Jeremiah Gifford

Notes:

A Jeremiah Gifford witnessed deed executed by Stephen Wing on the 2nd day of December, 1700, concerning Stephen's property in Sandwich, MA. If the Jeremiah who witnessed this is the son of Sarah Wing, then he was signing a deed of his grandfather.

Jeremiah & Mary settled in Dartmouth, where all of their children were born.

Jeremiah left no will, but during his lifetime deeded land to his sons Joseph, William, Jonathan, Isaac, Peleg, Benjamin, Adam, & David. Another son, Gideon, died in 1760, and in his will he mentioned by name sisters Elizabeth, Margaret (Potter), & Sarah (Parks), and a brother John.

Jeremiah & Mary had two sets of twins. Note: "Soule descendants have shown a strong genetic trait of twinning." (see "Mayflower Descendants Through Five Generations" Vol. 3 , George Soule, p. 14)

Jeremiah married Mary Wright Abt 1703, Plymouth, MA. Mary (daughter of Adam Wright and Sarah Soule) was born Between 1680 and 1685; died Aft 14 Apr 1760. [Group Sheet]

1. Jonathan Gifford was born 25 Mar 1704, Dartmouth, MA.
2. Gideon Gifford was born 19 Mar 1705/06, Dartmouth, MA.
3. John Gifford was born 7 Mar 1707/08, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA; died 18 Dec 1802, Westport, Bristol Co., MA.
4. Sarah Gifford was born 3 Oct 1710, Dartmouth, MA.
5. Elizabeth Gifford was born 13 Oct 1712, Dartmouth, MA.
6. Joseph Gifford was born 13 Oct 1712, Dartmouth, MA.
7. William Gifford was born 19 Jan 1713/14, Dartmouth, MA.
8. Benjamin Gifford was born 14 May 1717, Dartmouth, MA.
9. Isaac Gifford was born 14 May 1717, Dartmouth, MA.
10. Peleg Gifford was born 1 Dec 1719, Dartmouth, MA.
11. Margaret Gifford was born 15 Apr 1722, Dartmouth, MA.
12. Adam Gifford was born 3 Jan 1724/25, Dartmouth, MA.
13. David Gifford was born 5 Apr 1728, Dartmouth, MA.

Notes:

Robert & Sarah had about 9 children.

Robert married Sarah WING 1680, Sandwich, Plymouth Colony, MA. Sarah (daughter of Stephen WING and Sarah BRIGGS) was born 5 Feb 1658/59, Sandwich, Plymouth Colony, MA; died Between 1720 and 1724, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA. [Group Sheet]

William — Elizabeth GRANT. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is some uncertainly as to whether Elizabeth was the wife of William, and therefore whether she is the mother of Robert.

Notes:

(All of the following notes are from Rootsweb genealogy of Raymond T. Wing.)

"Stephen . . . was three years old in 1624 when his mother embarked from England with him and his older sister Deborah for Holland. Stephen, like his brothers, spent the first years of his life at Flushing and at The Hague, and came to New England with his mother when nine years old."

"He married Osheah Dilingham sometime in the Fall of 1646 being at that time twenty-five years of age. Then followed an event possible
only under the strict code of morals . . . of the Pilgrims . . . young Stephen was before the Plymouth Court, March 2, 1647, and fined because of the fact that a child was born to his wife at an unseasonable time after their marriage. The Court records the 'the said Wing coming into the face of the Court, freely acknowledging, he was according to order of the Court fined and discharged.' Governor Bradford signed the record."

"Stephen Wing, son of the Rev. John and Deborah Wing, settled in Sandwich in 1637 . . . He was a member of the first Friends Meeting in America, established at Spring Hill in 1658, and suffered a great persecution at the hands of the Plymouth Government in the cause of Religious Liberty. He died in 1710 and is buried at Spring Hill."

"He was probably one of the last, if not the very last, of the original settlers of Sandwich [Plymouth Colony] to survive. He lived 63 years in Sandwich after the date of the first settlement in 1637."

Stephen died at age 88.

"Stephen committed 'my body to Decent Buruall at our friends Burieng place att Spring Hill until when God shall please to call me Hence.' Unquestionably he lies there among the unmarked graves."

"Will dated Dec. 2, 1700, proved July 13, 1710. Sons Ebenezer and Matthew executors; mentions sons Nathaniel, Elisha, John, Ebenzer,
Matthew, daughters Sarah Gifford, Abigail and grandson Jeremiah Gifford. Inventory shows personal estate,

Stephen married Sarah BRIGGS 7 Jan 1654/55, Sandwich, MA. Sarah was born Abt 1630; died 26 Mar 1689, Sandwich, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Raymond Wing's family tree at Rootsweb's Worldconnect has much historical information about the Wing family, and has been a good resource for me in my research of this family, our ancestors of so long ago.

John married Deborah BACHILER Abt 1610, England. Deborah was born Abt Jan 1591/92, England. [Group Sheet]