CLEEVE, George
1586 - 1667 (81 years)
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Name CLEEVE, George [1, 2, 3] Birth 1586 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England 
[4] Baptism 15 Nov 1594 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England [1, 2] Gender Male Differentiator Founder of Portland, Maine; The Great Migration; Immigrant Historical Importance Founder of Portland, Maine Immigration 1630 Maine, USA [5] Residence 1633 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA [3, 6] Founding of Portland Travel 1636 England [5] Back and forth from Maine to England Travel 1643 England [5] Back and forth from Maine to England Web Address https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cleeve Web Address https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/rd/12107/383/235175320 Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cleeve-50 Occupation England [5] Vintner Death 1667 Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA Person ID I8832 My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Father CLEEVE, John, b. 1550, Somerset, England d. 1586, Stogursey, Somerset, England (Age 36 years) Relationship natural Mother CAREY, Anna, b. 1554, Somerset, England d. Aft 1618, Somerset, England (Age > 65 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1591 Family ID F6852 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family PRICE, Joan, b. 1584, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England d. 29 Sep 1662, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA (Age 78 years) Marriage 7 Sep 1618 St Chadds Church, Cheshire, England [4] Children 1. CLEEVES, Cleombrotus, b. 13 Mar 1620, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England d. 30 Nov 1621, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. CLEEVES, Jedediah d. 6 Jan 1707 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. CLEEVES, Eleanor Anne, b. 24 Jun 1613, St. Chads, Staffordshire, England [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. CLEEVES, Anne, b. 24 Jun 1623, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England d. 27 Apr 1624, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 5. CLEEVES, Elizabeth, b. 14 Dec 1619, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England d. 1681, Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. CLEEVES, Harvey, b. Abt 1627, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England d. 1681, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. CLEEVES, William, b. 1634, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Apr 1676, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 42 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F6859 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
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Birth - 1586 - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England 
Baptism - 15 Nov 1594 - Salisbury, Wiltshire, England 
Marriage - 7 Sep 1618 - St Chadds Church, Cheshire, England 
Immigration - 1630 - Maine, USA 
Residence - Founding of Portland - 1633 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA 
Travel - Back and forth from Maine to England - 1636 - England Travel - Back and forth from Maine to England - 1643 - England Occupation - Vintner - - England 
Death - 1667 - Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Ann Mitton Brackett_ Needlewoman _ The Maine Story _ Pat Higgins Great Migration George Cleeve (1586-1667) George-Cleeve-of-Casco-Bay Great Migration: George Cleeve (1586-1667)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/rd/12107/383/235175320George Cleeve was a vintner in England . George emigrated to what is now New England in 1630, settling first in Spurwink, Maine (near today's Cape Elizabeth), and at Falmouth (today's Portland) in 1633. In 1637, Sir Ferdinando Gorges granted George and associate Richard Tucker 1,500 acres at Machegonne (Portland Neck) that included the area of today's downtown Portland. George is known as the father of Portland, and a statue is erected in modern Portland commemorating this. His career was both contentious and litigious, engaged in frequent land disputes and vying with Gorges' Province of Maine for jurisdiction over the area north of Cape Porpoise. In a letter to Governor John Winthrop from a contemporary, he was described as"a firebrand of dissension and hath set the whole Province together by the ears."He married Joan Price in England in 1618; George made several trips back and forth to England during his career and it is unknown on which trip she emigrated. Even before he left England, George was involved in a suit against his father-in-law, John Price. Not muchy is known of Joan's life but she is a docoumented "Gateway Ancestor" to royalty.The early records of Maine are filled with less than admirable descriptives of his nature. His hatred for Ferdinando Gorges, and others of the titled class, was pronounced, and he attempted every coercion possible to defame those who stood in his way, or to misrepresent his aim to others in order to pursue his own gain. That he was initially, to those who knew nothing of his character, persuasive and charming, is apparent, but it was not long before he had alienated every person of power in both Maine and Massachusetts.We are descended from George and Joan through the Laviolette (DeRochemont-Shorey) line.
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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.Founding Families of Portland (0)
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Notes - George Cleve; Cleeve; Cleaves; CleevesComment:Esquire, as designated in the patent of Gorges to him 27 Jan. 1636, came to New England about 1630. Settled at Spurwink, built a house, planted, etc. having a promise from Gorges of 200 acres of land, as he claimed. In 1632 he bought a share in the patent which Richard Tucker had purchased of Richard Bradshaw. John Winter, as agent of Robert Trelawney, ejected him from the land in 1633, and seized upon his houses. [Testimony in Maine court at Saco June 25, 1641.] He had a lawsuit in court at Saco 25 March, 1636. He visited Boston in 1643 with Mr. Rigby, "a lawyer and a parliament man, wealthy and religious," who had purchased the "Plough Patent"; they sought to obtain the help of Mass. in establishing the claims of that patent; desired to join "the consociation of the United Colonies." [W.] He petitioned the Gen. Court of Mass. 5 (3) 1645, "on behalfe of the people of Ligonia," asking protection against the claims of Mr. Vines and others, basing his claims on the Rigby patent. [Mass. Arch. 3, 179.] As agent of "Collonell Alexander Rigby, President and proprietor for the province of Laconia," he leased lands in 1651. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 13 July, 1658. As deputy president of the Assembly of Lygonia, 22 (7) 1648, he was chairman of the committee to sit at Richmond Island and report on the estate of Winter.
He deeded 20 May, 1658, to his grandchild Nathaniel Mitten, land adjoining that formerly granted to his father Michael M. Was sued by Robert Jordan in 1659, and his goods attached in a rough manner; bed and clothing taken from his sick wife, then 87 years of age.
Nathaniel Mitten was alleged by "Richard Powssley of ffalmouth" in 1687, to have been a grandson of Cleve.
See also Bradshaw, Bucknall, Jordan, Macworth, Moses, Tucker, Winter.
- George Cleeve was a vintner in England . George emigrated to what is now New England in 1630, settling first in Spurwink, Maine (near today's Cape Elizabeth), and at Falmouth (today's Portland) in 1633. In 1637, Sir Ferdinando Gorges granted George and associate Richard Tucker 1,500 acres at Machegonne (Portland Neck) that included the area of today's downtown Portland. George is known as the father of Portland, and a statue is erected in modern Portland commemorating this. His career was both contentious and litigious, engaged in frequent land disputes and vying with Gorges' Province of Maine for jurisdiction over the area north of Cape Porpoise. In a letter to Governor John Winthrop from a contemporary, he was described as"a firebrand of dissension and hath set the whole Province together by the ears."
He married Joan Price in England in 1618; George made several trips back and forth to England during his career and it is unknown on which trip she emigrated. Even before he left England, George was involved in a suit against his father-in-law, John Price. Not muchy is known of Joan's life but she is a docoumented "Gateway Ancestor" to royalty.
The early records of Maine are filled with less than admirable descriptives of his nature. His hatred for Ferdinando Gorges, and others of the titled class, was pronounced, and he attempted every coercion possible to defame those who stood in his way, or to misrepresent his aim to others in order to pursue his own gain. That he was initially, to those who knew nothing of his character, persuasive and charming, is apparent, but it was not long before he had alienated every person of power in both Maine and Massachusetts.
- George Cleve; Cleeve; Cleaves; CleevesComment:Esquire, as designated in the patent of Gorges to him 27 Jan. 1636, came to New England about 1630. Settled at Spurwink, built a house, planted, etc. having a promise from Gorges of 200 acres of land, as he claimed. In 1632 he bought a share in the patent which Richard Tucker had purchased of Richard Bradshaw. John Winter, as agent of Robert Trelawney, ejected him from the land in 1633, and seized upon his houses. [Testimony in Maine court at Saco June 25, 1641.] He had a lawsuit in court at Saco 25 March, 1636. He visited Boston in 1643 with Mr. Rigby, "a lawyer and a parliament man, wealthy and religious," who had purchased the "Plough Patent"; they sought to obtain the help of Mass. in establishing the claims of that patent; desired to join "the consociation of the United Colonies." [W.] He petitioned the Gen. Court of Mass. 5 (3) 1645, "on behalfe of the people of Ligonia," asking protection against the claims of Mr. Vines and others, basing his claims on the Rigby patent. [Mass. Arch. 3, 179.] As agent of "Collonell Alexander Rigby, President and proprietor for the province of Laconia," he leased lands in 1651. Took oath of allegiance to Mass. govt. 13 July, 1658. As deputy president of the Assembly of Lygonia, 22 (7) 1648, he was chairman of the committee to sit at Richmond Island and report on the estate of Winter.
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Sources - [S1569] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
- [S1732] Ancestry.com, Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 1900/5.
Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 - [S2549] Ancestry.com, Maine Pioneers, 1623-60, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).
- [S1802] WikiTree, George Cleeves listing.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cleeve-50 - [S1546] Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), George Cleeve (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995).
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/383/1415510804 - [S1814] Nathan Goold, A history of Peaks Island and its people : also a short history of House Island, Portland, Maine, (Name: Lakeside Press; Location: Portland, ME; Date: 1897;), Pgs 12-13.
https://archive.org/stream/historyofpeaksis00gool/historyofpeaksis00gool_djvu.txtHistory of Peaks Island 1
- [S1569] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).