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Capt. John Littlefield, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]

Male Abt 1624 - 1697  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name John Littlefield 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth Abt 1624  Titchfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 14, 15, 16, 18
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 1 Nov 1624  Titchfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9, 13
    Between 1625 and 1630  [19
    Sarah Masterson
    John Waldron
    Mary Haynes
    Elizabeth Clough
    Gov. Robert Treat
    Thomas Welles
    Daniel Bixby
    John Ruggles
    Elizabeth Drake
    Elizabeth ________
    Marguerite Roy
    Mathias Campagna
    Marguerite Thibault
    Marin Chauvin
    Thomas Abbott
    Dorcas Bosworth
    Sarah Morrel
    Robert Ayer
    Mary Bidfield
    Samuel Chesebrough
    Lucy Downing
    Daniel Bulkeley
    Ann Long
    Hannah Bradstreet
    Elizabeth Godfrey
    Lydia Tilden
    Joan Knight
    Migration May 1638  From Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 8, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
    To New England
    aboard Bevis 
    • Role: Family1member
    Property 1643  [12
    received a land grant from Gorges
    Occupation 1661  [3
    constable
    Capt. Roger Hill 
    Occupation From 1663 to 1664  [12
    constable
    Military Rank 29 May 1668  [12
    lieutenant
    Occupation 1670  [12
    selectman
    Occupation 1677  [12
    selectman
    Occupation 1680  [12
    representative
    Death 9 Feb 1696/7  Wells, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19
    Person ID I774  Duane's Ancestors
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2008 

    Father Edmund Littlefield,   b. 1592, Titchfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1661, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Annis Austin,   b. 1596/7, Titchfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1677/8, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1614  Titchfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [30, 31, 32, 33
    Family ID F2543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Patience Wakefield,   b. Abt 1624   d. Aft 7 Oct 1701, Wells, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years)  [16, 17, 18, 34
    Marriage 1645  Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9, 12, 14
    Children 
    +1. Lt. Josiah Littlefield,   b. Abt 1660   d. Apr 1712, York, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 52 years)
     2. Lydia Littlefield,   b. Abt 1658, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1701 (Age ~ 44 years)
     3. Charity Littlefield,   b. Abt 1650, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Littlefield, Jr.,   b. Abt 1651, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1689 (Age ~ 38 years)
    +5. Mary Littlefield,   b. Abt 1664, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Eliab Littlefield,   b. Abt 1654, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1713/4 (Age ~ 60 years)
    +7. Elizabeth Littlefield,   b. Abt 1666, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1747 (Age ~ 82 years)
     8. Samuel Littlefield,   b. Abt 1656, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1701 (Age ~ 44 years)
    +9. Deborah Littlefield,   b. Abt 1664, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 23 Apr 1737 and 19 May 1747 (Age ~ 73 years)
    +10. Patience Littlefield,   b. 1665, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1748, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 84 years)
     11. Mercy Littlefield,   b. Abt 1668, Wells, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1624 - Titchfield, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 1 Nov 1624 - Titchfield, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMigration - To New England,aboard Bevis  - May 1638 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1645 - Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Feb 1696/7 - Wells, York, Massachusetts Bay, British America Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 

    • John Eldridge Frost, MAINE PROBATE ABSTRACTS, Vol. 1, 1637 - 1775; Picton Press, Camden, ME 1991:P. 64

      "CAPT. JOHN LITTLEFIELD, of Wells. Est div (2.2/73). F11828. Agreement of & Oct 1701 bet Patience Littlefield, wid, of Capt. John Littlefield of Wells, decd int, Josiah Littlefield, Eliab Littlefield, for himself & as atty for Liddin [Lydia] Storer, d of Capt. John Littlefield, Samuel Webber, for Himself & his w Deborah, another d, Matthew Austin, for himself & his w Mary, another d. William Webb, for himself & his w Charity, another d, Josiah winn, for himself & his w Liddia [sic], a g d & only c of John Littlefield, decd, eld s of Capt. John Littlefield, edward Beale, for himself & his w Elizabeth, another d of Capt. John Littlefield, Joanna Littlefield, wid, & d-in-l of Capt. John Littlefield, Mercy Lufkin, wid, another d, & James Webber, for himself & his w Patience, another d, dividing the est of Capt. John Littlefield [a detailed div embracing both real est & pers, too extensive for incl of details]; allowed, 7 Oct 1701. Est div incl land & marsh on the house side of the river, dwelling house, saw mill & our houses divided; 1/2 to wid ["our mother"], for life, plus use of W end of dwelling with milk house & garden; other 2/3 equally divided among chn, with exceptions. Mentions also marsh & thatch on beach side of river, & misc lots of marsh & land."

      William M. Sargent, A.M., MAINE WILLS 1640-1760, 1972, p 4. Mentioned in father's will.

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