William Averill, Sr. (b. Bet. 1595 - 1600, d. Jun 03, 1652)
William Averill, Sr. (son of Edward Averill and Judith Averill, Mrs.)54, 55 was born Bet. 1595 - 1600 in Chipping Norton Co., Oxfordshire, England, and died Jun 03, 1652 in Ipswich, Essex County, MA. He married Abigail Hinton on Nov 26, 1618 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England56, daughter of John Hinton.
Notes for William Averill, Sr.: William Averill, immigrant ancestor, and probably the progenitor of all of the early families in this country of this surname, came from England to Ipswich. The name is variously spelled Averel, Averell, Averhill, Averill and Avery.
The year of the Averill family's emigration is not known. They were still in Chiping Norton in September 1634, and the first mention of William Averill in New England is on March 2, 1637 when Ipswich, where he settled, granted him six acres of planting ground on the further side of Muddy River, and twenty acres of upland and six acres of meadow at Chebacco, then a part of Ipswich but now the town of Essex. Presumably he had been given a house lot in the town at some previous time, and it is probably that he received this unrecorded grant in 1645 or 1636. This lot, whereon the family lived, was on the northeast side of the Ipswich River at the "great cove" below the falls and contained another three acres. (This location is shown on Diagram #1 in "Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony" by Thomas F. Walters.
Will of William Averill: Estate of William Averill of Ipswich, Essex Probate Docket # None The will of William Averill of Ipswich was proved March 29, 1653
" William Averill of Ipswich being weake in bodye but of perfect memorye doe make this my last will & testament. First. I doe bequeath my body to the earth to be deasently buryed in the burying place of Ipswich, my speret into the hands of my Saviour the Lord Jesus Christ. And for my outward estate being but small, I doe give unto my children each of them, being seaven in number the sum of five shillings apeece & the rest of my estate my debts being discharged I give unto Abigail my wife whom I make my sole executrix of this my last will. In witness heerof I have heerunto sett my hand & seale the 3d of the 4th mo. 1652. Will. Averill Wittness: Andrew Hodges Renold Foster"
"In April 21, 1692, a warrant of witchcraft was issued in Topsfield against Sarah Averell W ildes, daughter of William and Abigail, and several prominent citizens. She was arrested the next day and sent to Boston jail May 13. She and the others were brought in to Lieutenant Nathaniel Ingersoll's before the magistrates, examined, committed for trial, and condemned on June 30, 1692. Her husband John Wildes and son, Ephraim Wildes, Constable of Topsfield, tried their best to save her. Her son testified that, according to his belief, Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs, after being seized by him, accused his Mother in revenge for his legal action. She was executed with four others on July 19, 1692.
SOURCES:
1. New England Families, W. R. Cutter, Page 1532 2. The Essex Antiquarian, Vol 5, Page 30 3. Oxfordshire, England: Parish and Probate Records, Vol I 4. Ipswich in the MA Bay Colony, Thomas F. Walters 5. Pedigree of Priscilla Arnold's Family Tree 6. Early Settlers of Rowley, MA, Page 24 7. Vital Records of Ipswich, MA, Vol II, Page 32 8. Averell, Averill, Avery Family, Clara Avery
More About William Averill, Sr.: Baptism: Ash, Kent, England. Pedigree 1: Averell, Averill, Avery Family.57 Pedigree 2: Mar 30, 2002, Priscilla Arnold's Family Tree.58 Will: Mar 29, 1653, The Essex Antiquarian.59
More About William Averill, Sr. and Abigail Hinton: Marriage: Nov 26, 1618, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England.60
Children of William Averill, Sr. and Abigail Hinton are:
+William Averill, Jr., b. Jun 26, 1625, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, d. Apr 23, 1691, Topsfield, Essex County, MA.
+Thomas Averill, b. Jan 07, 1629/30, Chipping Norton Co., Oxfordshire, England, d. date unknown.
+Sarah Averill, b. Abt. 1635, Ipswich, Essex County, MA, d. Jul 19, 1692, Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex County, MA61.
William Averill, Sr. (b. Bet. 1595 - 1600, d. Jun 03, 1652)
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