Individual Details
John Frye
(Apr 1601 - 9 Nov 1693)
John Frye was of Basing, Hants, England. He married Ann Stratton in England and the couple with their young children embarked from Southampton in May 1638 for New England on the Bevis. He was first in Newbury was he was admitted as freeman in 1638. He worked as a millwright and wheelwright. By 1645, he relocated to Andover. In 1651, he was one of two men in the county who was licensed to sell strong drink to Indians. It was sold only as medicine, supposedly, and no more than one pint could be sold to a person at a time.
There is also information in the Frye genealogy
There is also information in the Frye genealogy
Events
| Birth | Apr 1601 | Basing, England |  | ||
| Marriage | 1630 | England - Ann Stratton? | |||
| Immigration | 1638 | Boston, Massachusetts Bay | | ||
| Death | 9 Nov 1693 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts | |||
| Probate | 5 Dec 1693 | |
Families
| Spouse | Ann Stratton? (1605 - 1680) |
| Child | John Frye (1633 - 1696) |
| Child | Mary Frye (1634 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin Frye (1635 - 1695) |
| Child | Elizabeth Frye (1637 - 1680) |
| Child | Sarah Frye (1642 - 1661) |
| Child | Samuel Frye (1650 - 1725) |
| Child | James Frye (1652 - 1734) |
Notes
Birth
John Frye was of Basing, Hants, England. He married Ann Stratton in England and the couple with their young children embarked from Southampton in May, 1638 for New England. He was first in Newbury was he was admitted as freeman in 1638. He worked as a millwright and wheelwright. By 1645, he relocated to Andover. In 1651, he was one of two men in the county who was licensed to sell strong drink to Indians. It was sold only as medicine, supposedly, and no more than one pint could be sold to a person at a time.Immigration
Came first to Boston, then to Newbury before settling in Andover.John ffrie, with wife Ann and three children sailed from Southampton, England, in May, 1638. The ship Bevis, with Robert Batten, Master, arrived at Boston in August, 1638.