Individual Details
John Batchelder
(1610 - 13 Sep 1675)
Batchelder Genealogy
Published 1898, p. 347
He was born in England, came to America in 1636, settled in Salem, and was made a Freeman Nov. 13, 1640. (According to Joseph B. Wyman, of Charlestown, he was born in Cognesmouth, in Wales.) Soon after he was admitted an inhabitant at Salem he was granted 20 acres of land, to which was subesquently added 60 acres more. He was admitted to the church June 23, 1639.
Will--Essex Co. Prob. Rec., Old Series, Book 1 June, 1671, to Sept. 1681, Vol. 301, p. 69.-- John Bachelor, 9 mo: 1675. John Bachelor aged 63 being in perfect memory do make this my last will & testament in the year of our Lord 1673. & in the 25 year of the Reign of ye Sovereign & Lord, Charles the Second, King of England, etc. Imprs. I Bequeath my soule to the Lord Jesus my redeemer & my body to my freinds by them only to be interred, & what estate the Lord hath given me I dispose of as followeth: It. I give unto my Loving wife Elizabeth my dwelling house during her naturall life, and then to be my Son John Bachelors, also I give her all my movable estate wheresoever it is (she paying fifteen pounds in legacies as hereafter is willed) & Six pounds per annum so long as she remains unmarried) & the keeping of two cows & firewood for her necessary use to be pd. for, at the charge of my two sons, as it is hereafter expressed, also I appoint her to be my executrix. I give my son, John Bachelor my house I dwell in after my wives decease and 20 acres of land, which I bought of John Scudder except 6 acres more or less, as it is now bounded, which I give to John Cressy, as is hereafter expressed and take it beginning at Abraham Warren's well, so down to the brook, to the comon, the brook being bound between his land, and his brother Joseph's and also a piece of land that lyes at the upper end of the sd. 20 acres without the fence, with the hither end of my Salt-marsh unto a place commonly called the Rocks, where they cart down wood. It. I give my son Joseph Bachelor all my land in the field together with the orchard, & barn, and the Saltmarsh lying beyond the sd. Rocks, commonly called Duck Cove, and half an acre of marsh, that 1 bought of Joseph Rooks, and half an acre of Jeffrey Massey, my will is that my two sons aforesaid shall pay their mother the yearly int. of six pounds y annum, during her widdowhood & keep two cows & provide firewood for her necessary use and the charges thereof to be equally borne by each and the sd. six pounds to be yearly paid in Such specie as she shall desire. Also I give my daughter Hana Corning ten pound to be pd. by my loving wife before her decease. It. I give my Grandchild John Cressy Six Acres of land lying within my son John's land as aforesaid along Royalls neck, & five pounds to be paid by my loving wife before her decease. I entreat Mr. Henry Bartholomew & Deacon Prince to see this will truly performed In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand & seal the year above written, May thd 17: John Bachelor, Sen. his seal affixed.
Witness
John Swinerton.
Bethia Nochard.
Vol. 301, p. 70.-- An inv. of the estate, both of housing & land movable and immovable of John Bachelor of Salem, who dyed on the 12 mo 1675.
Impr. 45 acres of upland or thereabout valued at 90:00:00
2 acres of Salt marsh or thereabout valued at 10:00:00
one dwelling house & one barn valued at 30:00:00
all his wearing cloathes one & another valued at 08:00:00
all his beding with the appliances valued at 16:00:00
home mad cloath, woolen & linen 30 yds. valued at 04:00:00
twenty pound of wool & yarn valued at 01:10:00
3 bibles valued at 00:08:00
other household stuff, brass & iron, valued at 02:10:00
1 copper with other iron ware 00:05:00
2 pewter platters & other small things 00:20:00
one chest & traye with other wooden ware 00:15:00
irons for husbandry for wheels & plows 02:00:00
in pease & Indian corne 4 Bush. of Barley 168 11:16:00
one qrtr. Beef, 16s 3d: a yoake of oxen 10:2 18:06:08
5 cows & one heifer 18c: 1 yearling 20:10:00
1 horse: 2 e ten in Swine: 7:17 sheep 4:5: 1 lining wheel 5d 13:10:00
Sum total is 230:00:06
given in legacy is 15:00:00.
The above estate valued and estimated upon 4:10 mo. 1675 by me John Ray mchrt. Andrew Elliott.
John and Joseph Bachelor gave oath in Ct. at Salem 22:10 mo. 75 to the truth of the inven.
Published 1898, p. 347
He was born in England, came to America in 1636, settled in Salem, and was made a Freeman Nov. 13, 1640. (According to Joseph B. Wyman, of Charlestown, he was born in Cognesmouth, in Wales.) Soon after he was admitted an inhabitant at Salem he was granted 20 acres of land, to which was subesquently added 60 acres more. He was admitted to the church June 23, 1639.
Will--Essex Co. Prob. Rec., Old Series, Book 1 June, 1671, to Sept. 1681, Vol. 301, p. 69.-- John Bachelor, 9 mo: 1675. John Bachelor aged 63 being in perfect memory do make this my last will & testament in the year of our Lord 1673. & in the 25 year of the Reign of ye Sovereign & Lord, Charles the Second, King of England, etc. Imprs. I Bequeath my soule to the Lord Jesus my redeemer & my body to my freinds by them only to be interred, & what estate the Lord hath given me I dispose of as followeth: It. I give unto my Loving wife Elizabeth my dwelling house during her naturall life, and then to be my Son John Bachelors, also I give her all my movable estate wheresoever it is (she paying fifteen pounds in legacies as hereafter is willed) & Six pounds per annum so long as she remains unmarried) & the keeping of two cows & firewood for her necessary use to be pd. for, at the charge of my two sons, as it is hereafter expressed, also I appoint her to be my executrix. I give my son, John Bachelor my house I dwell in after my wives decease and 20 acres of land, which I bought of John Scudder except 6 acres more or less, as it is now bounded, which I give to John Cressy, as is hereafter expressed and take it beginning at Abraham Warren's well, so down to the brook, to the comon, the brook being bound between his land, and his brother Joseph's and also a piece of land that lyes at the upper end of the sd. 20 acres without the fence, with the hither end of my Salt-marsh unto a place commonly called the Rocks, where they cart down wood. It. I give my son Joseph Bachelor all my land in the field together with the orchard, & barn, and the Saltmarsh lying beyond the sd. Rocks, commonly called Duck Cove, and half an acre of marsh, that 1 bought of Joseph Rooks, and half an acre of Jeffrey Massey, my will is that my two sons aforesaid shall pay their mother the yearly int. of six pounds y annum, during her widdowhood & keep two cows & provide firewood for her necessary use and the charges thereof to be equally borne by each and the sd. six pounds to be yearly paid in Such specie as she shall desire. Also I give my daughter Hana Corning ten pound to be pd. by my loving wife before her decease. It. I give my Grandchild John Cressy Six Acres of land lying within my son John's land as aforesaid along Royalls neck, & five pounds to be paid by my loving wife before her decease. I entreat Mr. Henry Bartholomew & Deacon Prince to see this will truly performed In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand & seal the year above written, May thd 17: John Bachelor, Sen. his seal affixed.
Witness
John Swinerton.
Bethia Nochard.
Vol. 301, p. 70.-- An inv. of the estate, both of housing & land movable and immovable of John Bachelor of Salem, who dyed on the 12 mo 1675.
Impr. 45 acres of upland or thereabout valued at 90:00:00
2 acres of Salt marsh or thereabout valued at 10:00:00
one dwelling house & one barn valued at 30:00:00
all his wearing cloathes one & another valued at 08:00:00
all his beding with the appliances valued at 16:00:00
home mad cloath, woolen & linen 30 yds. valued at 04:00:00
twenty pound of wool & yarn valued at 01:10:00
3 bibles valued at 00:08:00
other household stuff, brass & iron, valued at 02:10:00
1 copper with other iron ware 00:05:00
2 pewter platters & other small things 00:20:00
one chest & traye with other wooden ware 00:15:00
irons for husbandry for wheels & plows 02:00:00
in pease & Indian corne 4 Bush. of Barley 168 11:16:00
one qrtr. Beef, 16s 3d: a yoake of oxen 10:2 18:06:08
5 cows & one heifer 18c: 1 yearling 20:10:00
1 horse: 2 e ten in Swine: 7:17 sheep 4:5: 1 lining wheel 5d 13:10:00
Sum total is 230:00:06
given in legacy is 15:00:00.
The above estate valued and estimated upon 4:10 mo. 1675 by me John Ray mchrt. Andrew Elliott.
John and Joseph Bachelor gave oath in Ct. at Salem 22:10 mo. 75 to the truth of the inven.
Events
| Birth | 1610 | Canterbury, Kent, England |  | ||
| Death | 13 Sep 1675 | Salem, Essex, Massachusetts | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary [--?--] ( - ) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Herrick ( - 1675) |
| Father | Mark BATCHELDER (1573 - ) |
| Mother | Mary VANTINGS (1576 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Batchelder (1604 - 1647) |
| Sibling | Henry Batchelder (1606 - 1679) |
| Sibling | Joshua BATCHELDER (1608 - ) |
Endnotes
1. , Batchelder GenForum (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
2. Pierce, Frederick and Clifton Batchelder, Batcheller Genealogy (Privately Published. Chicago, 1898.), p. 347.