Map of Watertown Masschusetts from [Bond & Jones 1860]: Boxted to Watertown 1630

 

The 'Map' illustrates settlement and political divisions from colonial times of 1630. See the source for added interpretation ... page 984-985.

Bond & Jones 1860

Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston : to which is appended the early history of the town.

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Bond, Henry, 1790-1859; Jones, Horatio Gates, 1822-1893

I include this map for a curious fact.  Vicar George Phillips of Boxted, Essex, England is described along with Sir Richard Saltonstall as founding Watertown in 1630.  They were members of the Winthrop party and Sir Saltonstall a signatory (12) of the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (Cambridge Agreement).

How did this come about?  Who were the families from Boxted that accompanied Vicar Phillips?

William Warner, sons and daughter came along several years later (~1637 by many accounts) also from Boxted and settled in Ipswich.  Thomas Welles who later married Abigail Warner (William's daughter) is thought to have come earlier (and prepared the way?).

Thomas Welles came onboard the same ship, Susan and Ellen* (1635) with Richard Saltonstall, Jr., (son of Sir Richard).  John Winthrop, Jr., the eldest son, is described as among founders of Ipswich in 1630.  The 'Colonial' court delayed the founding of Ipswich until 1633.

Again, this begs the question, 'How did this come about?'

* By count it appears there were no more than 42 independent parties (including families) on the Susan and Ellen.

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The Winthrop fleet of 1630; an account of the vessels, the voyage, the passengers, and their English homes from original authorities by Banks, Charles Edward, 1854-1931

On page 52, Banks provides - 'Thus twenty-five of the two hundred and forty-seven possible heads of families were of a social rank above that of yeomen or husbandmen. '

Reviewer: GenieOlogy - - November 15, 2019
Subject: Beware of inaccuracies; documented corrections are available

"Banks made many unwarranted assumptions, and this work should not be considered reliable. Many corrections to the list compiled by Banks will be found in [ "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633" Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995, New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson]"