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Descendants of William Gerrish

Generation No. 1

1. CAPT. WILLIAM¹ GERRISH¹ was born 20 Aug 1617 in Bristol, Somerset, England¹, and died 09 Aug 1687 in Newbury, Essex, MA¹. He married (1) ANN PARKER. She died Bef. 1645. He married (2) JOANNA LOWELL 17 Apr 1644 in Newbury, Essex, MA. She was born 1619 in England, and died 14 Jun 1677 in Newbury, Essex, MA.

Notes for CAPT. WILLIAM GERRISH:
Notes for Capt. William Gerrish:

William Gerrish immigrated to Newbury Massachusetts in 1640. His will, dated 16 July 1687, was proven on 5 December 1687 in Essex County Massachusetts.

Representative to the General Court 1650-54
Owner No. 3 Long Wharf Boston 1678-86
Politics: Rep for Hampton 1663-1664
First Captain of Military Troop in Newbury

Children of WILLIAM GERRISH and JOANNA LOWELL are:

2.	i.	JOHN² GERRISH, b. 12 Feb 1644/45, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. 19 Dec 1714, Newbury, Essex, MA.
	ii.	ABIGAIL GERRISH¹, b. 10 May 1647, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. 1648, MA, USA¹.
	iii.	WILLIAM GERRISH, b. 01 Apr 1648, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. 10 May 1683, Charlestown, MA; m. ANN, 1674.

More About WILLIAM GERRISH:
Occupation: Physician

iv.

JOSEPH GERRISH, b. 23 Mar 1649/50, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. 06 Jan 1719/20, Wenham, Massachusetts; m. ANNA WALDRON, Abt. 1670, Salem. Essex, Massachusetts; b. Dover, NH.

Notes for JOSEPH GERRISH:
Rev. Gerrish was the minister at Wenham Massachusetts from Jamuary 1674 until his death.

It was one of Joseph Gerrish's parishoners, Mary Herrick, that brought an accusation of witchcraft against the wife of the Rev. John Hale. She confessed this to Joseph Gerrish who relayed it to Hale. This caused Hale to finally oppose the trials.

He was one of 11 ministers from Essex County who signed a petition against the Salem Witch Trials, fearing "that Innocent persons then suffered, and that God may have a controversy with the Land upon that account."

He married 2 daughters of Richard Waldron and had 4 wives total. You can read his entry here from Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England.

More About JOSEPH GERRISH:
Burial: 1720, Wenham Cemetery, Wenham, Massachusetts
Occupation: Minister

BENJAMIN GERRISH, b. 31 Jan 1650/51, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. 02 Jul 1713, Salem, Massachusetts; m. (1) HANNAH RUCK, 24 Oct 1676; m. (2) ANNA PAINE, 12 Nov 1685, Salem. Essex, Massachusetts; m. (3) ELIZABETH TURNER, 24 Sep 1696, Salem. Essex, Massachusetts; b. 1673, Salem, Massachusetts.

Notes for BENJAMIN GERRISH:
Collector of the Port of Salem

	vi.		ELIZABETH GERRISH, b. 20 Sep 1654, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. 05 Aug 1712, Newbury, Essex, MA; m. STEPHEN GREENLEAF, 23 Oct 1676, Newbury Ma; b. 15 Aug 1652, Newbury, Essex, MA.
	vii.		MOSES GREENLEAFE GERRISH, b. 09 May 1656, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. 04 Dec 1694, Newbury, Essex, MA; m. JANE SEWALL, 24 Sep 1677, Newbury Ma; b. 25 Oct 1659, Badesly, Hampshire, England; d. 29 Jan 1716/17.

More About MOSES GREENLEAFE GERRISH:
Burial: Dec 1694, First Parish Burial Ground Newbury, MA

	viii.		MARY GERRISH, b. 01 Apr 1658, Newbury, Essex, MA.
	ix.		ANNA GERRISH, b. 18 Oct 1660, Newbury, Essex, MA.
	x.		JUDITH GERRISH², b. 10 Sep 1662, Newbury, Essex, MA; d. 16 Jul 1687, Newbury, Essex, MA.

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