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James EMERY

Male Abt 1698 - Bef 1763  (< 64 years)


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  1. 1.  James EMERY was born about 10 Apr 1698; died before 04 Apr 1763 in Dracut, Mass..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 10 Apr 1698, Newbury, Mass.

    Notes:

    James was a farmer and lived in Haverhill till about 1725, when he moved to Dracut, Mass. The record of baptism of James Emery is from the Records of the First Church of Newbury. The records of birth and death of himself and wife are not know. He was probable born in Newbury, early in 1698. It is probable that she was born in Haverhill and that they both died in Dracut. On March 30, 1757, he presented a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts, in which he stated that his son Ambrose, a minor, "Enlisted himself into His Magestie's Service in the Expedition Carrying on against Cron Point, in the year 1756, under the command of Capt. Butterfield, and after he was dismissed (discharged), at Lake George, as he was returning home, he was taken sick at Glasgo, and not able to travel; and when tidings thereof was brought to your Petitioner he sent a man and horse to fetch his son home, which occasioned considerable charge to your Petitioner, according to the account herewith exhibited." He asked that he be remunerated. He was given L3, 9s, and 8d.

    James married Ruth WATSON on 10 Dec 1719 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Ruth was born in 1700 in Massachusetts; died in Dracut, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. David EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Oct 1720 in Haverhill, Mass..
    2. 3. Moses EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Jonathan EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1723 in Haverhill, Mass.
    4. 5. Anthony EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1726.
    5. 6. Ambrose EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1736 in Dracut, Massachustts.
    6. 7. Mary EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. James EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point died in Nov 1755 in Dracut, Massachusetts.
    8. 9. Ezekiel EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Jul 1724 in Haverhill, Mass.; died before 03 May 1762.
    9. 10. John EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1734 in Dracut, Massachustts; died on 11 Oct 1750.
    10. 11. Edward EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1741 in Dracut, Massachusetts.
    11. 12. Nathaniel EMERY  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1747 in Dracut, Mass..


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 01 Oct 1720 in Haverhill, Mass..

  2. 3.  Moses EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

    Notes:

    Moses followed the sea.


  3. 4.  Jonathan EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 23 Nov 1723 in Haverhill, Mass.

    Notes:

    Jonathan lived at Dracut, Mass., Winthrop, Me., and Fairfield, Maine, and was probably the first settler in that town. He was an Indian scout for eight years, in revenge, it is said, for the murder of his brother John.

    Family/Spouse: Jerusha BARRON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Anthony EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1726.

  5. 6.  Ambrose EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1736 in Dracut, Massachustts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: Between 25 Feb 1738 and 1739, Dracut, Mass.

    Notes:

    Ambrose was a soldier in the French and Indian War and the Crown Point Expedition; was wounded by an arrow. It is said that he participated in the Boston Tea Party. He lived near Philadelphia; his home was in one of the winter camps of General Washington's Army and his wife cooked the soldiers' rations.

    Family/Spouse: Rebecca YOCUM. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Mary EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  7. 8.  James EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) died in Nov 1755 in Dracut, Massachusetts.

  8. 9.  Ezekiel EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 06 Jul 1724 in Haverhill, Mass.; died before 03 May 1762.

  9. 10.  John EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1734 in Dracut, Massachustts; died on 11 Oct 1750.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 1736, Dracut, Mass.
    • Death: 18 Sep 1756

    Notes:

    John enlisted for the town of Middleton in Capt. William Peabody's company, Col, William Phaisted's Regiment; killed at Fort William Henry, while his company was in camp. He went out of the fort to get a bucket of water and was shot, killed and scalped by an Indian.


  10. 11.  Edward EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 26 Jul 1741 in Dracut, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Eunice SMITH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 12.  Nathaniel EMERY Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1747 in Dracut, Mass..

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: Between 08 Mar 1743 and 1744, Dracut, Mass.

    Notes:

    Nathaniel was in the Battles of Hubbardston, Bemis Heights, the assault on Stony Point, Monmouth and Valley Forge, 1777-1778.

    Family/Spouse: Patience ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Phebs CLOUGH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
  

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