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Notes:

She had 2 sons and perhaps other children.

Died:
She died at the age of sixty years.

Lydia married William LAMPSON. [Group Sheet]

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• Religion: Salem, Massachusetts; Puritan; Address:
  First Church
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• Living: Bef 1680, Danvers, Massachusetts
• Living: Aft 1680, Wenham, Massachusetts
• Occupation: 1690, Wenham, Massachusetts; maltster

Notes:

John Porter moved from Danvers to Wenham about 1680. He was a maltster, and lived on a farm a part of which he received from his grandfather, William Dodge, according to a deed recorded at Salem, 10 May 1690. John Porter's lands in Wenham extended from Wenham Lake to Pleasant Pond, and for more that two hundred years a part of this land has been, with alienations, in the possession of his lineal descendants. He was an active and influential citizen, filling many offices with distinction. Hew was a moderator of town meetings in 1723, '24, '27, '28, '29; representative to the General Court in 1712, 1724, and 1726. In Allen's history of Wenham is the statement that "the name of porter has been one of the most conspicuous in the history of Wenham." John Porter made now will, having divided his property among his children during his lifetime.

John married Lydia HERRICK. Lydia (daughter of Henry HERRICK and Lydia) was born in 1661; died on 19 Feb 1737. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: Wenham, Massachusetts; farmer
• Occupation: Wenham, Massachusetts; mariner
• _UID: F95FA077BD89334FB1304013D59E5AB8F0C1

Notes:

Samuel Porter's Last Will and Testament is contained in the source cited.

Occupation:
The farm was located near Wenham Pond.

Samuel married Hannah DODGE. Hannah (daughter of William DODGE and Elizabeth) was born on 24 Jul 1642; died on 2 Jan 1688. [Group Sheet]

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• Living: Beverly, Massachusetts
• _UID: CC12571C7D9CC7438BFE1D7E475495D79F34
• Baptism: 16 Jan 1640

Notes:

He had five children.

Henry married Lydia. Lydia was born about 1643; died in 1669. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: John Porter
• _UID: AD353BE5F2B1B640B626C65B2C5D2A28737D
• Living: 1649, Salem, Massachusetts
• Religion: 1649, Salem Village, Massachusetts; Puritan
• Living: 1668, Salem Village, Massachusetts

Notes:

John Porter's first record in this country was a record of land laid out for him in Hingham, MA on 2 Sep 1637. The locations of his first house in now included in the grounds of the Hingham Agricultural and Horticultural Society on East Street (as of 1907). John Porter was an acquisitive landowner and was very active in public affairs. The source cited contains numerous record entries of his activities, including his appointment as surveyor, selectman, Deputy to the General Court (in both Hingham and Salem, MA). John Porter was the friend of Governor Endicott, with whom he built a saw mill on Crane's river. He established the first tannery in New England, and thus founded the hide and leather trade. According to Gen. Howard Porter, the remains of this tanning yard were discovered (circa 1900) by the late John Payne. The Massachusetts records show that he made at least two shipments to the Barbados. He was familiarly called "Farmer Porter," and "Sergeant Porter," and tradition has it that hew was one of Hingham's quota in the Pequot war; he was afterwards on Gov. Endicott's military staff. The colonial records speak of him as "of good report for piety, integrity, and estate." His will is preserved at the Salem Registry of Deeds (as of 1907). His will is listed in full in the source cited.

John married Mary. Mary died after 1676. [Group Sheet]

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• Living: Beverly, Massachusetts
• _UID: 2B090299F6509543A47844AADB8553E58F15

Notes:

William Dodge came to New England in the "Lyons Whelpe" in the year 1629, the ship he came in being one of the fleet of Gov. Winthrop, which brought about forty planters, chiefly from Somersetshire and Dorsetshire. A letter to Gov. Winthrop describes him as "a skilful husbandman" , and asks that he be given "ye charge of ye team of horses". He lived in Beverly, where he became a useful and influential citizen, being elected or appointed to serve the town in many ways, ... selectman, grand juryman, trial juryman, on church and town committees, and deputy to the General Court. In 1685, he disposed of his landed estate by deed, imposing on his son William the duty the duty of "paying to my brother if he come to New England and dwell in this town of Beverly 5 pounds per annum as long as he shall dwell here."

William married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet]

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• Emigration: England
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Notes:

Henry Herrick was the fifth son of Sir William Herrick. His arrival date in America is unknown but he probably first went to Virginia, and from there to Salem, MA, where he settled at Cape-Ann-Syde, now Beverly. Soon after his arrival in Salem, he bought large tracts of land, and gave a large farm to each of his sons. He was himself a farmer in easy circumstances, and devoted himself to the care of his estates. He was a Puritan, and he and his wife were among the founders of the First Church in Beverly. He is said to have had a large family, twelve sons and several daughters but not all the children's names are known. The children listed are the only ones that lived to adult life.

Henry married Edith LASKEN. Edith (daughter of Hugh LASKEN and Alice) was born in 1614; died after 1677. [Group Sheet]

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• Living: Salem, Massachusetts
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