Moses
PENGRY
Born
abt. 1612
,
Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England
Died
2 January 1696
,
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Born: abt. 1612 in Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire, England
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Moses was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1641.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Moses married Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS 13 February 1646 in Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS was born April 1618 in Narborough, Leicestershire, England. Lydia Abigail died 16 January 1675 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia Abigail was the child of Robert CLEMENTS and Lydia DRUMMER?.
Moses PENGRY died 2 January 1696 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
THE NAME IS SPELLED VARIOUSLY PENGRY, PINGRY, PINGREE, ETC.
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Spouse & Children of Moses PENGRY
Moses PENGRY married 
Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS
Marriage date: 13 February 1646
Marriage place: Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS was the child of Robert CLEMENTS and Lydia DRUMMER?
Lydia Abigail CLEMENTSMarriage date: 13 February 1646
Marriage place: Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS was the child of Robert CLEMENTS and Lydia DRUMMER?
Marriage notes:
"Moses (1610-11-1696) & Lydia [CLEMENT] (?1618-1676) ca 1644, by 1646 Salisbury {Dodge Anc. (1896) 24 Pillsbury Anc. 981 Reg. 94:107 Salisbury Fam. 291 Clement 37 Jewett 35 Essex Ant. 7:159 Sv. 1:408 Cushing (ms) 103 Bradley (1915) 166 EIHC 47:322, 53:254}" Source: Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online db. 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.
Children of Moses PENGRY and Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS
Sarah PENGRYBorn: abt. 1646, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 4 October 1692, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 October 1692, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: John DAY 20 April 1664 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia PENGRY (PINGREE)Born: abt. 1648, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 14 March 1688, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: 14 March 1688, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Married: Thomas BURNHAM 13 February 1665 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Moses PENGRYBorn: abt. 1650, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 29 December 1699, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 29 December 1699, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Sarah CONVERSE 29 June 1680 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Abigail MORSE 11 July 1694 Place: Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Aaron PENGRYBorn: 12 September 1652, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 19 September 1714, Rowley, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 September 1714, Rowley, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Ann PICKARD 22 March 1681 Place: Rowley, Massachusetts, USA
John PENGRYBorn: abt. 1654, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 15 January 1723, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 15 January 1723, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Faith JEWETT 20 May 1678 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas PENGRYBorn: abt. 1656, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 25 January 1662, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 25 January 1662, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Abigail PENGRYBorn: 30 January 1666, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1684, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1684, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mehitable PENGRYBorn: January 1668, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 8 January 1668, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 8 January 1668, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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DEACON MOSES PENGRY WAS AT IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS AS EARLY AS 1641 AND ESTABLISHED A SALT WORKS THERE IN 1652. HE HELD THE OFFICE OF SELECTMAN AND SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS DEACON OF THE CHURCH. IN 1658 HE WAS GRANTED A LICENSE TO SELL LIQUOR AND TO KEEP AN INN THESE LICENSES WERE RENEWED FOR MANY YEARS (PILLSBURY ANCESTRY, PP. 981-984).
TITLE: ANCESTRY OF CHARLES STINSON PILLSBURY AND JOHN SARGENT PILLSBURY
AUTHOR: MARY LOVERING HOLMAN
PUBLICATION: CONCORD, NH: THE RUMFORD PRESS, 1938
HE SERVED IN THE KING PHILIP'S WAR.
MOSES AND BROTHER, AARON, SETTLED IN IPSWICH IN ABOUT 1639,
MOSES WAS DEACON OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF IPSWICH,
ABOUT 1670 MOSES OWNED AND OPERATED THE WHITE HORSE, A INN THAT STILL STANDS ON HIGH STREET IN IPSWICH,
MOSES HELD POSITIONS AS SELECTMAN, CONSTABLE, SURVEYOR, CHURCH DEACON AND ELECTED TO REPRESENT IPSWICH IN THE GENERAL COURT
SOURCE: 'THE PENGRY FAMILY NEWS' NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2, NUMBER 2 JULY 1987 'DEACON MOSES PENGRY OF IPSWICH, MA.'
DEACON MOSES PENGRY WAS AT IPSWICH, MASSACHUSETTS AS EARLY AS 1641 AND ESTABLISHED A SALT WORKS THERE IN 1652. HE HELD THE OFFICE OF SELECTMAN AND SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS DEACON OF THE CHURCH. IN 1658 HE WAS GRANTED A LICENSE TO SELL LIQUOR AND TO KEEP AN INN THESE LICENSES WERE RENEWED FOR MANY YEARS (PILLSBURY ANCESTRY, PP. 981-984).
TITLE: ANCESTRY OF CHARLES STINSON PILLSBURY AND JOHN SARGENT PILLSBURY
AUTHOR: MARY LOVERING HOLMAN
PUBLICATION: CONCORD, NH: THE RUMFORD PRESS, 1938
HE SERVED IN THE KING PHILIP'S WAR.
MOSES AND BROTHER, AARON, SETTLED IN IPSWICH IN ABOUT 1639,
MOSES WAS DEACON OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF IPSWICH,
ABOUT 1670 MOSES OWNED AND OPERATED THE WHITE HORSE, A INN THAT STILL STANDS ON HIGH STREET IN IPSWICH,
MOSES HELD POSITIONS AS SELECTMAN, CONSTABLE, SURVEYOR, CHURCH DEACON AND ELECTED TO REPRESENT IPSWICH IN THE GENERAL COURT
SOURCE: 'THE PENGRY FAMILY NEWS' NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2, NUMBER 2 JULY 1987 'DEACON MOSES PENGRY OF IPSWICH, MA.'
Biography
'The earliest information obtained in relation to Moses Pengry is contained in a deed to him of real estate, dated the twelfth day of the first month 1641.
The early settlers of New England commenced the year March 25th, until 1760, so that the date of the deed would be by subsequent reckoning until 1752, April 5, or if we carry the calendar forward eleven days for new style April 16th. It is probable that Moses and Aaron Pengry were both of Ipswich as early as 1640, perhaps a few years earlier.
Moses m. Abigail d. of Robert Clement, who is said by Savage to have come from London to Haverhill, Mass., as early as 1642, bringing many children with him, no less than nine of whom are named in his will. Mr. Clement was representative of the town of Haverhill in the General Court of Mass. from 1647 to 1653, seven years.
In his will he names Moses Pingree husband of his daughter Abigail. Ipswich records show that in 1641, Moses Pengry was one of the list of commoners. In 1648, he...Read full story
'The earliest information obtained in relation to Moses Pengry is contained in a deed to him of real estate, dated the twelfth day of the first month 1641.
The early settlers of New England commenced the year March 25th, until 1760, so that the date of the deed would be by subsequent reckoning until 1752, April 5, or if we carry the calendar forward eleven days for new style April 16th. It is probable that Moses and Aaron Pengry were both of Ipswich as early as 1640, perhaps a few years earlier.
Moses m. Abigail d. of Robert Clement, who is said by Savage to have come from London to Haverhill, Mass., as early as 1642, bringing many children with him, no less than nine of whom are named in his will. Mr. Clement was representative of the town of Haverhill in the General Court of Mass. from 1647 to 1653, seven years.
In his will he names Moses Pingree husband of his daughter Abigail. Ipswich records show that in 1641, Moses Pengry was one of the list of commoners. In 1648, he...Read full story
1646 Marriage / PartnerMoses PENGRY and Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS 13 February 1646, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village)
Title A genealogical record of the descendants of Moses Pengry, of Ipswich, Mass: so far as ascertained
Author William Morrill Pingry
Publisher Warner & Hyde, printers, 1881
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Sep 6, 2007
Length 186 pages
Pages 12-13
Title A genealogical record of the descendants of Moses Pengry, of Ipswich, Mass: so far as ascertained
Author William Morrill Pingry
Publisher Warner & Hyde, printers, 1881
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Sep 6, 2007
Length 186 pages
Pages 12-13
1652 Birth of ChildAaron PENGRY was born 12 September 1652, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1662 Death of ChildThomas PENGRY died 25 January 1662, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1664 Marriage of ChildSarah PENGRY married 20 April 1664, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to John DAY
1665 Marriage of ChildLydia PENGRY (PINGREE) married 13 February 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Thomas BURNHAM
1666 Birth of ChildAbigail PENGRY was born 30 January 1666, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1668 Birth of ChildMehitable PENGRY was born January 1668, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1675 Death of Spouse/PartnerLydia Abigail CLEMENTS died 16 January 1675, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1678 Marriage of ChildJohn PENGRY married 20 May 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Faith JEWETT
1680 Marriage of ChildMoses PENGRY married 29 June 1680, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Sarah CONVERSE
1681 Marriage of ChildAaron PENGRY married 22 March 1681, Rowley, Massachusetts, USA to Ann PICKARD
1688 Death of ChildLydia PENGRY (PINGREE) died 14 March 1688, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1692 Death of ChildSarah PENGRY died 4 October 1692, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1694 Marriage of ChildMoses PENGRY married 11 July 1694, Newbury, Massachusetts, USA to Abigail MORSE
Death
1695 PINGRY Moses, Dea., Jan 2, 1695-6. [a. 86 y. P. R. 8.] Death Ipswich
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).
1695 PINGRY Moses, Dea., Jan 2, 1695-6. [a. 86 y. P. R. 8.] Death Ipswich
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).
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