Jonathan Mowrey (Morey) was born 2 Apr 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Ma., and died 19 May 1708 in Plympton, Plymouth, MA. He was buried 23 May 1708 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

Biography

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Jonathan Mowry was baptised April 2, 1637 at Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1] He is the son of Roger and Mary Johnson Mowry.[2]

Records of Jonathan at Plymouth consistently spell the name "Morey" or "Mory", and not the "Mowry" spelling used in Rhode Island.[3] The earliest record located of his presence in the Plymouth Colony is a Court order of February 1657-8 warning that he has until June to repay various debts and that he should "not frequent the house of Richard Foster in his absence, which is thought not convenient for him soe to doe..."[4]

Family

Seventeen months after the Court order, Jonathan Morey and Richard Foster's widow Mary signed a pre-nuptial agreement that memorialized conditions for raising her deceased husband's son Benjamin.[5] They were married on July 8, 1659 at Plymouth.[6] Jonathan and Mary had three children who were born at Plymouth:[7]

1. Jonathan Morey b ca 1661; m Hannah Bourne
2. John Morey b ca 1666;
3. Hannah Morey b 1673-5; m John Bumpus

Mary Bartlett (Foster) Morey died at Plymouth on September 26, 1692.[8]

Jonathan married second, widow Hannah Pincen Young Witherell in about 1693-4; they had no children together.[9]

Plymouth

Jonathan Morey's name appears in records of the town of Plymouth over a period of five decades. Early Court notices reveal debt issues, but later records show him to be a frequent jury member, voting on town affairs, and receiving land grants.[10]

For example, in October 1669, Jonathan was a defendant in a case brought by the town of Plymouth for two years non-payment of rent at Agawam. A jury decided on behalf of the Town and Jonathan was ordered to pay the rent, damages, and repay the cost of the suit.[11]

However, by 1701 "Left: Jonathan Morey" was on a committee "to take account of the late...Moneys belonging to the Town."[12]

Death and Estate

Lt. Jonathan Morey died on May 19th, 1708 in his 75th year, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.[13] Jonathan's will, written in February of 1699/1700, mentions his wife Hannah and three children, "my eldest son" [Jonathan Jr.], "John Morey," and "Hannah Bumpas." The will was probated on June 16, 1708.[14] His inventory was taken on 29 May 1708.[15]

Little is known of the generation of Jonathan Morey.

At the time of his parents removal to Rhode Island, Jonathan Morey was about sixteen years old.

He chose to remain at Plymouth, or soon removed from Salem to that town, for it was there he spent his life.

He and his wife appear to have lived quietly in Plymouth, his name appearing only a few times in the records, once with others for non-payment of rent for grazing lands, another as a juryman in 1682, and again when he defended an Indian, William Connett, accused of trespass, resulting in the jury finding the land in question was owned by the Indian.

Will probated 16 Jun 1708 Plymouth.

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References – will – Salem Vital Record 2:67 –

History of Salem – Perby – Mayflower Descendants

Vol 14 pages 15-16 Vol 16 pages 63 – 64 – 67 Vol 17 page 182

References

1. VR Salem v.2:67/<http://www.phillipsplace.net/genealogy/ps01/ps01_465.html />
2. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). link at AmericanAncestors ($)
3. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). Reference page 1313. Subscription
4. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). link at AmericanAncestors ($)
5. Source: S93 Title: Mayflower Descendants Volume 3, page 193 Source: S94 Title: Mayflower Descendants, Vol. 21, page 134
6. Source: S95 Title: Mayflower Descendants, Vol. 22, pages 49-74
7. Source: S79 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived; Repository: #R1
8. WikiTree contributors, "Mary (Johnson) Kingsley (1614-1679)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-1249 : accessed 28 April 2024).
9. Dutchess County, NY: The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016), (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, ten volumes. 1990–2003). < AmericanAncestors > Volume 9, page 176 - 179 . “The Morey Family.” (document attached)
10. Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 1995. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) Subscription Link $. < AmericanAncestors > Page 1312.
11. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=billwest4...
12. Jonathan Morey Find A Grave Memorial# 125811854