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- The Elizabeth left Ipswitch, Suffolk, England mid April of 1634 with her master, William Andrewes (Andres), arriving in Massachusetts Bay. 04 Feb 1634 Henry Dade writes from Ipswitch to the Archbishop of Canterbury that the Francis and the Elizabeth with 60 men in each intend to sail for New England on about March 10 and he supposes they are debtors or persons disaffected with the established church. Note: These ships and nine others bound for New England were stayed but on 28 Feb allowed to proceed on condition that the passengers took the oath opf allegiance. Colham pg 111. 12 Nov 1634: John Cutting and William Andrews pray to be released from bonds of presentation of certificates, enclosing that passangers of the 30 May 1634 Francis and 30 May 1634 Elizabeth did not take the oaths. 21 Jan 1635: John Cuttinge, Master of the Francis and William Andrewes, Master of the Elizabeth, both of Ipswitch, have brought a list of all the passengers that went in their ships to New England in April 1634 with certificates of their having taken the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance.
The following came from the Great Migration Project on the internet:
On 25 July 1636, John Springe was granted 35 acres in the Third Division of the Great Dividend at Watertown [WaBOP 4]. On 28 February 1636/7, John Springe was granted six acres in the Beaverbrook Plowlands [WaBOP 8]. On 26 June 1637, John Springe was granted six acres in the Remote Meadows [WaBOP 8]. On 10 May 1642, John Springe was granted a Farm of 71 acres [WaBOP 13].
In the Watertown Inventory of Grants, John Springe held seven parcels: an homestall of two acres; twelve acres of upland; six acres of Plowland; six acres of Remote Meadow … & the thirteen lot; thirty-five acres of upland … being a Great Dividend in the Third Division & the thirteen lot; seven acres & half of upland … beyond the Further Plain & the fifty-seven lot; and one acre of meadow in Patch Meadow [WaBOP 95].
In the Watertown Composite Inventory, John Springe held seven parcels: an homestall of two acres; twelve acres of upland; six acres of Plowland in the Further Plain & the 102 lot; six acres of meadow in the Remote Meadows & the 13 lot; thirty-five acres of upland being a Great Dividend in the 3 Division & the 13 lot; seven acres & half of upland beyond the Further Plain & the 57 lot; and a Farm of seventy-one acres of upland in the 8 Division [WaBOP 41].
On 11 March 1652/3, John Spring Senior of Watertowne, planter, to secure two bills obligatory dated with these presents for the payment of fifty pounds sterling, mortgaged to Isaack Walker of Boston, merchant, … all that my farm and houselot, with my dwelling house & buildings thereunto belonging in Watertowne [MLR 1:57-58]; on 2 August 1655, Isaac Walker released the mortgage [MLR 1:223].
On 25 March 1656, John Spring of Watertowne …, Senior, deeded to Henry Spring his son … all that his messuage or tenement and now mansion place … in Watertowne before named, containing one dwelling house, with the outhouses and about two acres of land adjoining thereto …, also all other lands that he now hath in Watertowne aforesaid …, also all his household stuff and utensils of husbandry (excepting and always reserving to the said John Spring during his natural life as followeth, viz: the north end of the dwelling house, and so far of the garden as is between the highway abutting against that north end to the middle of the chimney, and about three roods of hop ground, and half the fruit of the orchard and the kiln and kiln house and such household stuff and utensils of husbandry as be mentioned in an inventory subscribed by both parties at the signing hereof), the said Henry Spring to pay unto the said John Spring annually during the time of his natural life four pounds … and to John Spring the brother of the said Henry after the decease of the said John Spring their father thirty pounds [MLR 1:220-23].
On 16 April 1636, Sir William Spring of Pakenham, Suffolk (England), wrote to John Winthrop touching your mention of my kinsman and his estate I have I hope before this time satisfied you, how my affections and abilities stand inclined towards him, though happily so far short of his expectation (I am sure of his demands) as that I can hardly believe I have any way satisfied him. My cousin Gurdon did undertake to return a token for me towards him, when I neither had the liberty to write to him nor yourself. I could much complain of my ill success with him, in that (having disbursed even that which I assure you I have since wanted for nearer occasions, and to which I am more bound) I have given him or myself either so little comfort or content in it, as that I reap no fruits but lamentable complainings, immoderate demands and some unkind expostulations, and in general gives me cause to judge that nothing I either have done or can do, is enough, or to any purpose. It almost discouraged me altogether, seeing he writes to me as if I had none else to respect, or at least not as to one that would be (as heretofore) free in charity, if I did not plainly foresee, that except I do prejudice myself and my nearer duties and occasions (which are far otherwise than he conceives of me) I cannot come near the 100 part almost of his requirings. He poor man is ignorant of our conditions generally and mine in particular here now, and minding himself only, forgets his friend and his first terms and promises with me, when could I have prevailed I had stayed him until his strength might have been better to undertake what he would attempt too headily, and wherein (without my then forwardness in a way beyond ordinary and his own expectation) he had failed of all he aimed at. But I have writ a few lines to him, and send them here enclosed presuming of your favor to let them be delivered to him, wherein I forbear these particulars purposely, for I desire rather to pity him than provoke him [WP 3:250-51].
In late 1636 and early 1637, Sir William wrote twice more to Winthrop in the same vein [WP 3:294, 364-65]. In the latter letter he referred explicitly to my cousin Jo[hn] Spring. On 11 April 1637, Brampton Gurdon wrote to Winthrop that I met at Beury [Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk] Sir W. Spring. He asked how to send a letter to you. He promised to send me a letter by 8 next morning but did not. He then as also at our assizes desired me to desire you from him to stay your hand in yielding so much to his kinsman as heretofore. I find his desire is to cut off his yearly maintenance [WP 3:388].
In 1979 Gary Boyd Roberts studied the Spring family of Suffolk in hopes of determining the English origin of this immigrant and establishing the precise connection to Sir William Spring. Roberts proposed that the immigrant was that John Spring, son of Henry Spring, baptized at Tilbury-juxta-Clare, Essex, on 16 June 1587, a date consistent with the age given on the 1634 passenger list. Roberts then developed a tentative pedigree that would make John Spring of Watertown and Sir William Spring fourth-cousins once-removed [TAG 55:65-72].
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Abt 1589 - 1664 (~ 75 years)
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