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Note for: George Downing, ABT 1520 - Index

Burial:
Place: , , England

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Note for: Wait-A-While Makepeace, ABT 1635 - 24 Apr 1685 Index

Christening:
     Date:   22 May 1639
     Place:   Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Note for: Ambrose Makepeace, Chr. 30 Jan 1569 - BEF May 1615 Index

Christening:
     Date:   30 Jan 1569
     Place:   Burton Dassett, Warwickshire, England

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Note for: Gyles Makepeace, 1588 - 1594 Index

Burial:
     Date:   29 Nov 1594
     Place:   Burton Dassett, Warwickshire, England

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Note for: Jesse Huntsman, 1772/1780 - 13 Dec 1823 Index

Burial:
Date: Sep 1836

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Note for: John James Huntsman, 1740 - 1844 Index

Individual Note: Died at 104 years old

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Note for: James Bemis, ABT 1589 - 26 Jun 1624 Index

Individual Note: Will: proved 28 June 1642
OTHER NAMES:BEMUS,BEMAS,BEAMES,BEMISS
Other: information from linda kepler has first name as John and a death date of 23 dApr 1604(will dated) in Dedham, Essex

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Note for: Mary Bemis, ABT 1624 - Dec 1695 Index

Individual Note: Mary emmigrated from England with her brother Joseph.

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Note for: Susan Bemis, ABT 1628 - Index

Individual Note: NAME: COULD BE SUSANNA

Individual Notes

Note for: Joseph Bemis, 1619 - 7 Aug 1684 Index

Burial:
     Place:   Watertown, Middlesex, Ma

Individual Note:   He was a quiet and hard working man. A farmer and a blacksmith. Came from England to Watertown (as early as 1640) with his sister Mary. There is some evidence to show that his wife Sarah came over with him. Their first child, however, was born in Watertown in 1642 and recorded in Boston.

He served the town as “Haward”, collector of taxes and member of the School Commission. Was selectman 1648, 1673 and 1675. With wife Sarah sold land in 1654. He deposed 23 (4) 1657, AE. C. 38. (Midx files) in a case before the magistrate he was fined for having “one disorderly Hog”. On another occasion he was fined 5L for cutting trees on the common land without formal permission of the authorities. He was fairly well to do, Solider in King Phillip’s War, 1676.

By August of 1656, he was one of two overseers of fences and hogs (perhaps this was his easiest means of assuring that he would not again be fined for disorderly hogs - ed.) On 1/3/1658 he was elected surveyor of highways, and a Constable on 11/4/1667. Joseph Beamis and two other men were chosed by the town on 11/2/1674 to see that all children were taught to Read the Inglish tung (and who was the judge of that? - ed.) and the orthodox catechism, and that each man have in his home a copy of the 'Capital Laws'.

    Will dated 7 August 1684, proved 7 Oct 1684. Widow Sarah was administrator of his will. Inventory of his estate : L200, 4S, 3D. His estate divided 18 November 1712, soon after his widow’s death. In his will he bequeathed to his wife, daughter Martha, son Joseph and all other five children.
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Fact 1: founder and original immigrant of Family
Fact 2: 1640, came to Watertown, MA
Fact 3: possible married before Sarah
Fact 4: possible marriage in Boston, MA
Fact 5: 1648, Selectman in Watertown, MA;also 1672
Fact 6: farmer, blacksmith
Fact 7: accumulated land

Joseph Bemis' will is as follows: The Last Will of me Joseph Beamase I comit my soule unto god my Creator and my body to the Earth to the dust from whence it (was) taken and my Worly goods as foloeth. It is my will that my wife Shall have all my estate during hir life for hir maintinance: and hir Daughter Martha It is my will that my daughter martha shall have all my orchard During hir Life and a comfortable Roome in my Dwelling house hir Lif time I give my Sone Joseph Bemase my farme to him and his ars: but if he di without an are Lafuly begoten after his deces to be equally devid a mongst ye rest of my children It is my will that after my Wife' deces all my Estate that is left to fe devid Equaly amongst my other 5 children the 7 day of 7 month 1684 The mark of Witnes by us Joseph Beamase John Whitney Senior The mark of Susana Harrington "7.8.84. Sworn in Court by sd witnesses & admr granted to his relict widd. Bemas" His inventory lists his books. (:Middlesex Probate docket# 1541)
The following is found in Bond, 679 Volume II: The estate of Joseph Bemis [1], was divided, Nov. 18, 1712, after the d. of his wid. Sarah, and it was distributed (except what had been given to "eldest son, Joseph," and dr. Martha), to the following children, viz.; Ephraim, Mary, Rebecca and John. As the eldest child, Sarah [2] is not mentioned in this distribution, she was probably d.s.p. It appears that Joseph [3 1/2] the eldest son lived to have a share of his father's estate, but it is not known what became of him. Martha [4], was adm. f.c. by Rev. Mr. Angier, Feb. 25, 1697-9, then aged about 49, unm. Ephraim, [7 and 9] settled in Watertown, where the births of four of his children are recorded, but the account of the family is brief. He probably had other children besides those four recorded, and it is probable that his family, or some part of it, moved to Windham and Hamton, in Windham Co., Conn.

Draper (:2.1) feels there is strong evidence that this Joseph had a wife prior to his marriage to Sarah

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