John Almy1,2
M, b. circa 1638, d. 1 October 1676
| Father | William Almey b. 1601, d. b 23 Apr 1677 |
| Mother | Audrey Barlowe b. 1603 |
John was born circa 1638 in either Sandwich, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, or or in Portsmuth, Newport County, Rhode Island. John married Mary Cole. John was an aspirant for honors & in 1658 he was appointed commissioner. On the 24th of July 1667, he was chosen lieutenant of a troop of horse. In 1676, he served as captain in King Philip's war, and was one of the many who fell victims to the treachery of the Indians. In 1671, he was allowed
`) 10s. for the use of his horse and man, in going to Plymouth on public business.
One year previous to his death, he and his wife sold to Thomas Ward, of Newport, half a share of land at Seaconnet, for £7. John departed this life on Thursday, 1 October 1676 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. The town council made his wil 20 October 1676 at Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
the town council made his will on 20 October 1676. They made his widow executrix, and left to her use all personal property after payment of debts. The court of Plymouth Colony gave her the administration of the estate in that colony & also his real estate there for life. John left no children, and although there was some difficulty between his widow and his brothers, Christopher & Job, with regard to the administration of the estate. After her marriage to John Pococke, affairs were amicably settled.3
`) 10s. for the use of his horse and man, in going to Plymouth on public business.
One year previous to his death, he and his wife sold to Thomas Ward, of Newport, half a share of land at Seaconnet, for £7. John departed this life on Thursday, 1 October 1676 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. The town council made his wil 20 October 1676 at Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island.
the town council made his will on 20 October 1676. They made his widow executrix, and left to her use all personal property after payment of debts. The court of Plymouth Colony gave her the administration of the estate in that colony & also his real estate there for life. John left no children, and although there was some difficulty between his widow and his brothers, Christopher & Job, with regard to the administration of the estate. After her marriage to John Pococke, affairs were amicably settled.3
Family | Mary Cole |
Citations
- [S435] Charles Kingsbury Miller, William Almy of Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1630, Joris Jansen de Rapalje of Fort Orange, New Amsterdam & Brooklyn, 1623, pages 22-23 - John Almy, 2nd son of William Almy, Sr., was born in Portsmouth, R. I., and married Mary, daughter of James and Mary Cole, of Portsmouth. After his death, October 1, 1676, his widow married in 1677, John Pococke, a merchant.
John Almy was an aspirant for honors and in 1658 he was appointed commissioner; on July 24, 1667, he was chosen lieutenant of a troop of horse; * in 1676 he served as captain in King Philip's war, and was one of the many who fell victims to the treachery of the Indians. In 1671 he was allowed `) 10s. for the use of his horse and man, in going to Plymouth on public business.
One year previous to his death, he and his wife sold to Thomas Ward, of Newport, half a share of land at Seaconnet, for £7.
The town council made his will on October 20,1676; made the widow executrix, and left to her use all personal property after payment of debts; the court of Plymouth Colony gave her the administration of the estate in that colony and also his real estate there for life.
John left no children, and although there was some difficulty between his widow and his brothers, Christopher and Job, with regard to the administration of the estate after her marriage to John Pococke, affairs were amicably settled.
* It was the first military "troop of horse" organized in Rhode Island. Gov. Andros and Benedict Arnold were among its active members.
The map of a "portion of Plymouth Colony, Rhode Island,"--in Church's Annals of Philip's War--[Vol. I., p. 20] shows the location of Capt. Almy's house to be on the eastern shore of Portsmouth, near Fogland Point.
The "History of King Philip's War"---by Benjamin Church (J. K. Wiggins, Boston, 1865) Vol. I,, p. 20, says: " Capt. Church, between March 11 to 13, 1676, arrived at Capt. John Almy's upon Rhode Island." Ibid.--Vol. I., p. 29. "Almy, of Rhode Island, buys land of Capt. Church." - [S457] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, John Almy, b. say 1637; m. by 1668 Mary Cole, daughter of James Cole of Plymouth [PCLR 3:326; GMB 1:423; Austin 238]. (As this couple had no children, the estimate of marriage date derives from their appearance in a deed of 1668. Mary Cole's date of birth was estimated as 1632, and the marriage may well have taken place some years earlier, so John's date of birth is estimated to fit into a convenient gap in the list of children of the immigrant. Both these estimated dates of birth may be off by some years.).
- [S435] Charles Kingsbury Miller, William Almy of Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1630, Joris Jansen de Rapalje of Fort Orange, New Amsterdam & Brooklyn, 1623, pages 22-23.