Capt. William Trask

Abt 1587 - 1666  (~ 79 years)

• Name	William Trask  [1]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	Abt 1587  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	May 1666	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   [2]
  Person ID	I26467	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2024

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Henry Trask   d. Aft 6 Jul 1683, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F22697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  He was one of the "old planters", those who arrived in what would become the Bay Colony prior to 1630. He arrived somewhere near Gloucester in 1624, and eventually settled in the South Danvers area.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6754] Genealogy of the Descendants of Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick of Salem, Mass. by James M. Caller and M. A. Ober. Salem: J. H. Choate, 1881. [S7420] Joan M. Sweeney, "Captain William Traske of Salem, Massachusetts: Military Commander, Miller, Fruit Grower." The Essex Genealogist 21:24, 2001.