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_George SOULE _|
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Yarmouth, Maine, regarding the ancestry of my great grandfather, Joseph
G. Mansfield, I received a response from Katherine P. Tinker. She cited no
sources. In the hand-drawn chart that she attached to the letter, she
identified John and his wife, P. Simmons, as parents of Moses Soule.
From the "Mayflower Families In Progress" series' volume on "George
Soule of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations", 2nd
ed., published by The General Society of Mayflower Descendants in 1995:
..."JOHN2 SOULE (George1) b. Plymouth ca. 1632; d. Duxbury bef. 14 Nov.
1707. In a deposition dated 8 March 1705/6, John Soule swore he was
"about Seventy foure years" of age.
.....He m.(1) prob. Duxbury ca. 1654 REBECCA SIMMONS, who d. prob.
Duxbury bet. 1675 and 1679; dau. of Moses Simmons. By deed dated 30
Dec. 1674, Moses Simmons in "consideration of a marriage heretofore
consummated batween John Soul of Duxbury and my eldest daughter,
Rebecca" gave John land in Middleboro.
.....He m. (2) prob. Duxbury ca. 1678 ESTHER (-----) SAMPSON, b. 6 March
1640 (if age at d. is correct) d. Duxbury 12 Sept. 1735 ae 95y 6m 6d; her
parentage unknown; widow of Samuel Sampson by whom she had Samuel
and Ichabod.
.....On 31 July 1695 John Soule of Duxbury deeded land to son Aaron Soule
of Duxborough. On 17 May 1698 he mentions sons Benjamin and James in
a deed. On 27 Dec. 1703 he deeded land to son James Soule of
Middleborough. On 24 July 1697 he deeded land to son John Soule of
Middleborough. On 30 June 1701 he deeded land to sons Joseph Soule,
Josiah Soule & Joshua Soule. On 26 Aug. 1712 Moses Soule of Duxbury
sold land which belonged to his father John Soule.
.....John Soule died intestate and Esther Soul, widow, was appointed to
administer his estate 14 Nov. 1707. His three daughters or their heirs
proposed division of the residuary real estate among them since their
father "in his lifetime settled all his sons portions in land by deed" and
they, the daughters, received but one cow. The settlement of 6 March
1707/8 was signad by John and Rachel Cobb, Edmond and Rebecca
Weston and Adam Wright on behalf of his children born to his wife, Sarah
deceased.
.....Children (SOULE) b. Duxbury; 9 by Ist wife, 3 by 2nd wife:
...........9 i REBECCA3 b. ca. 1656
..........10 ii JAMES b. 4 Oct. 1659
..........11 iii SARAH b. ca. 1660
..........12 iv RACHEL b. ca. 1663
..........13 v AARON b. ca. 1664
..........14 vi BENJAMIN b. ca. 1665/6
..........15 vii MOSES b. ca. 1669 [our ancestor]
.................viii ZACHARIAH b. bef. 1670; d.s.p. in the Canadian expedition
bef.16 March 1690/1 when his inventory was taken. On the same date
John Soule was appointed administrator of the estate of his son
Zachariah.
..........16 ix JOHN b. ca. 1675
...[preceeding children by 1st wife.]
...[following children by 2nd wife.]
..........17 x JOSEPH (twin) b. 31 July 1679
..........18 xi JOSIAH (twin) b. 31 July 1679
..........19 xii JOSHUA b. 12 Oct. 1681"