Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Mary Josselyn
Bef 1634 - 1711 (> 77 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
Generation: 5
Generation: 6
1. Mary Josselyn was born before 16 Mar 1634; was christened on 16 Mar 1634 in Barham, Suffolk, England (daughter of Thomas Josselyn and Rebecca Jude); died on 21 Aug 1711 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Mary married Roger Sumner in 1656. Roger (son of William Sumner and Mary Swift) was born in 1632 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England; died on 26 May 1698 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Samuel Sumner was born on 5 Feb 1659 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died in 1690.
- Mary Sumner was born on 5 Aug 1665 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1724 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
2. Thomas Josselyn was born about 1592 in Roxwell, Essex, England (son of Ralph Josselyn); died on 3 Jan 1661 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: 1591, Roxwell, Essex, England
- Alternate birth: Abt 1591, Roxwell, Essex, England
Notes:
Emigrated in April 1635 on the Increase. First at Hingham, then Lancaster in 1654.
For lack of a monarch in his ancestry, he isn't on any of the canonical lists of "gateway ancestors", but our view is that this term should certainly apply to anyone whose forebears can be traced back to the eleventh century, as Thomas Josselyn's have been.Thomas married Rebecca Jude about 1615. Rebecca was born about 1592; died between 1664 and 1669. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Rebecca Jude was born about 1592; died between 1664 and 1669. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Aft 16 May 1664
Children:
- Rebecca Josselyn was born about 1616; died on 22 Sep 1675 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- Nathaniel Joslin was born about 1627; died on 8 Apr 1694 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- 1. Mary Josselyn was born before 16 Mar 1634; was christened on 16 Mar 1634 in Barham, Suffolk, England; died on 21 Aug 1711 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
Generation: 3
4. Ralph Josselyn was born about 1556 in Chignall-Smealy, Essex, England (son of John Josselyn and Alice Nevell); died before 19 Mar 1632 in Roxwell, Essex, England; was buried on 19 Mar 1632 in Roxwell, Essex, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: of Roxwell, Essex, England
Notes:
He was married at least twice, first on 21 My 1583 in Roxwell to a Mary Bright, then at an unknown date to a Dorothy, surname unknown. It is not known which of these wives, if either, was the mother to any of his children.
Children:
- 2. Thomas Josselyn was born about 1592 in Roxwell, Essex, England; died on 3 Jan 1661 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Generation: 4
8. John Josselyn was born about 1525 (son of Ralph Josselyn); died before 18 Feb 1579 in Roxwell, Essex, England; was buried on 18 Feb 1579 in Roxwell, Essex, England. Notes:
Yeoman. Taxed at Fyfield in June 1546 and April 1547; later at Chignal-Smealy, six miles northeast. Moved to Roxwell sometime before 1561.
John married Alice Nevell on 15 Jan 1545 in Fyfield, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Alice Nevell Notes:
"[P]robably the Widow Joslin who was buried at Roxwell 31 Jan. 1600/1." [Elizabeth French, citation details below.]
Children:
- 4. Ralph Josselyn was born about 1556 in Chignall-Smealy, Essex, England; died before 19 Mar 1632 in Roxwell, Essex, England; was buried on 19 Mar 1632 in Roxwell, Essex, England.
Generation: 5
16. Ralph Josselyn was born about 1503 in of Much Canfield, Essex, England (son of Ralph Josselyn and Elizabeth Cornish); died before 1546. Notes:
From his father, he inherited some freehold and copyhold lands, plus his father's tenement "Lovedens" in Much Canfield.
Children:
- 8. John Josselyn was born about 1525; died before 18 Feb 1579 in Roxwell, Essex, England; was buried on 18 Feb 1579 in Roxwell, Essex, England.
Generation: 6
32. Ralph Josselyn was born about 1475 in Sheering, Essex, England (son of John Josselyn and Anne); died after 30 May 1525. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: Abt 1475, of Much Canfield, Essex, England
Ralph married Elizabeth Cornish about 1497. Elizabeth (daughter of William Cornish) died after 1546. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. Elizabeth Cornish (daughter of William Cornish); died after 1546. Children:
- 16. Ralph Josselyn was born about 1503 in of Much Canfield, Essex, England; died before 1546.