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BICKFORD, John

BICKFORD, John

Male 1603 - 1686  (83 years)

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  • Name BICKFORD, John  [1, 2] 
    Birth 1603  Rattery, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Differentiator First families of NH; Immigrant 
    Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bickford-148 
    Death 1686  Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I9418  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father BICKFORD "OF DEVON", John,   b. 1581, Rattery, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1626, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother PULSER, Elizabeth,   b. 1590, Plymouth, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1621, Plympton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1599  Rattery, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12972  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 CATOR, Elizabeth Jane,   b. 20 Jan 1620, Exeter, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1696, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 1637  Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. BICKFORD, John Jr. #2,   b. 1638, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1690, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. BICKFORD, Samuel,   b. 1642, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1681, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. BICKFORD, Henry,   b. 1627   d. 1662, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. BICKFORD, Elizabeth,   b. 1652, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1727, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. BICKFORD, George,   b. 1633, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1678, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. BICKFORD, Thomas,   b. 1640, Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1720, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. BICKFORD, Joseph,   b. 1635, Oyster River, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1685, Oyster River, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. BICKFORD, Ellin   d. 1671  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F7054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Family 2 FURBER, TEMPERANCE,   b. 1602, Westbury, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1635, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 1624  Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. BICKFORD, John Jr. #1,   b. 1625, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1685, York, York, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. BICKFORD, Henry,   b. 1627, Rattery, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1662, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. BICKFORD, Edward,   b. 1629, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1686, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. BICKFORD, William Henry,   b. 1631, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1678, Oyster River, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. BICKFORD, George W.,   b. 1633, Oyster River, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1678, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. BICKFORD, Joseph,   b. 1634, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1720, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F12971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1603 - Rattery, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1624 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1637 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1686 - Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Immigrant    		Immigrant

    Documents
    Bickford Family History of the town of Durham    		Bickford Family History of the town of Durham

    Histories
    Bickford history    		Bickford history
    JOHN BICKFORD    		JOHN BICKFORD

    Albums
    Founding Families of Dover    		Founding Families of Dover (1)
    Dover, New Hampshire, holds the distinction of being the oldest permanent settlement in the state and the seventh oldest in the United States, established in 1623 by William and Edward Hilton at Pomeroy Cove on Dover Point. Originally known as Bristol, the area saw a second settlement at Dover Neck in 1633. Briefly an independent colony named Northam, it was officially named Dover in 1637, potentially after Robert Dover, an English lawyer known for his resistance to Puritanism.

    The early township encompassed what are now Durham, Madbury, Newington, Lee, Somersworth, and Rollinsford. Nicknamed "the Garrison City" due to its garrisoned homes built from abundant trees for protection, Dover thrived despite challenges. The town utilized the Cocheco River for industrial purposes as early as 1642, starting with a sawmill, and later developing an extensive shipbuilding industry in the 1700s. By 1830, Dover had evolved into a prominent cotton goods manufacturer, with the Dover Cotton Factory established in 1814 marking the beginning of its textile industry.

  • Notes 
    • John Bickford, born in England, was living at Oyster River, in Dover, New Hampshire, as early as July 17, 1645, on which day "Darbey Field of Oyster River, in the River of Piscataquay, county of Norfolk, planter," sold John Bickford his dwelling house at Oyster "River, then "in the tenure of the said Bickford," with a lot of five or six acres adjoining on the land towards the creek on the side towards Little Bay, except the strip on said creek in possession of Thomas Willey. On June 23, 1684, John Bickford, with the consent of his "wife Temperance," conveyed to his son, Thomas, "all his house lands lying at ye poynt of Oyster River." After selling or rather presenting this land to his son, John Bickford went to New- ington Shore, where he owned several tracts of land, one near Bloody Point, one at Fox Point and the third one along the point where he established himself. His children and grandchildren intermarried with the chief families of Newington, Harrisons, Dowings, Knights, Pickerins, Coes, Ftirbers and others. His wife's name of Temperance was perpetuated by her descendants through many generations.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1578] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;).
      Record for John Bickford
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=1314006374&indiv=try

    2. [S1578] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.

    3. [S1785] Ancestry.com, History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) : with genealogical notes, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2005;), Bickford Family pgs 16-29.
      New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982      		 New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982



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