Re: Francis Lyford circa 1650 descendent
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In reply to:
Francis Lyford circa 1650 descendent
9/27/00
You know how easy it is to download information and forget it or photocopy something and store it to look at later?
Well, a friend sent me something she found in her files that proves Francis was born in 1641/42.That got me to look in my forgotten files.I found the following, which seem to indicate a family connection between Francis and the kin of Rev. John. Notice that Francis and Mordecai are tied to Hingham, Mass in 1642 and that the Dudley family and others are connected to both Francis and Rev. John's kin:
(1) History of the Dudley Family, Page 162
Mary, dau of Mary Byley, the second wife, married Dr. Samuel Hardy, son of Robt. of London, Eng., a shopkeeper there, and had children; Abigail married Jonathan Watson of Dover, N. H.; Dorothy married Moses Leavitt, of Exeter, land surveyor; Rebecca married Francis Lyford of Exeter; Elizabeth married Capt. Kinsley Hall, a Counsellor and Judge of the Highest Court; Lyford and Leavitt came from Hingham, Mass., about 1658, from which town the Gilmans and Folsoms had came...
(2)Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, Volume 3, page 134:
Lyford, Francis, Boston, a mariner, m. a. 1670, a d. of Thomas Smith, and rem. to New Hampsh. and there m. 21 Nov. 1681, Rebecca, d. of Rev. Samuel Dudley.The name is perpet. JOHN, Plymouth 1624, came that yr. prob. in the charity with Edard (sic) Windslow, bring. w. and ch. prob. four, soon bred disturbance, and was forced to leave; went to preach to the fishermen at Nantasket, and next at Cape Ann, and thence, Felt thinks, he accomp. Conant, 1626, to Naumkeag; but a. 1627 rem. with some adherens (sic) to Virg. and there d. soon, it is thot.A reasona. conject. is, that he had w. Ann and ch. Ruth and Mordecai left at Nantasket, and that his wed. Ann, wh. d. July 1639, had m. Edmund Hobart of Hingham.Ruth, in 1641, and Mordecai, next yr. give to him discharge, as their stepfather, of certain tobacco and other chattels, in the will of their f. John, giv. to them.Ruth m. 19 Apr. 1643, [p.134] James Bates.Mordecai, Hingham 1642, s. of John, of whom I would gladly kn. more.
To confuse matters, some researchers believe our Francis was one of the following:
Francis Lyfford christened Pangbourne Berkshire, Eng 23 July 1642, father William Lyfford
Francis Liford christened Steventon, Berkshire 30 Jan 1641father is John.
Yikes!What does it all mean?Was Francis from a Berkshire family, a relative of Rev. John, who came to America and lived in Hingham with his cousins?Was he the son of Mordecai Lyford and grandson of Rev. John?Was there more than one Francis (unlikely, given any other mentions)?What about Frederick Virkus, who says Francis came from London to Boston in 1667?Was he born
in US, then went to London to see relatives and came back?Did he go to London to buy a ship; he was a mariner?