John Mead

John Mead

Birth
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Death
5 Feb 1699 (aged 64–65)
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Additional children of John and Hannah Potter Mead:


JOSEPH MEAD, b. 2 May 1660, Greenwich, CT., (m) Mary Smith, abt. 1694, daughter of John and Elizabeth Scofield Smith.

(1child: Rebecca Mead, b. 1702 (m) Abraham Rundell, 31 Mar. 1721, Greenwich, CT.

DAVID MEAD, b. 4 May 1671 / d. Feb. 1726/27, (m) Abigail Leane, 16 Dec. 1707, Greenwich, CT.

NATHANIEL MEAD, b. 6 Mar. 1675/76 / d. 1703, Greenwich, CT.

SAMUEL MEAD, b. 8 Jun. 1678 / d. 7 Oct. 1713.

MARY MEAD, b. 8 Jan. 1682/83, Greenwich, CT., (m) John Camp.


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The inventory for John's father-in-law, William Potter stated he died 27 Nov 1684 and at the bottom of the inventory it listed legatees to William Potter's estate including, "John Meads children namly John: Joseph: Ebeneser: Jonathan: Benjamin: Nathanell: Samuel: Mead: Hana: Abigail: Elizabeth: Mary: allso David Mead:" showing John then had 12 living children. (See attached image of the inventory)


The 18 Sep 1684 will of his father-in-law, Wiliam Potter named John Mead as his son-in-law as the only relative named in the will. (See the memorial for the father-in-law for the image of that will)

Additional children of John and Hannah Potter Mead:


JOSEPH MEAD, b. 2 May 1660, Greenwich, CT., (m) Mary Smith, abt. 1694, daughter of John and Elizabeth Scofield Smith.

(1child: Rebecca Mead, b. 1702 (m) Abraham Rundell, 31 Mar. 1721, Greenwich, CT.

DAVID MEAD, b. 4 May 1671 / d. Feb. 1726/27, (m) Abigail Leane, 16 Dec. 1707, Greenwich, CT.

NATHANIEL MEAD, b. 6 Mar. 1675/76 / d. 1703, Greenwich, CT.

SAMUEL MEAD, b. 8 Jun. 1678 / d. 7 Oct. 1713.

MARY MEAD, b. 8 Jan. 1682/83, Greenwich, CT., (m) John Camp.


Contributor D Curtis 47355469


The inventory for John's father-in-law, William Potter stated he died 27 Nov 1684 and at the bottom of the inventory it listed legatees to William Potter's estate including, "John Meads children namly John: Joseph: Ebeneser: Jonathan: Benjamin: Nathanell: Samuel: Mead: Hana: Abigail: Elizabeth: Mary: allso David Mead:" showing John then had 12 living children. (See attached image of the inventory)


The 18 Sep 1684 will of his father-in-law, Wiliam Potter named John Mead as his son-in-law as the only relative named in the will. (See the memorial for the father-in-law for the image of that will)

Gravesite Details

born in England, landed in Massachusetts in 1635; part of the family that founded Greenwich, Connecticut