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Anthony Dorchester

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Birth	:	1619 England
Death	:	28 Aug 1683
Burial	:	Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1015180, -72.5764990
Plot	:	Willow Avenue 2-97
Description	:	Anthony arrived Springfield 1649, resided in Springfield 34 years until he died 1683. Born 1619 Dorchester, Dorset, England Died 1682/3 Aug 28 Springfield, MA Father Anthony Dorcester 1562-1602 Mother Sarah 1580-1649 Anthony Dorchester and his wife, Sarah, came here from Windsor and brought three children John, James and Mary. First Marriage Sarah Stebbins Born 1622 England His wife died Springfield November 9, 1649 Children John, James, Mary Second Marriage January 2, 1651 Married Widow Martha KRITCHWELL (Martha Chapman) Martha's first marriage, Samuel Ketcherel 1619-1650 Born 1616 Apr 7 Tring, Hertfordshire, England She died December... Read More	Anthony arrived Springfield 1649, resided in Springfield 34 years until he died 1683. Born 1619 Dorchester, Dorset, England Died 1682/3 Aug 28 Springfield, MA Father Anthony Dorcester 1562-1602 Mother Sarah 1580-1649 Anthony Dorchester and his wife, Sarah, came here from Windsor and brought three children John, James and Mary. First Marriage Sarah Stebbins Born 1622 England His wife died Springfield November 9, 1649 Children John, James, Mary Second Marriage January 2, 1651 Married Widow Martha KRITCHWELL (Martha Chapman) Martha's first marriage, Samuel Ketcherel 1619-1650 Born 1616 Apr 7 Tring, Hertfordshire, England She died December 17, 1662 Springfield, MA Father Simon Chapman 1583-1616 Mother Marye Heath 1594-1629 Children with Samuel Kitcherell-Samuel, Martha, Hannah Children with Anthony Dorchester-Benjamin, Sarah, Hester Third Marriage Widow Elizabeth Harmon (Widow of John HARMON) d 1699 His widow, Elizabeth died May 16, 1699 aged 92 Burial Old Burying Ground/Springfield Cemetery FAG 113336896 Children with Sarah: John b. at Windsor, November 5, 1644 d 1705 )ct 5 Springfield, MA Burial Old Burying Ground/Springfield Cemetery FAG 112545127 m. Mary HARMON Burial Old Burying Ground/Springfield Cemetery FAG 113337444 James Dorchester b. 1646 Windsor, CT d. 1732 Nov 10 Springfield, MA Burial Old Burying Ground/Springfield Cemetery FAG 1125452552 m. Sarah PARSONS Burial Old Burying Ground/Springfield Cemetery *FAG 113338161 Mary, b. ____ m. John HARMON Children with Martha: Benjamin Dorcester b. October 9, 1651 Springfield, MA d. 1676 Mar 29 Springfield, MA m. 1675 Apr 22 Sarah Burt Dorchester HITCHCOCK b. 1656 Sep 4 Springfield, MA d 1746 Nov 9 Springfield, MA Father Jonathan Burt 1624-1718 Mother Elizabeth Lobdell 1631-1684 after Benjamin Dorchester died she married 1676 Feb 14 Capt. Luke Hitchcock Sarah Dorcester STEBBINS b. October 16, 1653 Springfield, MA d. 1746 Aug 18 Springfield, MA Age 92 m. Joseph STEBBINS b. 1652 Oct 24 d. 1728 Oct 15 Springfield, MA Father Lt. Thomas Stebbins Mother Hannah Wright Hester Dorcester b. October 25, 1656 Springfield, MA d. November 17, 1662 Springfield, MA SOURCES Inventory of Anthony's estate was presented in 1683 by his son, John. An agreement was made between sons John and James; grandchildren: Benjamin; daughter, Mary, wife of John Harmon; daughter Sarah, wife of Joseph Stebbins; and his step-daughter Martha, who was the daughter of his second wife, Martha Kitchell and married to Abel Wright--who claimed something for what her mother, the widow of Samuel Kitchell (Kitcherell) once of Hartford, brought to the late Anthony Dorchester. 1685: May 2. An acquittance of John Harmon (Jr.)--husband of Mary Dorchester, to her brothers, John and James Dorchester stating that he had already received the forty pounds due him upon the death of Anthony Dorchester who died intestate: These gentlemen testify by oath that whereas Anthony Dorchester, deceased [died intestate] under which consideration the ... Corte [held in Springfield the 3rd of September Anno Dom 1684] made a distribution of the estate of the deceased Anthony Dorchester [awarding to his surviving children] according to law, and made his two sons, John Dorchester and James Dorchester administrators of the said estate of which estate the said Corte gave to me, John Harmon of Springfield and son-in-law to the said Dorchester deceased] forty pounds, which forty pounds I have already received of John and James Dorchester to my full satisfaction; therefore, I, John Harmon, do by these presents for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns acquit and forever discharge the said John and James Dorchester, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns of all legacies, ... .... or ... due to me or my ... from the said estate. Witness my hand. John Herman X (his mark) In the presence of us: John Richards Thomas Vigers (his mark) John Herman above subscribing his mark came personally and acknowledged the same that he was fully paid and did discharge and acquit John and James Dorchester formal payments as above said and make acknowledgment whereof and of this, his full acquittance, Sept. 18th, 1685. Before John Pynchon The above acquittance entered into the records on October 9, 1685 by John Holyoke. 1683: 28 Aug Death of Anthony Dorchester. Anthony was survived by his wife, Elizabeth to whom he had been married about twenty years or more; his sons, John Dorchester and James Dorchester; and his daughters Mary Dorchester Harmon and Sarah Dorchester Stebbins; and a step-daughter, Martha Kritchwell Wright. He was preceded in death by two wives, Sarah who died in 1649; Martha who died in 1662; and three children: Benjamin died in 1675; Hester died in 1662; and a step-son, Samuel Kritchwell who died in 1651. Elizabeth Cummins in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Elizabeth Cummins Gender: Female Birth Year: 1607 Spouse Name: John Harmon Spouse Birth Year: 1617 Marriage Year: 1640 Marriage State: MA Number Pages: 1 Elizabeth Dorchester in the U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Name: Elizabeth Dorchester Maiden Name: Harmon Gender: Female Marriage Date: Dec 1664 Marriage Place: New England, USA Spouse: Anthony Dorchester Anthony Dorchester in the American Marriages Before 1699 Name: Anthony Dorchester Spouse: Martha Kitcherell (Widow) Marriage Date: 2 Jan 1651 Marriage Place: Hartford, Connecticut

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Latitude: 42.1015180
Longitude: -72.5764990

Family Members:

Spouse

Sarah Stebbins Dorchester

(1622 - 1649)

Martha Chapman Dorchester

(1616 - 1662)

Elizabeth Southwell Harmon Dorchester

(1617 - 1699)

Children

John Dorchester

(1644 - 1705)

James Dorchester

(1645 - 1732)

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