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POMFRET, Lt. William

POMFRET, Lt. William

Male Abt 1600 - 1680  (80 years)

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  • Name POMFRET, Lt. William  [1] 
    Birth Abt 1600  Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1622  Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Differentiator Signer of Dover Combination 
    Great Migration William Pomfret was an English distiller who offered to go to New England in 1622. He was at Monhegan in 1624 and later bought land on the Piscataway River in Dover, New Hampshire. 
    Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pomfret-37 
    Residence Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1640  Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 7 Aug 1680  Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16842  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father POMFRETT, Franncis,   b. Dec 1570, Baldock, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt. 1650/55, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother DISBOROW, Alice,   b. 1571, Baldock, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Jun 1591  Baldock, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family ROSE, Hosanna,   b. 1595   d. 1675, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1615  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1620  Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1640  New England, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Children 
     1. POMFRET, William,   b. 1617   d. 7 Aug 1680, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. POMFRET, Elizabeth,   b. 1620, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1680, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F12596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1600 - Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1615 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1620 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - 1622 - Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1640 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1640 - New England, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Aug 1680 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

    Histories
    Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire    		Landmarks in Ancient Dover, New Hampshire
    Signing of the Dover Combination    		Signing of the Dover Combination
    POMFRETT, LIEUT. WILLIAM,Piscataqua pioneers    		POMFRETT, LIEUT. WILLIAM,Piscataqua pioneers
    Yale University Indian Papers Project    		Yale University Indian Papers Project
    Lt William POMFRET, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register***    		Lt William POMFRET, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register***

    External Links
    WikiTree: William Pomfret (1600-1680)    		WikiTree: William Pomfret (1600-1680)
    William Pomfret was an English distiller who came to New England in 1622.  He was a signer of the Dover Combination and was elected a selectman and town clerk. In 1640 he sent to England for his wife Hosanna (maiden name unknown) and two daughters. We are descended through the Wright (Tucker) line. 

    Albums
    The Dover Combination    		The Dover Combination (2)
    The Dover Combination, signed in 1640, was an important agreement in the early colonial history of America. It was signed by the settlers of Dover, which is now in New Hampshire.
    Great Migration    		Great Migration (119)
    The "Great Migration," as defined by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), encompasses the English Puritan migration to New England from 1620 to 1640. This movement primarily involved English Puritans who relocated in family units, driven by a quest for religious freedom and the aspiration to establish a Puritan commonwealth. These migrants originated from various regions of England and settled in areas that now form Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, including the Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

    An individual's inclusion in the Great Migration Study Project requires evidence of migration to New England within the specified period of 1620 to 1640. The project's objective is to compile biographical and genealogical profiles of all immigrants who arrived in New England during these two decades. The NEHGS has produced extensive volumes and directories, providing details about the lives of these immigrants. This collection presents research on many ancestors who were part of this significant historical migration.

    You may be shocked by how many there are. Even I was at first. However, most of these Great Migration ancestors are my 9th and 10th great-grandparents, and in some cases 11th and 12th, and with the number of great-grandparents doubling with each generation, the possibilities quickly become immense. We have a total of 1024 sets of 9th great-grandparents and 2048 sets of 10th great-grandparents. This makes finding so many Great Migration ancestors more understandable.

  • Notes 
    • William Pomfret was an English distiller who came to New England in 1622. He was a signer of the Dover Combination and was elected a selectman and town clerk. In 1640 he sent to England for his wife Hosanna (maiden name unknown) and two daughters. We are descended through the Wright (Tucker) line.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1922] Ancestry.com, Early Portsmouth history, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2005;).
      Early Portsmouth history      		 Early Portsmouth history


    2. [S2592] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Place: New England; Year: 1622; Page Number: 29.

    3. [S2549] Ancestry.com, Maine Pioneers, 1623-60, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

    4. [S2594] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

    5. [S2590] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
      U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700      		 U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700


    6. [S2590] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700      		 U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700



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