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John MINOT was born 2 April 1626 in Saffron, Walden, England

John MINOT was the child of George MINOT   and   Martha STOCKE

John was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1647.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

John  married  Lydia BUTLER 19 May 1647 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 5 children. Lydia BUTLER  was born 23 February 1629 in Kent County, England.  Lydia died 24 January 1667 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA. 

John  married  (2) Mary DASSET .  Mary DASSET  was born in England (United Kingdom).  Mary died abt. 1676 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 

John MINOT died 12 August 1669 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of John MINOT

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John MINOT married Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!immigrant flag female ancestor Lydia BUTLER-- Date: 19 May 1647 Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.


"John (1626-1669) & 1/ wf Lydia BUTLER (-1667); 19 May 1647; Dorchester {Sibley's Harv. Grad. 2:462; Reg. 1:172, 5:468, 40:255; Butler (1919) 29; Minot 10; DePew 143, 145; Harris (,12) 11; Palmer (,8) 374; Sv. 1:321; Martha's Vineyard 3:48; Anderson Anc. 14}"

Children of John MINOT and Lydia BUTLER:

flag male ancestor John MINOT (b.22 January 1648, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony  d. 26 January 1690, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony)
m. Elisabeth BRECK 11 March 1670 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag male ancestor James MINOT (b.14 September 1653, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony  d. 20 September 1735, Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Rebecca WHEELER 1684 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA

flag female ancestor Martha MINOT (b.22 September 1657, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony  d. 23 November 1678, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony)

flag male ancestor Stephen MINOT (b.10 August 1662, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony  d. November 1732, )
m. Mercy CLARK 1 December 1686

flag male ancestor Samuel MINOT (b.3 July 1665, , Massachusetts Bay Colony  d. , )




John MINOT married immigrant flag female ancestor Mary DASSET-- Place: 
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.


"John (1626-1669) & 2/ wf Mary (DASSETT) [BIGGS] (?1627-1676), w John; aft 25 Jan 1667; ?Boston/ Dorchester {Minot 10; Sv. 1:177; DePew 145; Reg. 1:172, 11:342, 48:325}"

Children of John MINOT and Mary DASSET:

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birth1626 Birth
2 April 1626
Saffron, Walden, England
marriage1647 Marriage / Partner
John MINOT and Lydia BUTLER 19 May 1647, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.
1648 Birth of Child
John MINOT was born 22 January 1648, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

John was 21 years old.
1653 Birth of Child
James MINOT was born 14 September 1653, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

John was 27 years old.
1657 Birth of Child
Martha MINOT was born 22 September 1657, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

John was 31 years old.
1662 Birth of Child
Stephen MINOT was born 10 August 1662, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

John was 36 years old.
1665 Birth of Child
Samuel MINOT was born 3 July 1665, , Massachusetts, USA

John was 39 years old.
1667 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lydia BUTLER died 24 January 1667, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Will
Suffolk County Wills

Abstracts of the Earliest Wills Upon Record in the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts

From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register

Page 385:

'No. 515. - John Minot, of Dorchester, will, 15 July, 1669

Provides for the necessity of his father.

Wife to dwell in his house and have fifty pounds. Son John one hundred pounds over an equal dividend with rest of the children. Daughter, Martha, as a particular remembrance of her mother, all her mother's clothes and linen. Son James to be kept at learning. Son Stephen to be placed at some convenient trade. Son Samuel to be brought up as husbandman, and have his portion in land. The estate not to be divided until James is twenty-one. Other provisions for division. Martha, to be under mother's care, and James, Samuel and Stephen, under the executor's care. Father Minot, brother Stephen and son John to be executors. Witnesses, Thomas Wilson and Timothy Foster.

Inventory, 28 Jan. 1669-70, by John...Read MORE...


death1669 Death
12 August 1669
Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 43.
Added: - Updated: 3/22/2024 1:33:01 PM

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