John Scriven

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John Scribner aka Scrivener,Scrivner Born October 27, 1623 in Wem, Shropshire, Englandmap Son of Thomas Scriven and Margaret (Corbet) le Corbet Died October 2, 1675 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USAmap

Biography

Birth record from Charles N. Sinnett (comp.) THE HISTORY OF THE SCRIBNER FAMILIES IN AMERICA (Fertile, Minnesota; n. p., 1914), 18-19. The only known original of this typewritten document is in the Maine State Library, Augusta, Maine. Death information from PROBATE RECORDS OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, VOL. 2, 1718-1740, STATE PAPERS SERIES, VOL. 32, PART 1 (Bristol, N.H.; R.W. Musgrove, 1914); 556. Winifred Lovering Holman, "SCRIBNER NOTES," compiled for Albert Boyden (Bos ton: n.p., 1927):4. [Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #0313, Date of Import: Apr 8, 1997] John was a blacksmith. He and his family moved from Dover to Exeter in 1689, after selling his Dover holdings inherited from his father. In 1698 he received 60 acres of land from the Town of Exeter. Also that year of 1698, he united with the newly -formed Congregational Church at Exeter. Then, in 1726, he received another 50 acres of land from the Town (Sinnett, SCRIBNER FAMILIES [note 5], 20-22. We learn the names of John and Elizabeth's children (at least, those who were living on Marc h 2, 1735/36) from John's will. In the will he speaks of sons Joh, Edward, Samual and Joseph (who he named as Executor, leading us to suspect that Joseph was the oldest), and daughters Elizabeth Moody, Mary Gadon (Gordon), Abigail Young, Susann a Mudget and Sara Moody. John and his son John Jr. are mentioned as part-purchasers of King's Falls Saw Mill in Exeter on 7 August 1723, along with Nathaniel Glidden, Henry Wadleigh, Daniel Ladd and others (N.H. Provincial Deeds, 14:179, quoted by G. W. Chamberlain in hi s book, THE DESCENDENTS OF CHARLES GLIDDEN OF PORTSMOUTH AND EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE [Boston: Published by the author, 1925]: 77).

John Scribner Blacksmith, of age in 1685,of Exeter,(N.H.), he was adm. to Hampton Ch. in July 1698 and soon dism. to Ex. Jury 1693, 1696. Paid for keeping Goody (Mary) Atkinson in 1729. He m. Elizabeth Cloyes (2) who was liv. 2 July 1730,but dea d 1 Mar. 1733-34 when he deeded Cloyes land to his sons. Will,2 Mar. 1735-6- 31 May 1738, names 3 sons, 5 daus. and ch. of deed son Samuel. Scribner, Edward Birth date: Abt 1650 Birth place: NH.

Will (02 Mar 1735/6 - 31 May 1738).

Disputed Mother

Citation:

page 51 of Part 1 of the Parish Register for Wem, Shropshire County, England. The original entry reads : "1623, Oct. 27. John, s. of Thomas [Skeinen?], sawyer bap." The question about Thomas' last name is answered on page xvi. of Part 2 (one of the pages where corrections are noted), where it is stated: "Page 51, Line 18. For 'Skeinen,' read 'Skriven.'" In that Wem Register, the mothers' names are not listed, so we do not know the name of John's mother His mother was an unknown affair with whom Thomas had an affair.

Disputed Wife

Robert Charles Anderson in the Great Migration Series and more recent sources show no daughter named Mary Hilton of Edward Hilton.

Citation:

Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vols I-III (1995), 2:947-951, entry for Edward Hilton; digital image, _AmericanAncestors.org_ (accessed 2013).

However, George Norbury Mackenzie in 1914 wrote:

"It is claimed that his wife was Mary Hilton, dau. of Edward Hilton, one of the historic founders of New Hampshire, 1623, and that he came from Kent, England."

Citation:

George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the United States of America, (1914) Volume IV: Scribner Family p 448 ("It is claimed that his wife was Mary Hilton, dau. of Edward Hilton, one of the historic founders of New Hampshire, 1623, and that he came from Kent, England.") link

Mackenzie cites no sources and was probably mistaken. All we know about his wife is that her name was Mary.

Sources

• Frank R. Holmes Title: Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620-1720 Publication: Name: Genealogical Publ. Co., Inc.
• Child's Genealogy of Henniker, New Hampshire
• Ruth Lawrence, 1933, New York Title: Colonial Families of America
• Sybil Noyes, Charles Thornton Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of those who came before May 1692 Vol 4 Portland, Maine, 1928-1939; Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland p 41 p 615
• NEHGR Title: Extracts from Dover Town Records Publication: Name: Samuel G Drake, Publishers, 1850
• Wem, Shropshire County, England, pf 51 of Part 1 parish register
• Charles N. Sinnett The History of the Scribner Families in America Fertile, Minnesota, 1914 Repository Maine State Library, Augusta, Maine. p 20 - 22
• G. W. Chamberlain The Descendants of Charles Glidden of Portsmouth and Exeter, New Hampshire Boston: 1925 p 77
• Brøderbund Family Archive #17, Ed. 1, Birth Records: United States/Europe, Birth Records, AAI Birth Records Extraction, Date of Import: May 21, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.17.1.29434.40

Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via son John Scribner by SmartCopy: Dec 9 2015, 21:28:44 UTC

John Scriven
M, b. 27 October 1623, d. 2 October 1675 Father Thomas Scriven b. 15 Apr 1584, d. 21 Jan 1643/44 Mother Margaret Corbett b. b 1579, d. 11 Apr 1659

John Scriven was born on 27 October 1623 at Wem, Shropshire, England. He married Mary ??? circa 1655 at Dover, Strafford, NH, USA. John Scriven died on 2 October 1675 at Dover, Strafford, NH, USA, at age 51. 

    John Scriven lived in 1662 at Dover, Strafford, NH, USA. He left a will on 27 November 1674 at Dover, Strafford, NH, USA. The 27th of Novembr 1674, I Jno Scriven of Dover being Sick & weak in body

It I doe give unto my Wife Mary Scriven the one third part of my house & land dureing her Naturall life as also two Cowes two Swine one ffetherbed & bolster & the bed clothes belonging to it & two sheep

It I give unto my Eldest son John when he comes to be of ye Age of twentie one years my house & all my land wth all the priviledges therunto belonging onely reserveing the third thereof to my Wife dureing her Naturall life as alsoe he paying unto my two younger sons Edward & Thomas ffive pounds a peece wth they come to be twentie one years of Age & ffive pound to my daughter Elizabeth when she comes to be of the Age of Eighteen years to be paid in the Currant Pay of the place

Item I Give all the Remainder of my estate in Moveables or any debts in Ye hands of any son into the hands of my Overseers hereafter Mentioned to be Improved ffor ye Education & bringing up of my Children in whose hands I likewise leave my Children to be disposed of wth the Advise of my Wife & doe hereby Apoint my Son Jno to be ye sole Executr of this my last Will & Testament & ffor my Overseers to Manage him & the estate till he Comes to be of the Age of twenty one years And lastly I doe desire & Apoint my loveing ffriends & Neighbours Elder Wm Wentworth L Peter Coffin to be my trustees & Overseers to See this my last will & Testament performed As Wittnesse my hand & seal the day & year beforewritten. Signed & Sealed the mark of in prsence of John X Scriven [seal] Richard Waldron Junr Stephen Otis [Proved June 27, 1676]

[Inventory of the estate of John Scribner, who dies Oct 2, 1675; taken Oct 8, 1675; amount, £79.16.0; signed by John Heard, Edward Colcord, and Nathaniel Stevens].

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