Charles CHURCH

Charles married Mary POPE about 1705. Mary was born on 11 Sep 1686 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died after 14 Oct 1736. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Deborah CHURCH was born on 12 Jan 1707/8 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died after 1774.

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Nathaniel Church m. ca. 1665 Sarah Barstow, living 4 Nov. 1717, almost surely dau. of William and Ann Hubbard Barstow. Her identity is established in a record of The Plymouth Colony Treasury accounts of 8 June 1666 which shows Nathaniel Church owing five pounds in fines and Sarah Barstow "allies" (alias) Church owing five pounds.
On March 1662/3 Nathaniel Church and Elizabeth Soule were fined for committing forniction with each other. On 5 Oct. 1663 Elizabeth Soule sued Nathaniel Church for committing fornication and for denying to marry her. Nathaniel must have been of age to be sued, therefore born 1642 or earlier.
On 11 Mach 1668/9 Joseph Silvester Sr., Nathaniel Church, John Bryant Sr. and Samuel Bryant all of Scituate bought 100 acres in Scituate from Humphrey Johnson of Hingham.
On 29 Oct. 1689 the inventory of Nathaniel Church of Scituate was sworn by widow Sarah Church and on 5 March 1689/90 she swore to the administration.
Th settlement of the estate of Nathaniel Church of Scituate dated 1 March 1707/8 gave two-thirds of the Scituate land to the three children of Richard Church deceased and one-third to Nathaniel Church, saving their mother Sarah Church her thirds during her life; the Plymouth land including the corn mill was divided one-third to Joseph's dau., one-third to Charles and one-third to widow Sarah, she paying the portions of her three daughters out of same. The daughters are named as Abigail, Alice and Sarah. The agreement was signed by Sarah Church; Charles Church; Nath'l and Abigail Harlow; Sarah Church; William Barstow, guardian to Richard Church's children; Nath'l Church; and Judith Church widow of Joseph Church, ack. same day. On 4 Nov. 1717, ack. same day, John Holmes of Plymouth and wife Sarah, dau. of Nath'l Church, late of Scituate, dec. gave receipt to mother Sarah Church for their portion.
On 4 Nov. 1717, ack. same day, widow Sarah Church of Plymouth sold to son Charles Church one-third of the corn mill which belonged to her husband Nathaniel Church of Scituate.

Nathaniel married Sarah BARSTOW about 1665. Sarah died after 4 Nov 1717. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]