Descendants of Daniel Livermore
Second Generation
2. John Livermore (Daniel ) was born 1 in 1606 in Wethersfield, Essex, England. He died on 15 Apr 1684 in Watertown, Massachusetts.
John Livermore, the ancestor of nearly all the Livermores in the United States, embarked at Ipswich, England, for New England, the last of April, 1634, then aged 28 years, in the "Francis," John Cutting, master, a large portion of the passengers settling in Watertown, Mass. In the list of passengers his name was spelt John Lyuermore. He had previously married, in England, Grace Sherman, a daughter of Edmond Sherman and Grace Makin, who had lived both in Dedham and Colchester, County Essex. Her father came to New England in 1634, and died in New Haven, Ct., about 1641. There is a tradition that he came over without his wife, and that afterwarnds she came with one or more children about 1637.
He was admitted freeman May 6, 1635; on the list his name is written Leathermore. It is on a list of very early proprietors of Watertown; this is not dated, but contains the names of man of those who went to Wethersfield, Ct., and Dedham, Mass., in 1635 and 1636. In 1635 he removed to Wethersfield, with other Watertown people, and in 1638 or '39 he removed to Quinnipiac, now New Haven, being one of the original settlers, where he was June 4, 1639.
-- Thwing, 1902Membership in the Puritan church was required in order to be a citizen in Watertown and other New England towns at this time.
John married Grace Sherman. Grace was born on 18 Jun 1615 in Dedham, Essex, England. She died on 14 Jan 1690 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Grace Livermore was an obstetrician, and was sometimes summoned to court as a witness in cases where she had acted professionally. She died Jan. 14, 1690, in Chelmsford, Mass., aged 75 years, according to the headstone at her grave in cemetery, near the gate. Her will, dated Dec. 19, 1690, proved June 16, 1691, mentions her son and daughter, Abraham and Martha Parker of Chelmsford, where she died; also son John Coolidge; grandson James Townsend; her sons John, Nathaniel and Samuel, but not Daniel.
-- Thwing, 1902
John and Grace had the following children:
6 F i Hannah Livermore was born in 1633 in England. She died on 23 Dec 1678 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Hannah married John Coolidge, son of John Coolidge and Mary, on 14 Feb 1655/1656 in Watertown, Massachusetts. John died about 1691. 7 F ii Elizabeth Livermore died on 6 Jul 1689.
Elizabeth is mentioned in her father's will but not in her mother's.
-- Thwing, 1902Elizabeth married Joseph Leonard, son of John Leonard and Sarah, on 29 Mar 1683. Joseph was born on 20 May 1644 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He died in 1716. 8 F iii Sarah Livermore died before 1684.
A daughter of John Livermore, baptized June 1, 1645, in New Haven, was probably Sarah.
-- Thwing, 1902Sarah married James Townsend, son of William Townsend and Hannah Penn. James was born on 15 Nov 1646. + 9 M iv John Livermore was born about 1638 and died on 9 Feb 1719. 10 M v Nathaniel Livermore died on 12 Feb 1736.
Died without issue, leaving to his grand-nephew, Samuel Livermore, his real estate now known as Lyman Farm. He received one shilling for killing destructive animals and birds in 1674.
-- Thwing, 190211 M vi Samuel Livermore was born on 11 May 1640 in New Haven, Connecticut. He died on 5 Dec 1690 in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Samuel was about ten years old when the family moved to Watertown; he was by trade a maltster in Watertown, and had a grist mill on Chester Brook, on some land granted to his father by the Plymouth Company; he was made a freeman May 31, 1671. He was chosen surveyor in 1677, tythingman in 1679, and was a selectman in 1684 and 1690. He received money from the town several times for killing destructive birds and animals. Inventory, Jan. 14, 1691, L256.
-- Thwing, 1902Samuel married Anna Bridge, daughter of Matthew Bridge and Anna Danforth, on 4 Jun 1668 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Anna was born in 1646/1647. She died on 28 Aug 1727 in Watertown, Massachusetts. 12 M vii Daniel Livermore was christened on 7 Oct 1643 in New Haven, Connecticut.
Probably died without issue; he was living at the date of his father's will, then aged 40 years; not mentioned in his mother's will.
-- Thwing, 190213 F viii Mary Livermore was christened on 12 Sep 1647 in New Haven, Connecticut. 14 M ix Edmund Livermore was born on 8 Mar 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died on 24 May 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
Only child on Watertown birth records.
-- Thwing, 190215 F x Martha Livermore died in Oct 1740 in Bradford, Massachusetts.
Martha was probably born in New Haven, Ct., though no record has as yet been found.
-- Thwing, 1902Martha married 1 Abraham Parker, son of Abraham Parker and Rose Whitlock, on 15 Jul 1682.
