Deacon James FERNALD

Abt 1675 - 1739  (~ 64 years)

• Name	James FERNALD
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	Abt 1675	Kittery, York, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Died	1739	Eliot, York, Maine
  Probate	2 Apr 1739	Kittery, York, Maine
  Person ID	I33458	Main
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Deacon John FERNALD,   b. 27 Sep 1642, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 19 Apr 1687, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Mary NORMAN,   b. Abt 1651, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 7 Oct 1700  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1671	Wells, York, Maine   [1]
  Family ID	F11462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary MNU,   b. Abt 1685, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. Bef 1742, Eliot, York, Maine  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Married	Abt 1700	Kittery, York, Maine
  Children	1. Elizabeth FERNALD,   b. 8 Sep 1706, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 1776, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age 69 years) + 2. Mary FERNALD,   b. 14 May 1712, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. Mar 1788  (Age 75 years)   3. Joanna FERNALD,   b. 29 Jan 1714, Kittery, York, Maine   4. Anna FERNALD,   b. 28 Oct 1716, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 1761, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age 44 years)   5. Margaret FERNALD,   b. 13 Jan 1720, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 1747, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age 26 years)   6. Eunice FERNALD,   b. 13 Mar 1721, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 1746, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age 24 years)   7. Dorcas FERNALD,   b. 14 Sep 1727, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 1752, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age 24 years)   8. James FERNALD,   b. 24 May 1728, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. 17 Mar 1757, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F11461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1675 - Kittery, York, Maine Married - Abt 1700 - Kittery, York, Maine Died - 1739 - Eliot, York, Maine Probate - 2 Apr 1739 - Kittery, York, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  JAMES, b. about 1675; m. Mary He lived in Eliot and like his brother John was a deacon. Thomas Spinney called him cousin in 1715, and John Dennett called him kinsman in 1717. James Fernald of Kittery, yeoman, made his will April 2, 1739, and it was proved Jan. 19, 1741. To his wife Mary he left one-half of his houses and lands in Kittery during her life, and after her death they were to go to his son James. To his wife, his other lands not in Kittery, on her death to be divided among his daughters, the eldest, Elizabeth Fogg, to have a share and a half and the rest to be treated equally. To his wife, all of his household goods, debts and movable goods, to dispose of as she sees fit among his children, but if she marries again she is to enjoy but one-third of his estate for life. To his daughter Elizabeth Fogg, 5s. To his daughter Mary Adams, £3. To his daughter Joanna Rogers, 5s. To his daughter Anne Fernald, £8. To his daughters Marget Fernald, Dorcas Fernald and Unice Fernald, £50 each. To his son James, one-half of the houses and lands in Kittery, and, after his mother's death, the whole of the real estate in Kittery. Executrix: his wife Mary. Witnesses: Lydia Fernald, Benjamin Fernald, John Godsoe. An inventory of £4160: 0: 5, old tenor, was entered by Thomas Cutt, Benjamin Parker, jun., and John Godsoe on June 22, 1742. (Maine Wills, p. 444.) Children, born in Kittery: 1. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 8, 1706; m. Oct. 23, 1728, James Fogg. 2. Mary, b. May 14, 1712; m. Oct. 15, 1734, John Adams. 3. Joanna, b. Jan. 29, 1713/4; m., int. Dec. 25, 1736, George Rogers. 4. Anna, b. Oct. 28, 1716; m., int. June 14, 1737, Joseph Fernald. 5. Margaret, b. Jan. 13, 1719/20; m., int. Sept. 26, 1741, William Hammett. 6. Dorcas, b. Sept. 14, 1722; m., int. Dec. 8, 1744, John Seavey. 7. Eunice, b. Mar. 13, 1725; m., int. Sept. 18, 1742, John Gunnison. 8. James, b. May 24, 1728; m. April 7, 1748, Mary Fernald.

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] New England Marriages To 1700, Torrey, Clarence Almon.