rem. to Portsmouth, and in 1691 was a capt. and k. 4 Aug. that yr. by the Ind. at Maquoit, near Brunswick. His wid. Love d. at Kingston 1739, aged 94. WILLIAM, Portsmouth 1644.

    Fr: The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33, Vol 1-3, pg 881-Original data: Robert Charles Anderson

    Henry Sherburne successfully sued Thomas Wedge at court 8 October 1649 for slandering his wife, Rebecca, but we are not told what Wedge said [NHPP 40:57]. On 26 June 1660 "Mr. Henry Sherburne" sued Stephen Ford and Peter Wallis for keeping his boat on Sherburne's mooring and staving in Sherburne's boat [NHPP 40:148]. "Hen: Sherb" of Portsmouth was ordered to lay out a way and mend it before next court 27 June 1661 [NHPP 40:158, 164].
    At court 28 June 1664 Henry Sherburne sued the town of Portsmouth over several grants of land and arbiters were appointed [NHPP 40:195, 204].
    On 30 June 1668 Henry Sherburne was presented for beating his wife "several times" to which he confessed and was fined. At the same court "the wife of Henry Sherburne" (Rebecca) was presented for "beating her husband & breaking his head". She also confessed and was fined and both were ordered to post bonds [NHPP 40:242]. At court 29 March 1670 "Mr. Henry Shurband" and John Kenniston were presented for fighting, and "Mr. Henry Shurband & his wife (2nd w. Sarah)" were presented for "disorderly living and fighting" [NHPP 40:253]. Aaron Ferris was presented for abusing "Mr. Henry Sherburne & his wife" at the same court and was fined [NHPP 40:258]. At court 28 June 1671 "Mr. Hen: Sherburne" and John Keneston were presented for fighting, and were admonished. The same court, "Mr. Henry Sherburne & his wife" were presented for disorderly living and fighting. He confessed that they lived "disorderly" and they were both to be fined 50s. or whipped ten stripes. They paid their fees [NHPP 40:271].
    At court 27 June 1673 "Mr. Henry Sherburne and John Sherburne his son" were tried for opposing the whipping of David Cambell which had like to have made an insurrection among the people." The Sherburnes were fined and after humbly admitting their fault, the fines were partially remitted [NHPP 40:299].
    At court 7 December 1680 "Henry Sherburne" sued Edward Bickford for damage done by Bickford's hogs, cattle and horses, but the court found for Bickford [NHPP 40:370]. At the same court, "Mr. Hen: Sherburne" complained against Edward Bickford's children "stealing of pears" & being legally called & not appearing to prosecute, said Bickford" was discharged [NHPP 40:370]. Edward Bickford with his wife and children were summoned to appear before the court and "answer sundry objections about Mr. Sherburne's death" but no evidence of foul play was found and they were set at liberty 9 June 1681 [NHPP 40:378].

    BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1949 Walter Goodwin Davis produced an excellent account of Henry Sherborn, including information on his parents and two of his brothers [Waterhouse Anc 93-103].

    Children:
    1. 3. SHERBURNE, Mary Gibbons was born on 20 Nov 1640 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 22 Sep 1718 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. SHERBURNE, John Samuel was born on 3 Apr 1647 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1698 in New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. SHERBURNE, Samuel was born on 4 Aug 1638 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 4 Aug 1691 in Casco, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
    4. SHERBURNE, Elizabeth was born on 4 Aug 1638 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. SHERBURNE, Henry was born on 21 Jan 1642; died in 1659 in Sea, Somerset, England.
    6. SHERBURNE, Ambrose was born on 3 Aug 1649; died before 27 Jun 1676.
    7. SHERBURNE, Sarah was born on 10 Jan 1651 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in Aug 1720 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    8. SHERBURNE, Rebecca was born on 26 Apr 1654; died on 29 Jun 1696.
    9. SHERBURNE, Rachel was born on 4 Apr 1656; died on 28 Dec 1656.
    10. SHERBURNE, Martha was born on 4 Dec 1657; died on 11 Nov 1658.
    11. SHERBURNE, Ruth was born on 3 Jun 1660 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1686 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  SHERBURNE, Joseph was born about 1575 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (son of SHERBURNE, Esq. Henry and ACTON, Joan); died on 19 Jun 1621 in Odiham, Hampshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sherburne-145
    • Residence: 1611, Odiham, Hampshire, England

    Joseph + COWELL, Amy. Amy was born about 1582 in Odiham, Surrey, England; died about 1618. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  COWELL, Amy was born about 1582 in Odiham, Surrey, England; died about 1618.
    Children:
    1. 6. SHERBURNE, Henry was born on 28 Mar 1611 in Odiham, Hampshire, England; was christened on 28 Mar 1611 in Odiham, Hampshire, England; died on 26 Mar 1680 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. SHERBURNE, John was born after 1612.

  3. 14.  GIBBONS, AmbroseGIBBONS, Ambrose was born in 1592 in England; died before 9 May 1657 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: One of the founders of South Berwick; first settlement in Maine
    • Name: //
    • Residence: Piscataquis, Maine, USA
    • Residence: Maine, USA
    • Departure: 1630
    • Occupation: 1630, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Steward
    • Residence: 1641, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
    • Public Service: Between 1647 and 1648, Kittery, York, Maine, USA; Selectman
    • Probate: 11 Jul 1656, New Hampshire, USA

    Ambrose + ELIZABETH, Rebecca. Rebecca was born in England; died on 14 May 1655 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  ELIZABETH, Rebecca was born in England; died on 14 May 1655 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    Children:
    1. 7. GIBBONS, Rebecca was born in 1617 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England; died on 3 Jun 1667 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.


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