GIBBONS, Rebecca
1617 - 1667 (50 years)
Great Migration: Henry Sherburne (1611-1680)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/rd/12107/1666/235193562
Henry Sherburne, was a figure of considerable wealth and influence. He arrived in 1632 on the James out of London and settled in Portsmouth. Henry's lineage traces back to the Sherburne (or Shireburn) family of England, known for their ancestral home, Stonyhurst Hall in Lancashire. In Portsmouth, Henry quickly utilized his classical education and mastery of court hand. He served 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. On the Laviolette (DeRochemont) side, we are descended from Henry and his first wife, Rebecca Gibbons, daugher of Ambrose Gibbons. After Rebecca's death, Henry married Sarah (Steward?), the widow of Walter Abbott. Unusually, we are also descended through Sarah and Walter, through their son Thomas Abbott, who married Elizabeth Green (on the Laviolette (Shorey) line) , and also their daughter Mary Abbott, who married Thomas Guptail (on the Wright (Tucker) line).
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.
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