Individual Details
Captain Joseph Andrews
(18 Sep 1657 - Aft 13 Apr 1731)
== Biography ==
Captain Joseph Andrews was a house carpenter by trade. On 22 March 1690 Joseph was made a freeman. He was also very active in town affairs having served several terms as assessor, town surveyor, selectman, constable, on a committee to select a site for the church, as well as the church building committee. In 1700 he was selected as part of a committee of 5 men to act on behalf of the town of Boxford to negotiate with those of Topsfield:
::"''The Town Choes 5 men to discoarse with Topsfield Conservning a divisanel lien betwixt topsfield and Boxford and to see how near we Caen Come to Gathe if it might bee to prevent forther trubbell; the names of the men wee have Chose to doe this sarvis bee John Andrus Josaph Andrus Sargent Josaph Bixbee Corperal Thomas Perley and John Pebody.''"
He and his family lived in Boxford, Massachusetts until 1705, then they removed to Salem Village where he lived the remainder of his life.
Joseph was against the Salem Witch Trials and signed a petition in favor of [[Proctor-736|John Proctor]], and his wife, [[Bassett-1100|Elizabeth]], who were both accused of witchcraft. Juliet Porter. ''A Porter Pedigree, Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel and Martha (Perley) Porter,'' Worcester, Massachusetts, 1907, pgs. 48, 83, 95-6 John Proctor was hanged, but Elizabeth was spared because she was pregnant. By the time she gave birth the hysteria was over.
Mr. Andrews was married three times; 1) Sarah Perley of Ipswich, Ellery Bichnell Crane. ''Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County'' 2) Mary Dickenson of Rowley, 3) the widow Abigail (Grafton) Walker of Salem, who survived him.
===Birth===
Joseph was born on 18 September 1657, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts when his parents were both in their 40's. He was christened the following day, also in Topsfield. Sidney Perley, editor, ''The Essex Antiquarian, An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Biography, Genealogy, History, and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts'' (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Antiquarian, 1899), Vol. III, No. 8, Salem, Mass., August, 1899, pg. 113. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015 Henry Wyckoff Belknap, ''The Grafton Family of Salem'' (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1928), pg.25. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015 Ancestry.com. ''U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700.'' Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
=== Marriage ===
Joseph was married to Sarah Perley on 1 February 1681 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts. Ancestry.com. ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Sarah passed away in 1694. Their children were:
* Hannah
* Sarah
* Joseph
* John
* Mary
* Margaret
* [[Andrews-5760|Hephzibah]]
* Abigail
* Robert
Joseph married as his second wife, Mary Dickinson, on 13 March 1696 in Rowley, Massachusetts. Mary passed away before 1704.
Joseph married a third time on 2 November 1704, at Salem, Massachusetts, to Abigail (Grafton) Walker.
===Death===
Joseph passed away on 28 July 1732. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=AN&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=21&GScntry=4&GSsr=4081&GRid=40094631&/ Find A Grave Memorial #40094631] His will was dated 13 April 1731. He was buried in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. His will was proved 4 September 1732, so he passed away between 13 April 1731 and 4 September 1732. His will mentions his wife Abigail; his sons Joseph, John, Nathaniel, and Jonathan; his daughters, Sarah, wife of Paul Averill, Hephzibah, wife of Abraham How, Lydia Webster, Mary Creesy, and daughter-in-law Abigail Osgood
== Sources ==
* Charles Henry Pope, ''Pioneers of Massachusetts,'' Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing House, 1986 (originally 1900)
''See also:''
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== Biography ==
Captain Joseph Andrews was a house carpenter by trade. On 22 March 1690 Joseph was made a freeman. He was also very active in town affairs having served several terms as assessor, town surveyor, selectman, constable, on a committee to select a site for the church, as well as the church building committee. In 1700 he was selected as part of a committee of 5 men to act on behalf of the town of Boxford to negotiate with those of Topsfield:
::"''The Town Choes 5 men to discoarse with Topsfield Conservning a divisanel lien betwixt topsfield and Boxford and to see how near we Caen Come to Gathe if it might bee to prevent forther trubbell; the names of the men wee have Chose to doe this sarvis bee John Andrus Josaph Andrus Sargent Josaph Bixbee Corperal Thomas Perley and John Pebody.''"
He and his family lived in Boxford, Massachusetts until 1705, then they removed to Salem Village where he lived the remainder of his life.
Joseph was against the Salem Witch Trials and signed a petition in favor of [[Proctor-736|John Proctor]], and his wife, [[Bassett-1100|Elizabeth]], who were both accused of witchcraft. Juliet Porter. ''A Porter Pedigree, Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel and Martha (Perley) Porter,'' Worcester, Massachusetts, 1907, pgs. 48, 83, 95-6 John Proctor was hanged, but Elizabeth was spared because she was pregnant. By the time she gave birth the hysteria was over.
Mr. Andrews was married three times; 1) Sarah Perley of Ipswich, Ellery Bichnell Crane. ''Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County'' 2) Mary Dickenson of Rowley, 3) the widow Abigail (Grafton) Walker of Salem, who survived him.
===Birth===
Joseph was born on 18 September 1657, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts when his parents were both in their 40's. He was christened the following day, also in Topsfield. Sidney Perley, editor, ''The Essex Antiquarian, An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Biography, Genealogy, History, and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts'' (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Antiquarian, 1899), Vol. III, No. 8, Salem, Mass., August, 1899, pg. 113. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015 Henry Wyckoff Belknap, ''The Grafton Family of Salem'' (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1928), pg.25. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015 Ancestry.com. ''U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700.'' Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
=== Marriage ===
Joseph was married to Sarah Perley on 1 February 1681 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts. Ancestry.com. ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Sarah passed away in 1694. Their children were:
* Hannah
* Sarah
* Joseph
* John
* Mary
* Margaret
* [[Andrews-5760|Hephzibah]]
* Abigail
* Robert
Joseph married as his second wife, Mary Dickinson, on 13 March 1696 in Rowley, Massachusetts. Mary passed away before 1704.
Joseph married a third time on 2 November 1704, at Salem, Massachusetts, to Abigail (Grafton) Walker. [[#Virkus|Virkus]]
===Death===
Joseph passed away on 28 July 1732. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=AN&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=21&GScntry=4&GSsr=4081&GRid=40094631&/ Find A Grave Memorial #40094631] His will was dated 13 April 1731. He was buried in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. His will was proved 4 September 1732, so he passed away between 13 April 1731 and 4 September 1732. His will mentions his wife Abigail; his sons Joseph, John, Nathaniel, and Jonathan; his daughters, Sarah, wife of Paul Averill, Hephzibah, wife of Abraham How, Lydia Webster, Mary Creesy, and daughter-in-law Abigail Osgood
== Sources ==
''See also:''
Captain Joseph Andrews was a house carpenter by trade. On 22 March 1690 Joseph was made a freeman. He was also very active in town affairs having served several terms as assessor, town surveyor, selectman, constable, on a committee to select a site for the church, as well as the church building committee. In 1700 he was selected as part of a committee of 5 men to act on behalf of the town of Boxford to negotiate with those of Topsfield:
::"''The Town Choes 5 men to discoarse with Topsfield Conservning a divisanel lien betwixt topsfield and Boxford and to see how near we Caen Come to Gathe if it might bee to prevent forther trubbell; the names of the men wee have Chose to doe this sarvis bee John Andrus Josaph Andrus Sargent Josaph Bixbee Corperal Thomas Perley and John Pebody.''"
He and his family lived in Boxford, Massachusetts until 1705, then they removed to Salem Village where he lived the remainder of his life.
Joseph was against the Salem Witch Trials and signed a petition in favor of [[Proctor-736|John Proctor]], and his wife, [[Bassett-1100|Elizabeth]], who were both accused of witchcraft. Juliet Porter. ''A Porter Pedigree, Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel and Martha (Perley) Porter,'' Worcester, Massachusetts, 1907, pgs. 48, 83, 95-6 John Proctor was hanged, but Elizabeth was spared because she was pregnant. By the time she gave birth the hysteria was over.
Mr. Andrews was married three times; 1) Sarah Perley of Ipswich, Ellery Bichnell Crane. ''Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County'' 2) Mary Dickenson of Rowley, 3) the widow Abigail (Grafton) Walker of Salem, who survived him.
===Birth===
Joseph was born on 18 September 1657, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts when his parents were both in their 40's. He was christened the following day, also in Topsfield. Sidney Perley, editor, ''The Essex Antiquarian, An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Biography, Genealogy, History, and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts'' (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Antiquarian, 1899), Vol. III, No. 8, Salem, Mass., August, 1899, pg. 113. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015 Henry Wyckoff Belknap, ''The Grafton Family of Salem'' (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1928), pg.25. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015 Ancestry.com. ''U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700.'' Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
=== Marriage ===
Joseph was married to Sarah Perley on 1 February 1681 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts. Ancestry.com. ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Sarah passed away in 1694. Their children were:
* Hannah
* Sarah
* Joseph
* John
* Mary
* Margaret
* [[Andrews-5760|Hephzibah]]
* Abigail
* Robert
Joseph married as his second wife, Mary Dickinson, on 13 March 1696 in Rowley, Massachusetts. Mary passed away before 1704.
Joseph married a third time on 2 November 1704, at Salem, Massachusetts, to Abigail (Grafton) Walker.
===Death===
Joseph passed away on 28 July 1732. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=AN&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=21&GScntry=4&GSsr=4081&GRid=40094631&/ Find A Grave Memorial #40094631] His will was dated 13 April 1731. He was buried in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. His will was proved 4 September 1732, so he passed away between 13 April 1731 and 4 September 1732. His will mentions his wife Abigail; his sons Joseph, John, Nathaniel, and Jonathan; his daughters, Sarah, wife of Paul Averill, Hephzibah, wife of Abraham How, Lydia Webster, Mary Creesy, and daughter-in-law Abigail Osgood
== Sources ==
* Charles Henry Pope, ''Pioneers of Massachusetts,'' Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing House, 1986 (originally 1900)
''See also:''
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
== Biography ==
Captain Joseph Andrews was a house carpenter by trade. On 22 March 1690 Joseph was made a freeman. He was also very active in town affairs having served several terms as assessor, town surveyor, selectman, constable, on a committee to select a site for the church, as well as the church building committee. In 1700 he was selected as part of a committee of 5 men to act on behalf of the town of Boxford to negotiate with those of Topsfield:
::"''The Town Choes 5 men to discoarse with Topsfield Conservning a divisanel lien betwixt topsfield and Boxford and to see how near we Caen Come to Gathe if it might bee to prevent forther trubbell; the names of the men wee have Chose to doe this sarvis bee John Andrus Josaph Andrus Sargent Josaph Bixbee Corperal Thomas Perley and John Pebody.''"
He and his family lived in Boxford, Massachusetts until 1705, then they removed to Salem Village where he lived the remainder of his life.
Joseph was against the Salem Witch Trials and signed a petition in favor of [[Proctor-736|John Proctor]], and his wife, [[Bassett-1100|Elizabeth]], who were both accused of witchcraft. Juliet Porter. ''A Porter Pedigree, Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel and Martha (Perley) Porter,'' Worcester, Massachusetts, 1907, pgs. 48, 83, 95-6 John Proctor was hanged, but Elizabeth was spared because she was pregnant. By the time she gave birth the hysteria was over.
Mr. Andrews was married three times; 1) Sarah Perley of Ipswich, Ellery Bichnell Crane. ''Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County'' 2) Mary Dickenson of Rowley, 3) the widow Abigail (Grafton) Walker of Salem, who survived him.
===Birth===
Joseph was born on 18 September 1657, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts when his parents were both in their 40's. He was christened the following day, also in Topsfield. Sidney Perley, editor, ''The Essex Antiquarian, An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Biography, Genealogy, History, and Antiquities of Essex County, Massachusetts'' (Salem, Mass.: The Essex Antiquarian, 1899), Vol. III, No. 8, Salem, Mass., August, 1899, pg. 113. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015 Henry Wyckoff Belknap, ''The Grafton Family of Salem'' (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1928), pg.25. Cit. Date: 14 Dec 2015 Ancestry.com. ''U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. ''New England Marriages Prior to 1700.'' Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
=== Marriage ===
Joseph was married to Sarah Perley on 1 February 1681 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts. Ancestry.com. ''Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Sarah passed away in 1694. Their children were:
* Hannah
* Sarah
* Joseph
* John
* Mary
* Margaret
* [[Andrews-5760|Hephzibah]]
* Abigail
* Robert
Joseph married as his second wife, Mary Dickinson, on 13 March 1696 in Rowley, Massachusetts. Mary passed away before 1704.
Joseph married a third time on 2 November 1704, at Salem, Massachusetts, to Abigail (Grafton) Walker. [[#Virkus|Virkus]]
===Death===
Joseph passed away on 28 July 1732. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=AN&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=21&GScntry=4&GSsr=4081&GRid=40094631&/ Find A Grave Memorial #40094631] His will was dated 13 April 1731. He was buried in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. His will was proved 4 September 1732, so he passed away between 13 April 1731 and 4 September 1732. His will mentions his wife Abigail; his sons Joseph, John, Nathaniel, and Jonathan; his daughters, Sarah, wife of Paul Averill, Hephzibah, wife of Abraham How, Lydia Webster, Mary Creesy, and daughter-in-law Abigail Osgood
== Sources ==
''See also:''
Events
| Birth | 18 Sep 1657 | Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony | |||
| Death | Aft 13 Apr 1731 | ||||
| Death | Abt 28 Jul 1732 | Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Bay | |||
| Reference No | 2814610 | ||||
| Reference No | 2851844 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Robert Andrews (1609 - 1668) |
| Mother | Grace Melburn (1617 - 1702) |
| Sibling | Mary Andrews (1638 - 1692) |
| Sibling | Mary Andrews (1639 - 1712) |
| Sibling | Hannah Andrews (1642 - 1702) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Andrews (1643 - 1725) |
| Sibling | Thomas Andrews (1645 - 1724) |
| Sibling | Rebekah Andrews (1646 - 1718) |
| Sibling | John Andrews (1648 - 1723) |
| Sibling | Robert Andrews (1651 - 1675) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Andrew (1654 - 1718) |
| Sibling | Sarah Andrews (1658 - 1714) |
| Sibling | Ruth Andrews (1664 - 1744) |