William Blantine

- 1662

• Name	William Blantine
  Birth	Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jun 1662	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [1, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I27635	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP
  Last Modified	2 May 2020

  
  

  Family	Phebe   d. Aft 15 Nov 1675
  Marriage	Bef 1642	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [6]
  Children	+ 1. William Blanding,   b. 10 May 1643, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. Bef 31 May 1699 (Age < 56 years)
  Family ID	F16494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2020

  
  

• Notes

  A carpenter, he is first seen in Boston in 1639. Also spelled Blanton, Blantaine, Blandon, and even (!) Plantagne. His will mentions "my Eldest Brothr Ralph Blantine" and "John Blantine, my Second Brothr", "these two was borne in ye parish of Vpton vpon Seauerns in Wostershire." His will also explains that he is bequeathing relatively little to his son William "because he win not hearken to my counsel." He owned land in Muddy River, now Brookline, Massachusetts, and was involved with the iron works at Taunton.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3900] Orion J. Wilcox and Emma Janette Fellows: Their Ancestors and Descendants by Fred D. Clark. Privately published, 2004. [S2901] William B. Trask, "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Massachusetts." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register10:173, Apr 1856; 11:169, Apr 1857; 13:331, Oct 1859. [S2646] Boston, MA: Inhabitants and Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 (Thwing Collection), on americanancestors.org. Database built from the card index used by Annie Haven Thwing (1851-1940) to write The Crooked and Narrow Streets of the Town of Boston, 1630-1822 (1920). [S1845] The Pioneers of Massachusetts by Charles Henry Pope. Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900. [S2203] New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence A. Torrey. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015., year only. [S2203] New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence A. Torrey. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.