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Andrew PITCHER & Margaret RUSSELL
Andrew PITCHER was the son of
Andrew PITCHER and Agnes BLATCH
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was born abt. 1601 in Kenton, Devon. Eng. He married Margaret RUSSELL
abt. 1640 in Dorchester, Norfolk, MA. He died December 19, 1660 in Milton, Norfolk, MA. Margaret RUSSELL was born abt. 1620 in of Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. She died November 06, 1681 in Milton, Norfolk, MA.
Children of Andrew PITCHER and Margaret RUSSELL
Andrew PITCHER
Name - Andrew PITCHER , Jr
Birth - abt. 1601 Kenton, Devon. Eng
Death - December 19, 1660 Milton, Norfolk, MA
Immigrated - 1633 Came to Plymouth, MA from England
Freeman : June 02, 1641 Admitted as Freeman of the Mass. Bay Colony
Will - September 03, 1661 Date of Will, estate valued at 286 pounds
Residence - 1634 Grantee of land in Dorchester, settled there
Andrew, a husbandman (farmer) came to Plymouth in 1633. He settled in
Dorchester (that was later incorporated as the town of Milton in 1662)
where he received a grant of land in 1634. He held 122 acres of land
with his home lot on what is now Canton Ave., reaching to the Neponsit
River. Admitted a Freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony 2 Jun 1641.
Bought upland and meadows in Medway, MA in 1652, lying in the woods on
the west bank of the Charles river, 3 miles from Natick.
His estate at his death was valued at more than 286 pounds, a large
amount for that time. It consisted of a dwelling house, barn, house lot,
3 acres of meadow and 200 acres of upland and meadow. Today there is a
bronze plaque at the sight of his home that reads "andrew and Margaret
Pitcher built their home in 1650. Later occupied by the preceptor of the
Milton Academy, it stood for 250 years."
Margaret RUSSELL
Name - Margaret RUSSELL
Birth - abt. 1620 of Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
Death - November 06, 1681 Milton, Norfolk, MA
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