John Shaw

1630 - 1704  (74 years)

• Name	John Shaw
  Birth	23 May 1630	Halifax, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Sep 1704	Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Burial	North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Notes	John, son of Abraham and Bridget Best Shaw, is born in Halifax on 21st May 1630. When he is five years old he arrived with his parents in Watertown, MA, (Rumor has it that there is a passenger list of a ship arriving in Boston, New England and has a record of these Shaw's, I will get info on this later)--lived also in Dedham but settled in Weymouth where he married, in 1655, Alice, daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Jepson) Philips. Alice mentioned in the will of Nicholas Philips, dated 2nd June 1671 and proved 3rd October 1672. John is a Weaver, probably having had experience in the trade before he arrived to New England, small as he was. Yorkshire is sheep and cloth-producing country, and children at the age of four were used in the trade, their little fingers being better suited to tying knots and cutting threads close than those of larger hands. Yorkshire is said to have produced cloth for Charlemagne. And having eleven children, he seems to have had quite a constant supply of little fingers... John lived in the times when the Indians are carrying on raids and burning and scalping. These culminated in King Philip's War, during which John served as Lieutenant and no doubt had his share in the ruthless punishment meted out to the Indians at the close of the Swamp Fight...Probably most of the men who took part in this war had been born in England. They are the grandsons of the Reformation, during which times burning became pretty common in England.
  Person ID	I584	OurNorthernRoots | Bryan's Ancestry, Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	21 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Shaw,   b. 14 Nov 1585, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d. 10 Oct 1638, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Best,   b. 9 Apr 1592, Ovenden, Yorkshire, England d. 2 Jun 1671, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1616	Halifax, Yorkshire, England
  Family ID	F2787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Phillips,   b. 24 Feb 1636, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England d. 1704, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1655/1656	Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Deacon John Shaw, Jr.,   b. 1654, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 2 Mar 1716/1717, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 62 years) + 2. Elizabeth Shaw,   b. 26 Feb 1656, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 6 Jul 1748, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 92 years)   3. Abraham Shaw,   b. 10 Oct 1657, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   4. Mary Shaw,   b. 24 Mar 1660, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts + 5. Nicholas Shaw,   b. 23 May 1662, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts + 6. Joseph Shaw,   b. 15 Apr 1664, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 14 Sep 1718, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 54 years) + 7. Alice Shaw,   b. 6 Jul 1666, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1 Feb 1735, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 68 years)   8. Hannah Shaw,   b. 7 Apr 1668, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts + 9. Benjamin Shaw,   b. 16 Jun 1670, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 16 Jun 1723, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 53 years)   10. Abigail Shaw,   b. 15 Jul 1672, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   11. Ebenezer Shaw,   b. 24 Apr 1674, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F6710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2015

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 23 May 1630 - Halifax, Yorkshire, England Marriage - 22 Jan 1655/1656 - Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 16 Sep 1704 - Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Burial - - North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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