Samuel Bliss1

M, b. before 28 February 1637, d. 23 March 1720
FatherThomas Bliss b. c 1593
MotherMargaret Hulins b. c 1605, d. 28 Aug 1684
     Samuel was born in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. He was christened there on 28 February 1637 in St Mary de Crept.2 Samuel married Mary Leonard on 10 November 1665. They were married by Judge John Pynchon.3 Samuel & Mary had children: Hannah [12/20/1666-4/15/1711] [m. 1681 John Haley & 2nd 5/01/1689 Simeon Smith], Thomas [2/08/1668-11/10/1733] [m. 1699 Hannah Cadwell], Mary [8/04/1670-12/23/1707] [m. 2/01/1687 Philip Smith], Jonathan [1/05/1672-1740] [ m. 3/07/1702 Sarah Eggleston], Martha [6/01/1674-7/06/1702] [m. 11/10/1697 Samuel Ely], Sarah [9/10/1677] [m. 12/13/1695 George Webster & 2nd. 1725 Joseph Marsh], Experience [4/01/1679-4/07/1697], Mercy [7/18/1680-5/05/1763] [m. 12/30/1703 John Ely], Ebenezer [7/29/1683-9/07/1717] [m. Mary Gaylord], Margaret [9/11/1684-1/19/1736] [m. 1/16/1707 Samuel Colton] & Esther [4/02/1688-1/21/1768] [m. 5/10/1716 Henry Chapin]. Samuel departed this life on Saturday, 23 March 1720 in Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.4

Family

Mary Leonard b. 14 Sep 1647, d. 17 Jan 1724/25

Citations

  1. [S1715] John Homer Bliss, Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America from about the year 1550 to 1880, page 31 - Samuel Bliss, b. England, 1624, d. March 23, 1720; page 37 - Samuel of Springfield, Mass., - called in the records"Samuel Bliss, sen.," - was b. England 1624, removed to America with his father in 1635, & m. Nov. 10, 1664-5 to Maary, daughter of John & Sarah [Heath] Leonard of Springfield. She was b. Sep. 14, 1647 & d. 1724. He d. March 23, 1720 aged 96 years. Children: ...
  2. [S2381] Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813: Gloucester, St Mary De Crypt, 1570-1813 -image 54.
  3. [S1695] Judge Pynchon, Judge Pynchon's Marriage Records 1685-1711, page 258 - Samuel Bliss & Mary Leonard Joined in marriage November 20th 1665.
  4. [S2067] Massachusetts, U. S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 - Ancestry.com: Springfield - Birth, Marriages and Deaths - Samuel Bliss ye husband of Mary Bliss died March 23, 1620.