Captain William Gerrish

1617 - 1687  (69 years)

• Name	William Gerrish
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	20 Aug 1617	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	L4Z8-HY8
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4Z8-HY8
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	65487770
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65487770
  Group	Immigrant Ancestors
  	Immigrant Ancestors of New England Halls
  Died	9 Aug 1687	Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Buried	Aft 9 Aug 1687	Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I18751	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	31 May 2020

  
  

  Family	Joanna Lowell,   b. 1619, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 18 Jun 1677, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 58 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1645	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Elizabeth Gerrish,   b. 20 Sep 1654, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Aug 1712, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	31 May 2020
  Family ID	F8900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 20 Aug 1617 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Married - 16 Apr 1645 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Died - 9 Aug 1687 - Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Buried - Aft 9 Aug 1687 - Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Immigrant Ancestor of Halls of New England

  
  

• Notes

  From Findagrave: He came on the ship, JONATHAN, from England to America arriving in 1639, and removing to Newbury in 1640. One of the first settlers of Newbury, MA., he was also the first Captain of the Militia in Newbury and married (1) Joanna Lowell (Olliver -- her first husband was John) on April 17, 1645 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA, and (2) Ann Parker. The plaque at the right lists the early settlers. After Joanna died, he removed to Boston where he had a business on Long Wharf. His second wife died in Boston after June, 1677. He died at the home of his son, Benjamin, in Salem, Essex Co., MA. His will was proven on 5 December 1687 in Essex County Massachusetts. The children of Captain William and Joanna Gerrish (born in Newbury, Essex Co., Mass): John Gerrish b. May 15, 1646 William Gerrish b. June 6, 1648 Joseph Gerrish b. March 23, 1649 Benjamin Gerrish b. Jan. 13, 1651 Elizabeth b. Sept. 20, 1654 Moses Gerrish b. May 9, 1656 Mary b. April 1, 1658