Ramsdell Family - Ourfolk
John Ramsdell 1602 - 27 OCT 1688
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John was born on 1602 in England and died on 27 OCT 1688 in Topfield, MA . John was married to Priscilla Chase (Ramsdell) on 1640 in Essex, MA. Priscilla was born on ABT 1604 in England and died on 23 JAN 1676 in Lynn, Essex, Ma . View Family Chart - - -
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was among the first settlers of Lynn, Massachusetts, arriving in Boston in the summer of 1632 with
the Winthrop Fleet and going shortly to Lynn. He was an indentured servant of Captain Nathaniel
Turner and was probably unmarried when he emigrated.
On 30 April 1657, John Ramsdell 'age 55' deposed at Salem Court that 'twenty five years ago, when he was a servant of Captain Turner,
his master and other inhabitants of Lynn, before it was a town, fenced in Nahant' (Records and
files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County) John was a husbandman or farmer, owning property
in the 'Rumney Marsh' area of the part of Lynn that is now Saugus. As early as 1641, John was
serving as a juror for both the General Court and on the Grand Jury. He was called as a witness in
a number of cases. One of particular interest was the case against 'Robert Burgis of Lin' for 'bad
and course grinding of both English and Indian corn'. On 25 June 1650, John Ramsdell and Jenkin
Davis were sworn as constables for Lynn.
the Winthrop Fleet and going shortly to Lynn. He was an indentured servant of Captain Nathaniel
Turner and was probably unmarried when he emigrated.
On 30 April 1657, John Ramsdell 'age 55' deposed at Salem Court that 'twenty five years ago, when he was a servant of Captain Turner,
his master and other inhabitants of Lynn, before it was a town, fenced in Nahant' (Records and
files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County) John was a husbandman or farmer, owning property
in the 'Rumney Marsh' area of the part of Lynn that is now Saugus. As early as 1641, John was
serving as a juror for both the General Court and on the Grand Jury. He was called as a witness in
a number of cases. One of particular interest was the case against 'Robert Burgis of Lin' for 'bad
and course grinding of both English and Indian corn'. On 25 June 1650, John Ramsdell and Jenkin
Davis were sworn as constables for Lynn.
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