Nicholas Patch

Male 1595 - 1673  (78 years)


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  • Name Nicholas Patch 
    Birth 1595  South Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Nov 1673  Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • BIRTH: Parish 1f S. Petherton in Somersetshire near Burlescomb,
      England. DEATH: Day of month from New Eng, Hist. Gen. Reg. v 111. Ron
      Patch has d. bef 16 Nov 1673. Alt. d. date given in another rec. as
      26 Nov 1673. Still another record gives b. 1595 and this has been used
      rather than the c. date. Came to America on the ship Mary & John in
      1636. Doris Amsbury's book gives the emmigrtion as May 1622 aboard
      the Sparrow, which was part of Ketch's fleet of which 1/8 was owned by
      the Norcross family. Death location and burial may have been in
      Beverly, Salem, MA. Amsbury book also has info. from the Beverly
      Historical Society. Some of the many hardships and Indian troubles
      experienced by these early settlers are described in Charles Bolton's
      Real Founders of New England. His account indicates that Edmund and
      Nicholas were part of a group that in 1622 settled at Wessagusset
      (Weymouth). Not long after, it seems they joined the Roger Conant
      group in the Cape Ann area; then by 1626 they had moved on to Naumkeag
      (Salem). (Bolton pp. 43-53; 158-177).
      Because Nicholas and Edmund were among the first to settle in Salem,
      they were of the group referred to as the "Old Planters." Their names,
      with those of Richard Dodge, John and Benjamin Balch, and Roger Conant
      appear frequently on early land transactions recorded in the Essex
      County Book of Deeds, Book 1. Nicholas's sister Elizabeth and her
      husband William Woodbury had also settled in Salem by 1637. Nicholas
      was granted 40 acres of land near Mackerel Cove in the Beverly part of
      Salem, on the south side. of Bald Hill (History of Salem, Vol. 2, p.
      416-418, by Sidney Perley.)
      Exhibit A reference has the following: Nicholas, Salem, had gr. of
      ld. 1639, says Felt, was one of the founders of ch. at Beverly 1667,
      with Eliz. prob. his w. who was says a wid tradit. the first girl of
      Eng. parents, b. in the Col. of Mass. and d. 14 Jan. 1715, aged 86.
      He d. Nov. 1673, leav. s. John, and Thomas. Hutch. II 216 and 3 Mass.
      Hist. Coll. VII.256. Dwlr, in note on Ann. I. 175, informs us, "a
      Patch fam. was in Salem as early as 1629;" but it is thot. by many
      that is ten yrs. too soon.
      Exhibit B gives a conflicting story on the who was the first girl.
      More on this later.
      Eliz. is no doubt Elizabet OWLEY. The dates and sons check; however,
      the son we have as James is not listed. James died in 1658. Thus he
      died before his father and in 1673, James had already died. Thus, the
      record is probably correct.
      The following may be from the official records office in Taunton,
      Somerset. Emigrated to Salem, MA Colony with his sister Elizabeth
      Patch Woodbury and his cousin Edmund in 1636. Lived in Mackerel Cove
      in the Beverly part of Salem. He was a farmer who had a grant of ten
      acres in 1638 and another four acres in 1639. Became a freeman in
      1639. At a court held in Salem on 7/6/1647 he and William Woodbury
      petitioned to be exempted from watching. At a court in Salem 1/2/1650
      he was freed from training because of age. He was admitted to the
      Church on 7/6/1650 (alt. date 14 Apr 1650) and became one of the 74
      members of the First Church of Salem to start the First Church in
      Beverly in 1668. Inventory of the estate of Nicholas Patch mentions
      his sons John Patch and Thomas Patch. to John Patch 4 acres of meadow
      by the Dodges farm, 2 acres by Longham. To Thomas Patch 14 acres of
      upland. John and Thomas exors.
      This added note is from another source: Lived at Mackerel Cove, in the
      Beverly part of Salem, at the south side of Bald Hill, in a small
      house on the westerly side of Standley Street. JP # 543.
      Inventory of the estate of Nicholas Patch mentions his sons John Patch
      To Thomas Patch 14 acres of upland.
      Bapt 6/26/1597 not birth. Came to Salem, Mass. in 1636.
      He had a grant of ten acres of land in Salem, Mass. in 1638 and
      another of forthy acres in 1639. He was a farmer and prominent in town
      and church, to which he made a bequest in his will. He was a member of
      the First Church of Salem, and with his wife was among the founders of
      the church at Beverly, where he died.
      At a court held at Salem July 6, 1647, Nicholas Patch, sr and William
      Woodbury & Company, inhabitants of Makerell Cove, petition to be
      exempt from watching. and their petition was referred to the General
      Court(Records and Fils of the quarterly Courts of Essex County, vol 1,
      p 118.;
      Nicholas Patch was freed from training, on account of his age (ib vol
      1, p 205). "Widow Anis Woodbury, Nicholas Patch, her brother and his
      wife, John Hill and his wife, Abigail Hill, Rachel Rayment, Hanah
      Woodbury and John Grover testified in a case concerning an illegal
      will of Agnis Baulch (Agnes Balch) of Salem, deceased present nov 24,
      1657 (Probate Records of Essex County, vol 1 pp 263-264).
      At a court at Salem nov 26, 1673 administration on the estate of
      Nicholas Patch of Beverly, deceased intestate, was granted to John and
      Thomas Patch, sons of the deceased and the sons presented an
      agreement for a division of the estate between them, which was
      allowed(Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, vol
      5, p 255. He was a proprietor and freeman in 1639.
      Ann. I. 175 a patch family was in Salem as early as 1629 but it is
      thot. by many that is ten years to soon.
      From CW notes that he had a daughter Mary. Possible more children
      number unknown, from NEHGR.
      He came from England with his wife Elizabeth and two sons John and
      James and settledin Salem, Mass in 1636.
      Admitted to the church at Salem 14 Apr 1650 and was one of founders of
      church in Beverly in 1657.
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    Last Modified 29 Aug 2011 

    Father Nicholas Patch,   b. 1554, South Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1637, South Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Jane 
    Family ID F10395  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Owley,   b. 1599, South Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1685, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 17 Sep 1623  South Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Patch
     2. James Patch   d. 10 Aug 1658
    +3. Thomas Patch,   b. Abt 1638, Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1721/1722, Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
    Family ID F2457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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