Colonel John APPLETON, Esq.

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John was a merchant in Ipswich and a colonel in the militia. He was Probate Judge from 1702 to 1739 in Essex County, Justice of the General Sessions, and Court Common Pleas, and Court common Pleas, and "for twenty years Judge of Probate for Essex, Co., during all which time no appeal was ever made from his decisions." He was a Counselor under the Charter of William and Mary and Colonel in the Ipswich regiment. He and Elizabeth had six children. His brother-in-law, Rev. John Rogers, M.A. pastor of the First Church in Ipswich, "preached on the Lord's Day after the Interment, Sept. 16 (1739)." His sermon was entitled "The perfect and upright man characterized and recommended". The brother of John rogers, the Rev. nathaniel Rogers, M.A. another pastor of the First Church in Ipswich, also gave a sermon on "the Character, Commendation and Reward of a faithful Servant of Jesus Christ." A notice of Judge Appleton's death appeared in the Boston News-Letter on 18 Sep 1739.

John married Elizabeth ROGERS on 23 Nov 1680 in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Rev John ROGERS, M.D. and Elizabeth DENISON) was born on 1 Jul 1663 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died on 13 Mar 1754 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth APPLETON was born on 23 Apr 1682 in Ipswich, Massachusetts; died on 18 Oct 1765 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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He settled in Ipswich in 1635. John was a captain in the Ipswich Horse Troop and a representative from 1656-1659. He was a selectman in 1661 with the title of "Mr." John was a strong supporter of liberty, being imprisoned therefore at Boston. He was a feoffe (investor) of the (Ipswich) Grammar School in 1680, being called a gentleman most of his life. "He was fined and imprisoned under the administration of Sir Edmund Andros, for resisting the principle of taxation without representation - probably one of the first instances in the annals of New England." His will of 16 Feb 1696/97 was proved 27 Mr. 1699/0.

Headstone Inscription:

Here lyeth buried
ye body of Capt
John Appleton
Decd Novemr ye 4th
1699, in ye 77th
year of his age

John married Priscilla GLOVER in Oct 1651 in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Priscilla was born in 1635 in Sutton, co. Surrey, England; died on 18 Feb 1696/97 in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Old Burying Ground, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Rev. Josse Glover and Elizabeth Harris

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She was the daughter of Josse, who was known also as Jose, which he signed on his will of 16 May 1638, proved 22 Dec. 1638, by executors Richard Davey and John Harris. Josse was sometimes referred to (incorrectly) as "Jesse" or "Joseph". He "was rector (at Sutton) from 1628 till 1636, when he tendered his resignation, with the design, it is said, of immigrating to New England. Having provided a his own expense a fount of type, and procured funds in England and Holland for a printing establishment, he made an agreement, 7 June 1638, with Stephen Daye to superintend it, and took passage on board the "John of London", with his family, together with Daye, and three persons to work at the printing, besides others, among whom are said to have been Ezekiel Rogers and the emigrants who settled at Rowley." His wife and children "took up their residence at Cambridge, where, in March 1638-9, according to Winthrop, "A printing house was begun (by) Daye, at the charge of Mr. Glover, who died on sea hitherward,' - or as Bradford states, 'when he was prepared for the viage, he fell sick of a feaver and dyed,'- and the first printing-press on the continent, if we except one at Mexico, and another at Lima, in South America, was put in operation." Glover's printing press, which passed to his widow and estate, was kept at the home of Harvard President Dunster, and later at the resident of Harvard President Chauncy.

Headstone Inscription:

Here Lyes ye body
of Ms Prissilla
Appleton wife
to Capt John
Appleton Aged
63 yeares dyed
February ye 18
1697