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EDMUND GROVER (c. 1600–1682)
MARGARET UNKNOWN (b. say 1617)
Edmund Grover was born about 1600. He died on 11 June 1682, age about 82, in Beverly. [1] He had an unknown first wife; there is no record of her in New England. [2] He married Margaret ___ by about 1640. [2]
Margaret was born say 1617.
Margaret joined the Salem church on 3 May 1646. [2]
Edmund migrated in 1633. He settled in Salem and later moved to Beverly. [2]
Edmund was a cordwainer. [2]
Children of Edmund Grover and his first wife:
i. John Grover was born about 1628. He died in August 1716, age 88, in Beverly. [2] He married Sarah Barney on 13 May 1656 in Salem. [3]
Children of Edmund Grover and Margaret Unknown:
ii. Nehemiah Grover was born about 1643. He died on 12 February 1693/4 in Beverly. [1] He married Ruth, the daughter of William Hascall of Gloucester, on 2 December 1674 in Beverly. [1]
iii. Naomi Grover was baptized on 17 May 1646 in Salem. [3] There is no further record of her.
Anderson conjectures that "Naomi" is actually Nehemiah. [2]
iv. Lydia Grover was baptized on 17 May 1646 in Salem. [3] She was living in 1660. [2]
v. Mary Grover was baptized on 17 May 1646 in Salem. [3] She married Anthony Wood on 11 June 1661 in Ipswich. [2]
vi. Deborah Grover was baptized on 26 March 1648 in Salem. She died on 22 March 1717/8 in Middleborough. She married Deacon John Bennett.
Endnotes:
1. Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849, 2 vols. (Topsfield: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907), vol. 2.
143 Nehemiah, s. Edmund, and Ruth Hascall, d. William, of Gloucester, 2 : 10 m. : 1674.
458 Edmund, June 11, 1682, a. abt. 82 y.
458 Nehemiah, Feb. 12, 1693-4, a. abt. 50 y.
2. "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620–1633, Volumes I-III," digitized book, AmericanAncestors.org, originally published as: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), 824–6.
3. Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849, 6 vols. (Salem: Essex Institute, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1925), vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3, vol. 4, vol. 5, vol. 6.
1: 392:
Deborah, d. Edmo[nd], bp. 26 : 1 m : 1648. C. R. 1.
Liddea, d. Edmond, bp. 17 : 3 m : 1646. C. R. 1
Mary, d. Edmond, bp. 17 : 3 m : 1646. C. R. 1
Naomi, d. Edmond, bp. 17 : 3 m : 1646. C. R. 1
3: 451: John, and Sarah Barney, May 13, 1656. CT. R.
Last revised: 26-Dec-2023