Old Dead Relatives

The genealogy of my extended family

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First Name
Last Name
James BALSTON

James BALSTON

Male 1660 - ?

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James BALSTON was born on 8 Apr 1660 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (son of James BALSTON and Sarah ROOTE); died in ?.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James BALSTON was born about 1629 in England (son of William BALSTON and Elizabeth POTTER); died in 1681 in prob Massachusetts.

    James married Sarah ROOTE in 1652 in Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Ralph ROOTE and Mary WHITFIELD) was born in 1633 in England; died in ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah ROOTE was born in 1633 in England (daughter of Ralph ROOTE and Mary WHITFIELD); died in ?.
    Children:
    1. Sarah BALSTON was born on 26 Aug 1653 in Massachusetts.
    2. 1. James BALSTON was born on 8 Apr 1660 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died in ?.
    3. Abigail BALSTON was born on 20 Aug 1662 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 24 Sep 1709 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William BALSTON was born in 1601 in England; died on 14 Mar 1679 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.

    William married Elizabeth POTTER in 1628 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of George POTTER and Martha MNU) was born in 1597 in England; died on 15 Apr 1683 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth POTTER was born in 1597 in England (daughter of George POTTER and Martha MNU); died on 15 Apr 1683 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
    Children:
    1. 2. James BALSTON was born about 1629 in England; died in 1681 in prob Massachusetts.
    2. Elizabeth BALSTON was born in Aug 1629 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
    3. Pity BALSTON was born in Oct 1630 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
    4. William BALSTON was born on 14 Apr 1633 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
    5. Mary BALSTON was born on 14 Sep 1634 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
    6. Mehitable BALSTON was born on 24 Jan 1636 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.
    7. Meribah BALSTON was born on 9 Apr 1637 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

  3. 6.  Ralph ROOTE was born on 5 May 1594 in Maresfield, Sussex, England; died on 10 May 1666 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Ralph married Mary WHITFIELD in 1615 in St Giles, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Mary died on 15 Nov 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary WHITFIELD died on 15 Nov 1655 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah ROOTE was born in 1633 in England; died in ?.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  George POTTER was born in in London, Middlesex, England (son of Robert POTTER and Elizabeth MARSHALL); died in Sep 1640 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.

    George married Martha MNU about 1607 in London, Middlesex, England. Martha was born in in England; died about 1646 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Martha MNU was born in in England; died about 1646 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.
    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth POTTER was born in 1597 in England; died on 15 Apr 1683 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.

Updated 23 Dec 2023