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Ralph Blaisdell (say 1607–by 1651)
Elizabeth Unknown (d. 1667)
Ralph Blaisdell was born say 1607. He died before 24 June 1651.
Elizabeth died in August 1667 in Salisbury. [1]
Ralph's origins are unknown, but his surname is found almost exclusively in Lancashire. [1]
Ralph migrated in 1635. His first residence was York; he moved to Salisbury in 1640. [1]
Ralph was a tailor and an innkeeper. [1] He was deputy for York to the Saco court on 25 June 1640. He was on the jury in 1647 and 1648. [1]
Administration on Ralph's estate was granted to the widow Elizabeth on 24 June 1651. [1]
On 14 July 1667 Elizabeth Blaisdell of Salisbury, widow, for love, conveyed property to her daughter Mary, the wife of Joseph Stowers. Henry, the son of Ralph Blaisdell consented to this. [1]
On 8 October 1667 administration on the estates of Elizabeth Blaisdell was granted to Joseph Stowers. [1]
Inventory of Ralph's estate—the administration was completed by his grandson Ebenezer Blaisdell—amounted to 95 pounds.
Children of Ralph Blaisdell and Elizabeth Unknown (assuming she was Ralph's only wife):
i. Henry Blaisdell was born about 1632. He married first Mary Haddon. He married second Elizabeth Unknown.
ii. Martha Blaisdell was born say 1640. [1] She married first Richard Bowden. [1] She married second Thomas (?) Sealey. [1] She married third John Clough on 15 January 1686/7 in Dover. [1]
iii. Mary Blaisdell was born on 5 March 1641/2 in Salisbury. [1] She married first Joseph, the son of Nicholas Stowers. [1] She married second William Sterling on 19 December 1676 in Haverhill. [1]
iv. Sarah Blaisdell was died on 17 January 1646/7 in Salisbury. [1]
References:
1. "Great Migration 1634–1635, A–B" digitized book, AmericanAncestors, pp. 319–23.
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18-May-2023