BICKFORD, John
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Name BICKFORD, John [1, 2] Birth 1603 Rattery, Devon, England [1, 2, 3]
Gender Male Differentiator First families of NH; Immigrant Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bickford-148 Death 1686 Strafford, New Hampshire, USA [1, 2]
Patriarch & Matriarch BICKFORD "OF DEVON", John, b. 1581, Rattery, Devon, Englandd. 1626, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 45 years) (Father)
PULSER, Elizabeth, b. 1590, Plymouth, Devon, Englandd. 16 Dec 1621, Plympton, Devon, England
(Age 31 years) (Mother)
Person ID I9418 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father BICKFORD "OF DEVON", John, b. 1581, Rattery, Devon, England d. 1626, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 45 years)
Relationship natural Mother PULSER, Elizabeth, b. 1590, Plymouth, Devon, England d. 16 Dec 1621, Plympton, Devon, England
(Age 31 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 1599 Rattery, Devon, England Family ID F12972 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 CATOR, Elizabeth Jane, b. 20 Jan 1620, Exeter, Devon, England d. 1696, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 75 years)
Marriage 1637 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Children 1. BICKFORD, John Jr. #2, b. 1638, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 1690, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
2. BICKFORD, Samuel, b. 1642, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 14 Sep 1681, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
(Age 39 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
3. BICKFORD, Elizabeth, b. 1652, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 25 May 1727, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
4. BICKFORD, Thomas, b. 1640, Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA d. 1720, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
5. BICKFORD, Ellin d. 1671 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F7054 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Family 2 FURBER, TEMPERANCE, b. 1602, Westbury, London, England d. 15 Aug 1635, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 33 years)
Marriage 1624 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Children 1. BICKFORD, John Jr. #1, b. 1625, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 8 Nov 1685, York, York, Maine, USA
(Age 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
2. BICKFORD, Henry, b. 1627, Rattery, Devon, England d. 1662, Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
3. BICKFORD, Edward, b. 1629, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 1686, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
4. BICKFORD, William Henry, b. 1631, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 28 Jun 1678, Oyster River, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
5. BICKFORD, George W., b. 1633, Oyster River, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 28 Jun 1678, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
(Age 45 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
6. BICKFORD, Joseph, b. 1634, New Hampshire, USA d. 1720, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
(Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F12971 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Event Map Birth - 1603 - Rattery, Devon, England Marriage - 1624 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Marriage - 1637 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Death - 1686 - Strafford, New Hampshire, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Immigrant
Documents Bickford Family History of the town of Durham
Histories Bickford history JOHN BICKFORD
Albums Founding Families of Dover (1)
Dover, New Hampshire, holds the distinction of being the oldest permanent settlement in the state and the seventh oldest in the United States, established in 1623 by William and Edward Hilton at Pomeroy Cove on Dover Point. Originally known as Bristol, the area saw a second settlement at Dover Neck in 1633. Briefly an independent colony named Northam, it was officially named Dover in 1637, potentially after Robert Dover, an English lawyer known for his resistance to Puritanism.
The early township encompassed what are now Durham, Madbury, Newington, Lee, Somersworth, and Rollinsford. Nicknamed "the Garrison City" due to its garrisoned homes built from abundant trees for protection, Dover thrived despite challenges. The town utilized the Cocheco River for industrial purposes as early as 1642, starting with a sawmill, and later developing an extensive shipbuilding industry in the 1700s. By 1830, Dover had evolved into a prominent cotton goods manufacturer, with the Dover Cotton Factory established in 1814 marking the beginning of its textile industry.
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Notes - John Bickford, born in England, was living at Oyster River, in Dover, New Hampshire, as early as July 17, 1645, on which day "Darbey Field of Oyster River, in the River of Piscataquay, county of Norfolk, planter," sold John Bickford his dwelling house at Oyster "River, then "in the tenure of the said Bickford," with a lot of five or six acres adjoining on the land towards the creek on the side towards Little Bay, except the strip on said creek in possession of Thomas Willey. On June 23, 1684, John Bickford, with the consent of his "wife Temperance," conveyed to his son, Thomas, "all his house lands lying at ye poynt of Oyster River." After selling or rather presenting this land to his son, John Bickford went to New- ington Shore, where he owned several tracts of land, one near Bloody Point, one at Fox Point and the third one along the point where he established himself. His children and grandchildren intermarried with the chief families of Newington, Harrisons, Dowings, Knights, Pickerins, Coes, Ftirbers and others. His wife's name of Temperance was perpetuated by her descendants through many generations.
- John Bickford, born in England, was living at Oyster River, in Dover, New Hampshire, as early as July 17, 1645, on which day "Darbey Field of Oyster River, in the River of Piscataquay, county of Norfolk, planter," sold John Bickford his dwelling house at Oyster "River, then "in the tenure of the said Bickford," with a lot of five or six acres adjoining on the land towards the creek on the side towards Little Bay, except the strip on said creek in possession of Thomas Willey. On June 23, 1684, John Bickford, with the consent of his "wife Temperance," conveyed to his son, Thomas, "all his house lands lying at ye poynt of Oyster River." After selling or rather presenting this land to his son, John Bickford went to New- ington Shore, where he owned several tracts of land, one near Bloody Point, one at Fox Point and the third one along the point where he established himself. His children and grandchildren intermarried with the chief families of Newington, Harrisons, Dowings, Knights, Pickerins, Coes, Ftirbers and others. His wife's name of Temperance was perpetuated by her descendants through many generations.
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Sources - [S1578] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;).
Record for John Bickford
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=1314006374&indiv=try - [S1578] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.
- [S1785] Ancestry.com, History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire (Oyster River Plantation) : with genealogical notes, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2005;), Bickford Family pgs 16-29.
New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982
- [S1578] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;).