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John Faunce

b. 1602/10 · possibly, Purleigh, Essex Co., England  |  d. 29 Nov 1654 · Plymouth, Massachusetts

Most distant known ancestor in this line

Events

Birth
1602/10 · possibly, Purleigh, Essex Co., England
Death
29 Nov 1654 · Plymouth, Massachusetts

Family

Spouse: Patience Morton (1615–1691) · m. ABOUT 1633 · Plymouth, Massachusetts

Children:

  1. Priscilla Faunce (1634–15 May 1707)
    m. Joseph Warren (1627–4 May 1689) · ABOUT 1652 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: Mercy Warren (1653–1747); Abigail Warren (1655–1689); Joseph Warren (1657–1696); Patience Warren (1661–1719); Elizabeth Warren (1662–1721); Benjamin Warren (1670–1746)
  2. Mary Faunce (ABOUT 1630/39–4 Oct 1664)
    m. William Harlow (ABOUT 1624–25 Aug 1691) · 15 Jun 1658 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: Mary Harlow; Repentance Harlow; John Harlow; Nathaniel Harlow (1664–1721)
  3. Patience Faunce (ABOUT 1640–AFTER 29 Sep 1701)
    m. John Holmes (ABOUT 1636–31 Jul 1697) · 20 Nov 1661 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: John Holmes (1663–1728); Nathaniel Holmes (1666–1735); Ebenezer Holmes (1670–); Thomas Holmes (1673–1754); Joseph Holmes (1676–1701); Desire Holmes (1679–1708); Richard Holmes (1683–1701); Patience Holmes (1684–); Mehitable Holmes (1686–); Sarah Holmes (1688–); George Holmes (1690–)
  4. Sarah Faunce (1645–27 Jun 1695)
    m. Edward Doty (–8 Feb 1690) · 26 Feb 1662 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    m. John Buck · 2 Mar 1693 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
  5. Thomas Faunce (1647–27 Feb 1746)
    m. Jean or Jane Nelson (ABOUT 1649–8 Aug 1717) · 23 Dec 1672 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: Patience Faunce (1673–1779); John Faunce (1678–1766); Martha Faunce (1680–1745); Priscilla Faunce (1684–1736); Thomas Faunce (1687–1749); Joanna Faunce (1689–1758); Jane (Jean) Faunce (1692–)
  6. Elizabeth Faunce (23 Mar 1648–3 Mar 1650)
  7. Mercy Faunce (10 Apr 1651–11 Feb 1732)
    m. Nathaniel Holmes (ABOUT 1643–25 Jul 1727) · 29 Dec 1667 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: Elisha Holmes (1670–1753); Mercy Holmes (1673–1726); Nathaniel Holmes (1676–1746); Sarah Holmes (1680–1762); John Holmes (1682–1748); Elizabeth Holmes (1686–1701); Eleazer Holmes (1688–1754)
  8. Joseph Faunce (14 May 1653–18 Jan 1728)
    m. Judith Rickard (–AFTER 1724) · 3 Jan 1678 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: Hannah Faunce (1679–1760); Mary Faunce (1681–1761); John Faunce (1683–1751); Mercy Faunce (1686–1687); Mehitabel Faunce (1689–); Joseph Faunce (1693–); Eleazer Faunce (1696–1746); Thomas Faunce (1698–1788); Benjamin Faunce (1703–1704)
  9. John Faunce (29 Nov 1654–)

Notes

Came to Plymouth in the Ann in 1623. Probably from Purleigh, Essex County, England. In 1623 he was given 2 acres of land "beyond the brooke to Strawberie-hill" in Plymouth, shown as "Manasseh [] John Fance". [Shurtleff 12:5] Source: "The Faunce Family" by James Freer Faunce, in NEHGR 114:115-125 (1960). He died either 29 Nov 1653 or 29 Nov 1654. C.H. Pope in "Pioneers of Massachusetts" says John died 29 Nov 1653; and inventory was taken 15 Dec 1653 (Plymouth Records, NEHGR 5:259). Savage in his "Genealogical Dictionary" says it was the son John who died 29 Nov 1654. Goodwin in his "The Pilgrim Republic" p. 243 says John died when his son Thomas was eight years old, which would be in late 1653, and since his last child Joseph was born 14 May 1653, this is the date accepted by James Freer Faunce. Shurtleff 8:16 transcribes Plymouth records as "29th of Nouember" in the 1654 register. The inventory of his estate was taken 15 Dec 1653 and subsequently exhibited 7 March 1654 on the oath of the Widow Patience Faunce, widow of John Faunce, deceased. "His grave is unknown and his son, Elder Thomas Faunce, told Dea. Ephraim Spooner that the graves of his parents were leveled and sown over in order to conceal them from the Indians." [NEHGR 114:117]