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From: Stuart Hotchkiss <>
Subject: [GIFFORD] Re: William Gifford (1614/1615-1687) of MA
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:40:35 -0500
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Here is some information from my database on William GIFFORD,
(1615-21 Dec 1687):

Married 11 Feb 1634, St. Martins-In-The-Fields, London, England,
Patience RUSSELL.
Children:

John, b. abt 1640, d. 1708
Stephen, b. 1641, d. 27 Nov 1724
Hannah, b. abt 1642, d. (?)
Patience, b. abt 1644, d. 1675
Hannaniah, b. abt 1646, d. 1709

Married 4 March 1653, St. Martins-In-The-Fields, London, England,
Elizabeth GRANT.
Children:

Mary, b. abt 1653-54, d. (?)
Robert, b. abt 1656, d. 1730
William,. b. 16 Feb 1656, d. 1739
Christopher, b. Jul 1658, d. 22 Nov 1748

Married 16 July 1683, Sandwich, Massachusetts, Mary MILLS.
Children:

Jonathan, b. 4 May 1684, d. 2 Feb 1734-5
James, b. 10 Mar 1685-6, d. 20 Oct 1734
Mary, b. abt 1687, d. (?)

Sources:

New England Hist. and Gen. Register, Vol 128 p 241-250

Helen Stevenson <> who cites:
"Our Yeoman Ancestors" pg 77-79
"Ancestral Lines Revised" by Carl Boyer
"New England Hist. and Gen. Register" V 128 p 241-250

In my notes on William I have:

"Ancestors of William are uncertain. Another (unspecified) source
states that William may have been the son of an Anthi Gifford of
Dublin, Ireland.

He refused to take the Oath of Allegiance and became a Quaker. A
deed in his name is recorded for property at the Sandwich
Massachusetts Plantation in 1651. This source states he arrived in
America in 1643. If, as is recorded, the children by his first wife
were all born in England this is not consistent, since the last child
was born in 1646. If he came in 1643 it was just after his first
child was born, and the other children would have been born in this
country. Hence he may have come between 1646 and 1651. He came
first to Stamford, Connecticut, and from there to Sandwich."

(I did not record the sources for these notes.)

Is this all correct? I'd like to think so, BUT...

Regards,
Stu

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