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Capt. Joshua Conant[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]

Male 1657 - Bef 1706  (< 48 years)


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  • Name Joshua Conant 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Birth 15 Jun 1657  Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7, 16
    Gender Male 
    Property 20 Dec 1684  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    conveys "a certain p'cel of 17 acres of land" to Freeborn Balch for £30
    Event 17 Sep 1689  [8
    captured by a French fleet and carried to Port Royal
    Event 23 Nov 1689  Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    testifieth: that he being Commander of the Ketch Thomas and Mary of Salem, he was taken by three French Ships off from Torbay near Cansir upon Tuesday the 17th of September last, two of which were Ships of War the other a Merchantman, and being put on board the Admiral viz the Lumbuscado and therein carried to Port Royal a Prisoner. Mr. Mero told me that the French on board told him, that there was ten sail of them ships of war came out in company together from France, and that they came directly from France and were bound to Boston in New England and that Sir E. A. had sent to the French King for them and that the Countrey was to be delivered up unto their hands: but hearing that Sir E. A. was taken and now held should not proceed at present but threatened what they would do next summer
    Removed to Abt 1700  Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    From: Beverly
    Occupation mariner  [6, 8]
    • He was master of the ketch "Dragon". He was also a gunner for several years at the fort on Winter Island near Salem.
    Death Bef 1706  [1, 6
    Person ID I18636  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2020 

    Father Joshua Conant,   b. Abt 1630, Salem, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1659, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Mother Seeth Gardner,   b. Dec 1636, Salem, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1707, Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1657  [2, 6, 7, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
    Family ID F6748  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Christian More,   b. 5 Jul 1652   d. 30 May 1680, Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [9, 15, 23
    Marriage 31 Aug 1676  [1, 6, 9, 12, 14, 15
    Children 
     1. Joshua Conant,   b. 12 May 1678, Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F7322  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

    Family 2 Sarah Newcomb,   b. Abt 1670  [9
    Marriage 9 Jan 1690/1  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25, 26
    Children 
     1. Keziah Conant,   b. 8 Nov 1691, Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Caleb Conant,   b. 13 Nov 1693, Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1737 (Age > 45 years)
     3. Sarah Conant,   b. 12 Apr 1695, Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. John Conant,   b. 19 Apr 1700, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F6412  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Jun 1657 - Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - conveys "a certain p'cel of 17 acres of land" to Freeborn Balch for £30 - 20 Dec 1684 - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEvent - testifieth: that he being Commander of the Ketch Thomas and Mary of Salem, he was taken by three French Ships off from Torbay near Cansir upon Tuesday the 17th of September last, two of which were Ships of War the other a Merchantman, and being put on board the Admiral viz the Lumbuscado and therein carried to Port Royal a Prisoner. Mr. Mero told me that the French on board told him, that there was ten sail of them ships of war came out in company together from France, and that they came directly from France and were bound to Boston in New England and that Sir E. A. had sent to the French King for them and that the Countrey was to be delivered up unto their hands: but hearing that Sir E. A. was taken and now held should not proceed at present but threatened what they would do next summer - 23 Nov 1689 - Salem Towne, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRemoved to - From: Beverly - Abt 1700 - Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1.  1.  [S616] Andrew Newcomb and His Descendants, 19, 00043.

    2.  2.  [S677] Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family, 19, 00677.

    3.  3.  [S602] Vital Records of MA, 1620-1850, MA:Essex:Salem:1:197, 00596.

    4.  4.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 2:335, 00390.

    5.  5.  [S765] Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. 2, 172, 00764.

    6.  6.  [S11] Mayflower Families, Vol. 02, 127, 00375.

    7.  7.  [S880] TAG 30-32, 30:156, 00876.

    8.  8.  [S882] Conant Family, 162, 00878.

    9.  9.  [S882] Conant Family, 163, 00878.

    10.  10.  [S882] Conant Family, 137, 00878.

    11.  11.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 18:59, 00390.

    12.  12.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 175, 00395.

    13.  13.  [S459] Cape Cod Library, 727, 00091.

    14.  14.  [S925] Mayflower Increasings, 83, 00921.

    15.  15.  [S576] TGMSP, Richard More, 00516.

    16.  16.  [S602] Vital Records of MA, 1620-1850, MA:Essex:Salem:1:198, 00596.

    17.  17.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 316, 00395.

    18.  18.  [S576] TGMSP, Roger Conant, 00516.

    19.  19.  [S576] TGMSP, Thomas Gardner, 00516.

    20.  20.  [S882] Conant Family, 136, 00878.

    21.  21.  [S867] TAG, 71:26, 00863.

    22.  22.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 52419105, 00974.

    23.  23.  [S1108] TEG, 24:190, 00961.

    24.  24.  [S646] Colonial Families of Martha's Vineyard, 338, 00646.

    25.  25.  [S595] Robert Eldred, 77, 00457.

    26.  26.  [S459] Cape Cod Library, 578, 00091.