William Gifford

1615 - 1687  (72 years)

• Name	William Gifford  [1]
  Born	1615	Milton, , Devonshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Apr 1687	Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, USA   [1]
  Alt. Death	9 Apr 1687  [1]
  Alt. Death	21 Dec 1687  [1]
  Notes	From Kelly Bergstrom, correspondent, note of December 29, 2010 Per Little Compton Families which cites the Tallman family records by William M. Emery, "William Gifford, a member of the Society of Friends, is found at Sandwich in 1650. Although he suffered the persecutions visited upon the Quakers of that time, he prospered in material affairs and became a large land owner. It is supposed that he was the William Gifford who in 1647 or earlier was ordered by the court at Stanford to be whipped and banished. He lived at Sandwich until his death 9 Apr 1687. He was there except for the years 1665 - 1670, when he and others became proprietors of Monmouth Co., N.J., by purchase of land from the Indians. In a deed by his son Christopher he was described as a tailor. On 10 Nov 1670 Mr. Gifford bought of mistress Sarah Warren of Plymouth, widow of Richard Warren, one half her share in the land at Dartmouth, which by deed 6 May 1683 he gave equally to his sons Christopher and Robert. He also owned land in Sandwich, Falmouth, and Rhode Island. (ref: NEHGR, Oct 1974, pg 241-250; Research Comm., Thomas E. Collins, 895 Colvina Vista, Ventura, Ca., 93003; Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hapmshire - Noyes, Libby, Davis, reprint 1983, pg 482; Little Compton Families - Wilbour, pg 276). [1]
  Person ID	I18603	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Philip Gifford,   b. 1589, England ,   d. England
  Mother	Mary Turner,   b. 1591, England ,   d. England
  Married	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F121588	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Patience Russell,   b. Abt 1619, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Mar 1633/34	Saint Martin in the Fields, London, , Greater London, England   [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Gifford,   b. Abt 1641, England ,   d. 1708, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, USA  (Age ~ 67 years) + 2. Patience Gifford,   b. Abt 1644, England ,   d. Abt 1675  (Age ~ 31 years) + 3. Hananiah Gifford,   b. Abt 1645, England ,   d. 1709, Manasquan, Monmouth Co., NJ, USA  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F121582	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Elizabeth Grant,   b. Abt 1620, London, , Greater London, England ,   d. 1683  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Married	Abt 1641  [1]
  Children	+ 1. William Gifford,   b. 1654, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1739, Falmouth, Barnstable Co., MA, USA  (Age 85 years)   2. Robert Gifford,   b. Abt 1656,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Christopher Gifford,   b. Jul 1658, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1748  (Age ~ 89 years)   4. Mary Gifford,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F121581	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 3	Mary Mills,   b. 1660,   d. Abt 1734  (Age 74 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1683	Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	From Kelly Bergstrom, correspondent, note of December 29, 2010 William arrived in New England aft 1643. William was a Quaker and his wife, Mary, was a "vagabond" "travelling" Quaker missionary. [1]
  Children	1. Jonathan Gifford,   b. 4 May 1684, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Gifford,   b. 10 Mar 1685/86, Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F7235	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 16 Jul 1683 - Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, USA Died - 1 Apr 1687 - Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents - Empty

  William Gifford of Sandwich, Mass. NEHGS article from Volume 128, No. 4, October 1974, pages 241-261

  
  

• Sources

  [S531] Correspondent: Bergstrom, Kelly Ransom, note of December 29, 2010 (Reliability: 0). [S94] Correspondent: Gibson, Helen. [S532] Periodical: NEHGS Register, New England Historic and Genealogical Society, (published by the New England Historical and Genealogical Society), Volume 128, No. 4, October 1974, pages 241-261 (Reliability: 0).