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Jonathan Fairbanks

Jonathan Fairbanks[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]

Male Abt 1597 - 1668  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name Jonathan Fairbanks 
    Birth Abt 1597  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 16, 17
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1633  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 15
    Event 23 Mar 1636/7  Dedham, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    subscribed to the covenant
    Admission 14 Aug 1646  Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Church:
    church
    Will 1 Jun 1668  [3, 18


    • WILL OF JONATHAN FAIREBANKE, 1668.


      In the yeare of our Lord one thousand sixe hundred sixty and eight, the first day of the fourth month, com'only called June; I Jonathan ffarbanke of dedham in the Countie of Suffolke Senioe, Being sicke and weake, And expecting that the day of my desolution is drawing neere doe in the name and feare of God ordaine and make this my Last will & Testamt for the disposeing and settling of the things of this life, with which the Lord hath at prsent Intrusted me in manner & forme as followeth; viz first I commit my soule to God that gaue it, Trusting in the alone Righteousnes & mediation of Jesus Christ my Redemer & aduocate, & my body to the earth whence it was taken, to be after my decease Desently buried therein in christian buriall at the discretion of my Executor. In prims I giue & bequeath vnto grace my Deere & well beloved wife, All and Every prt & prcell of my whole moueable Estate whatsoeuer as well within dores as without, namely all my household stuffe, of all & Euery sort & kinde as allso all my cattell of all kinds all my corne cartes ploughs workeing tooles & vtensils of husbandrye all debts due to me & whatsoeuer Ells come within the denomination of moueable Estate & all this I giue and Bequeath to my said wife, to despose of when And to whom shee shall at any time see meete. And more I giue to grace my said wife an Annuitie of Eight pounds pr Annm to be paid to her or her assignee to her vse yearely & euery yeare, in two equall prts. * * Ite I giue & bequeath to George (ffarbanke my secon)d sonne & to his heyers for euer, sixteene pounds the one halfe whereof shall be payed to him within the space of one ((???)) yeare next ensueing after the decease of my said wife; And whereas I haue allready giuen and doe herby confirme to my said sonne George all that my prt in the generall deuident (dividend?) already laid out thro Meadfield & some workinge tooles & such like small things, my will & my mind is, That the said percell of lande and those tooles and other small thing soe giuen shall be all indifferently & Equally aprized and if they shall together amount to the value of eight pounds then it shall be accounted for his first payment. * * * And I giue & bequeath to my daughter Mary the wife of Christopher Smith the sume of sixteene pounds, which sixteene pounds I giue to my said daughter in prticuler, And distinct from her husbans Estate & to be allwayes at her dispose, this sixteen pounds to be payed in two equall (sum'es ?) of Eight pounds. * * * Item More I giue to my said daughter Mary Three pounds to purchase her a suite of aparrell to be paid within the space of three months next after my decease. Item I giue and bequeath to Jonas ffarbanke my third sonne & his heyers for euer the like sume of sixtene pounds to be allso payed in two equal sumes. * * * Item I giue & bequeath to Jonathan ffarebanke my yongest sonne & to his heighers the like sume of sixteene pounds, to be paid allso in two Equal Sumes. * * * Item I giue and bequeath to Sarah the Eldest daughter of my sonne John ffarebanks one young beast betwixt one and two yeares of age, & more three pounds to be payed by my Executor when she shall attaine lawfull age, the young beast before mentioned I Reserue out of the cattell bequeathed to Grace my wife; Item I giue & bequeath to my sonne in lawe Ralph Daye ffoyrty shillings to be payed within six monthes after my wives decease;

      Item. I giue & bequeath to each of the foure Children of the said Ralph which he had by my daughter Susan his late wife the sum'e of ffourtie shillings to be payd them seuerally as they shall attaine lawfull age pruided all my other Legacies to my three sonnes & my daughter be first payed in manner as is aboue Expressed; Item my mind & my will is that all these my legacies aboue bequeathed, the specie or kind of payment whereof is not named shall be all payed in current Contrey payment at price then Currant In ded (ham I giue & bequeath) To John ffarebanke my Eldest sonne all my houses & lands whatsouer, not being foremerly aboue (mentioned? togeth)er with all my common Rightes & towne pruiliges whatsoeuer, to haue posses & injoy the same ((???)) & his heyers ((???) to) enter vpon all my lands forthwith after my decease; and all my houses and yardes at the end of foure mo'nthes n(ext followin)g the same; Item I doe nominate apoint and ordayne John Fairebancke my afforesaid Eldest Sonne, To be my sole Executor to whom I committ all nessary trust & power Requisite for the due and full prformeance & Execution of this my last will as it belongs or is necessary for an Executor to doe in all & euery prt as is aboue expressed; Item I allso name & intreate my very loueing friends Eleazer Lusher & Petter Woodward Sene to be ouerseers to the performance of this my present will & to be assisting to my aboue named Executor therin as themselues shall see cause, & I doe hereby reueoke & make null & voide all other or former wills whatsouer by me formerly made; & doe auouch & decleare this prsent wrighting, as is aboue herein entered, to be & contayne my true onely & last will & testemant.

      In wittnss whereof I the said Jonathan ffarebanke Sene haue herevnto subscribed my hand & affixed my seale the day & yeare first aboue written.

      This a true copy of the will of Jonathan Fayerbank senyore.
      as attest Daniell ffisher.
      Wiliam Avery.
    Death 5 Dec 1668  Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 15
    Probate 26 Jan 1668/9  [3
    President From 4 Mar 1909 to 4 Mar 1913  United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20, 21
    27th
    William Howard Taft
    • Role: Ancestor
    President From 20 Jan 1989 to 20 Jan 1993  United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 23
    41st
    George H. W. Bush
    • Role: Ancestor
    President From 20 Jan 2001 to 20 Jan 2009  United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [22, 23, 24
    43rd
    George W. Bush
    • Role: Ancestor
    Burial Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Cemetery:
    Old Village Cemetery
    Person ID I19021  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2020 

    Father John Fairbanke,   b. Abt 1554   d. Between 4 Aug 1625 and 7 Aug 1625, Thornton, Craven, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Isabella Staincliffe   bur. 9 Jul 1597, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 6 Aug 1593  Halifax, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [25
    Family ID F11758  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Grace Smith,   b. 6 Jan 1597, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1673 OR 19 May 1676, Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [8, 12, 14, 15
    Marriage 20 May 1617  Halifax, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 26, 27
    Children 
     1. John Fairbanks,   b. 1617/8   d. 13 Nov 1684, Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +2. George Fairbanks,   b. 1619   d. 10 Jan 1682/3, Medway, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     3. Mary Fairbanks,   b. 1621/2, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1676 OR 4 Jun 1684, Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +4. Jonas Fairbanks,   b. 1624/5, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1675/6, Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     5. Susan Fairbanks,   b. 1627   d. 8 Jul 1659, Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    +6. Jonathan Fairbanks, Jr.,   b. Abt 1629   d. 28 Jan 1711/2 (Age ~ 83 years)
    Family ID F6582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1597 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 May 1617 - Halifax, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - 1633 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEvent - subscribed to the covenant - 23 Mar 1636/7 - Dedham, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAdmission - Church:
    church - 14 Aug 1646 - Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America
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    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Dec 1668 - Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPresident - 27th,William Howard Taft - From 4 Mar 1909 to 4 Mar 1913 - United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPresident - 41st,George H. W. Bush - From 20 Jan 1989 to 20 Jan 1993 - United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPresident - 43rd,George W. Bush - From 20 Jan 2001 to 20 Jan 2009 - United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Cemetery:
    Old Village Cemetery - - Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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  • Coats of Arms
    Fairbanks Coat of Arms
    Fairbanks Coat of Arms

  • Sources 
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    2.  2.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 95:8, 00390.

    3.  3.  [S940] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 2, 136, 00191.

    4.  4.  [S671] Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family, 18, 00673.

    5.  5.  [S30] The Pioneers of Massachusetts, 160, 00540.

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