Individual Details

Peter Cloyes

(May 16, 1639 - July 18, 1708)

Peter Cloyes was born in Massachusetts. He had 3 wives and several children. He was an original member of the Salem church but left Salem before or during the witch delusion. Sarah Twone, 2nd wife and her sisters were accused as witches, Peter either broke Sarah out of jail or paid her fines and they went to Framingham, Massachusetts. Peter was a Town Treasurer and held other town positions in Framingham. He and 2nd wife Sarah Towne Bridges Cloyes lived in a home that is still standing.

Events

BirthMay 16, 1639Watertown, British America
Civil1647Court, a bill paid - Boston, British America
MarriageAbt, 1662Salem, British America - Hannah Littlefield
CivilDecember 12, 1677Mother in law's will
Widow1680
MarriageAbt, 1683Salem, British America - Sarah Towne
ReligionNovember 19, 1689Salem, British America
ResidenceAugust 31, 1692Salem, British America
Widow1703
MarriageJanuary 2, 1704Watertown, British America - Susanna Beeres
Probate1708Middlesex, British America
DeathJuly 18, 1708Framingham, British America
CivilTown services - Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Burial

Families

SpouseSarah Towne (1637 - 1703)
SpouseHannah Littlefield (1633 - 1680)
ChildSarah Cloyes (1666 - 1700)
ChildMary Cloyes (1677 - 1740)
SpouseSusanna Beeres (1649 - 1708)
FatherJohn Cloyes (1610 - 1676)
MotherAbigail Mournings (1615 - 1656)

Webtags

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Notes

Birth

Peter has a few unique birthdates in records and sources, Boston or Watertown; May or March

Civil

Aspinwall's notarial records Peter owes John Cowdall 7 pounds, payable in beaver or otter skins or money.

Civil

Mother in law Annis Littlefields will Peter is given land, Hannah is given linens and wool.

Religion

Original member of Church of Christ at Salem Village, Peter and others sign the covenant.

Residence

Peter is excused from church worship because he was visiting his wife, Sarah Towne, in jail. Brother Nurse also excused, visiting his wife, Rebecca Towne, in jail.

Probate

Peter Cloyes's will, naming grandchildren, 'well beloved daughter - torn away ble' the Connable kids, Sarah Cloyes Connable died before her dad, Peter remembered the Connable kids in his will.

Civil

Town treasurer, moderator of town meetings and selectman, assessor.

Burial

Peter's burial place is unknown, his FindaGrave memorial has family links and information,

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Endnotes

1. (1847) || Volume 7 page 161 Early Records of Boston.

2. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2011, Boston Transcript of County Records, 1643-1660; Vol. 1 Births, Marriages Deaths from 1630-1666 page 132 image 70 of 306.

3. (1900). || Page 81.

4. (2008). || Volume 1 page 337 Three marraiges of Peter Cloyse, Hannah was first wife..

5. Sargent, William M. Maine Wills: 1640-1760. Portland [Me.]: Brown, Thurston and company, 1887, Page 76.

6. Pope, Charles Henry, The Pioneers of Maine And New Hampshire, 1623 to 1660 (Name: C.H. Pope; Location: Boston, Mass.; Date: 1908;), Page 28 the wills of Edmund and Anne Littlefield.

7. (2008). || Volume 1 page 337 Three marraiges of Peter Cloyse, Hannah was first wife..

8. (1847) || Volume 11 page 131 and on Peter with his church, Sarah in prison, witchcraft.

9. (1847) || Volume 11 page 131 and on Peter with his church, Sarah in prison, witchcraft.

10. Framingham (Mass.). Vital records of Framingham, Massachusetts to the year 1850. Boston, Mass, Wright and Potter printing company 1911, Page 259 Framingham marriages.

11. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Probate records 1648--1924 Middlesex County, Probate Court Middlesex, Massachusetts. Middlesex Probate Papers 4559-4648 image 561-969 4 pages.

12. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Probate records 1648--1924 Middlesex County, Probate Court Middlesex, Massachusetts. Middlesex Probate Papers 4559-4648 image 561-969 4 pages.

13. Framingham (Mass.). Vital records of Framingham, Massachusetts to the year 1850. Boston, Mass, Wright and Potter printing company 1911, Page 420 Framingham deaths.

14. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2011, Salem Vital Records Page 306 image 140 of 145 and probably a few pages afterwards.

15. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .