SILVESTER, John
- BIRTH: 14 Mar 1634/35; Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts (now USA)
- BIRTH: 1706
Father: Richard SILVESTER
Mother: Naomi //
Family 1: Sarah //
- MARRIAGE: abt. 1658
- CHILDREN:
__ __| | |__ _Richard SILVESTER _| | | __ | |__| | |__ | |--SILVESTER, John | | __ | __| | | |__ |_Naomi //___________| | __ |__| |__
Notes
Updated September 15, 2016. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) Silvester, Albert Henry, "Richard Silvester of Weymouth, Mass., and Some of his Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume LXXXV (Boston, MA: 1931), p. 258-261.
- His wife was named Sarah, surname not provided. The married about 1658 and she died after August 04, 1706
- Lived on the family farm after the death of Richard SILVESTER (his father) in 1663, and took ownership after his mother's death in 1668, in accordance with Richard's will.
- Went before the Court at Plymouth on several occasions between 1664 and 1673, usually for cutting timber, gathering crops, or mowing hay on various neighbors' land. He generally lost these cases and received a fine.
(2) Deetz, James & Patricia Scott Deetz, "The Times of their Lives; Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony" (W. H. Freeman and Company: New York, NY, 2000), pages 92-95.
- John faced criminal charges, along with his sister Dinah, when they assaulted a Marshfield constable in the process of arresting their mother in 1666.
(3) Genealogical History of Deer Isle Families [ME], Series 2, Volume 34, Ste-Sy. Compiled by Benjamin Lake Noyes. Donated to Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC, June 1950.
- This source continues down the branch for another 5 generations of Silvesters/Sylvesters, to Deer Isle, ME.