Byram Family Line
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Nana's 3x Great-Grandmother:
My 5x Great Grandmother:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 6x Great-Grandmother:
Jane Byram (1761 - 1846)
Jenne Byrum
Also known as: "Jane Lazell", "Lasell", "Jenne", "Jinne", "Jenny"
Birthdate: January 7, 1761
Birthplace: East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Denomination: (Possibly) Puritan, Congregationalist or Presbyterian
Date of Marriage: June 10, 1779
Place of Marriage: East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Death: March 14, 1846
Burial: The Old Graveyard, Plot: Section A, grave 36, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Parents:
Benjamin Byram
1730-1813
Rachel Bailey
1740-1813
Family
Spouse:
Isaac Lazell (1756-1810)
Major Isaac Lazell
Also known as: "Deacon Isaac Lazell", "Maj. Isaac Lazell", "Isacke", "Lasell"
Birthdate: September 29, 1756
Birthplace: Brockton, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Denomination: (Probably) Puritan, Congregationalist or Presbyterian
Death: June 20, 1810 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Burial: The Old Graveyard, Plot: Section A, grave 39, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Occupation: Merchant
Military Service: Revolutionary War Veteran
Immediate Family:
Son of Isaac Lazell and Bethiah Alger
See: Lazell Family Line
Children:
1. Anna D Lazell 1780-1845
2. Polly Lazell 1782-1850
3. Martin Lazell 1784-1799
4. Jane Lazell 1786-1868
5. Salome C Lazell 1788-1838 (m. Mitchell Keith (s. of Caleb Keith 41) in 1811, and had Thomas Mitchell 1811, James Drances 1815, d. 1834. After her death in 1838, and he m. widow Charlotte Tisdale (Lazell) sister of his first wife, in 1840.)
6. Rachel Lazell 1790-1866
7. Henrietta B. Lazell 1791-
8. Charlotte Lazell 1792-1860
9. Isaac Lazell 1795-1795
10. Lazell 1796-1796
11. Irene Fearing Lazell 1799-1847
About Jane Byram
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The Liberty Bell displayed here simply acts as a means to easily identify a patriot recognized by the NSDAR or NSSAR who was a participant in the fight for American Independence or a person of direct, recognized lineal descent from a patriot appearing in one or more accepted applications to NSDAR or NSSAR. The image is a "marker" visible in certain tree views and serves no other purpose or meaning.
Jenne was born in 1761. She is the daughter of Benjamin Byrum and Rachel Bailey.
Sources
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FG-G6R : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Byram in entry for Jenne Byram, 07 Jan 1761; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58S-7HN : 9 February 2018), Isaac Lazel and Jenny Byram, 10 Jun 1779; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGC-VQC : 17 October 2017), Jane Lazell, 14 Mar 1846; citing Death, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 2,079,745.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-KXLG : 13 December 2015), Jane Lazell, 1846; Burial, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, First Cemetery; citing record ID 21969499, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
References:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Byrum-226
https://www.geni.com/people/Jane-Byram/6000000012934513049
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21969499/jane-lazell
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LQRH-JHP/jane-byram-1761-1846
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Nana's 4x Great-Grandfather:
My 6x Great Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 7x Great-Grandfather:
Benjamin Byram (1730 - 1813)
Pvt. Benjamin Byrum
Birthdate: May 11, 1730
Birthplace: East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Denomination: (Probably) Puritan, Congregationalist or Presbyterian
Death: December 28, 1813 in Maidstone, Essex County, Vermont
Burial: McDade Cemetery, Maidstone, Essex County, Vermont
Military Service: Revolutionary War Veteran, Served as Private in Lieut. Enoch Hall's Corps of Rangers
Parents:
Joseph Byram
1701-1744
Martha Perkins
1704-1779
Family 1
Spouse:
Marriage: 6 April 1757 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children:
Family 2
Spouse:
Anne Holman (1738-1757)
Ann Byram (1757-1794)
Rachel Bailey
1740-1813
Rachel Byram
Also known as: "Rachael"
Birthdate: April 11, 1740
Birthplace: Scituate, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Denomination: (Probably) Puritan, Congregationalist or Presbyterian
Date of Marriage: April 10, 1760
Place of Marriage: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Death: February 16, 1813 in Maidstone, Essex County, Vermont
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Captain Israel Bailey and Keziah Perry
See: Bailey Family Line
Children:
1. Jane Byram (Lazell) 1761-1846
2. Kezia Byram 1761-1834
3. Ward Byram 1763-1763
4. Rachel Byram 1765-1845
5. Susanna Byram 1766-
6. Ruth Byram 1769-
7. Mehetable Byram 1771-1880
8. Benjamin Byram 1774-1846
9. George Washington Byram 1776-1846
10. Nicholas Byram 1778-
About Benjamin Byram
American Revolutionary War Patriot, Served as Private in Lieut. Enoch Hall's Corps of Rangers. DAR Patriot A018001
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The Liberty Bell displayed here simply acts as a means to easily identify a patriot recognized by the NSDAR or NSSAR who was a participant in the fight for American Independence or a person of direct, recognized lineal descent from a patriot appearing in one or more accepted applications to NSDAR or NSSAR. The image is a "marker" visible in certain tree views and serves no other purpose or meaning.
Biography
Son of Joseph Byram and Martha. They had at least two daughters; Jane (Byrum) Lazell who died in Bridgewater on 14 Mar 1846 and Rachel (Byrum) Mitchell, who died 24 Dec 1846 in Bridgewater.
Marriages per DAR record
ANNE HOLMAN
RACHEL BAILEY
Children listed in DAR record
GEORGE WASHINGTON m. MARY MARSHALL
JANE m. ISAAC LAZELL
ANNE m. JOHN MITCHELL
Sources
DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A018001
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-T79 : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Byram, 11 Mar 1730; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V58M-63S : 9 February 2018), Benjamin Byram and Rachel Bailey, 10 Apr 1760; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
References:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98681322/benjamin-byram
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98681374/rachel-byram
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Byrum-225
https://www.geni.com/people/Benjamin-Byram/6000000003987456658
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KGCP-QKL/rachel-bailey-1740-1813
https://www.myheritage.com/names/benjamin_byram
https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr11/rr11_190.html#P133838
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33781305/benjamin-byram
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Nana's 5x Great-Grandfather:
My 7x Great Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 8x Great-Grandfather:
Joseph Byram (1701 - 1744)
Birthdate: January 18, 1701
Birthplace: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Denomination: (Probably) Puritan or Congregationalist
Death: May 4, 1744 in South Braintree, Braintree, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Occupation:
Parents:
Nicholas Byram II
1640-1727
Mary Edson
1647-1727
Family
Spouse:
Martha Perkins
1704-1779
Martha Byram
Birthdate: November 30, 1704
Birthplace: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Denomination: (Probably) Puritan or Congregationalist
Date of Marriage: May 13, 1724
Place of Marriage: Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Death: ca.1779 [location unknown]
Immediate Family:
Daughter of David Perkins II and Martha Howard
See: Perkins Family Line
Children:
1. Joseph Byram 1726-1789
2. Martha Byram 1728-1742
3. Benjamin Byram 1730-1813
4. Mary Byram 1734-1818
5. Elizabeth Byram 1738-
6. Susanna Byram 1742-
About Joseph Byram
Biography
Joseph, son of Nicholas and Mary (Edson) Byram, was born at Bridgewater, MA on January 18, 1701.
Sources
The Mayflower Descendant, (Boston: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1901), 3:143 The Vital Records of Bridgewater, Mass., (birth)
Vital Records of Bridgewater Massachusetts to the year 1850, two volumes, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), 1:50 (birth)
References:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZ2P-HGC/joseph-byram-1701-1744
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Byram-308
https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&pz=timothy+michael&nz=dowling&p=joseph&n=byram
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Nana's 6x Great-Grandfather:
My 8x Great Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 9x Great-Grandfather:
Dr. Joseph Byram
Nicholas Byram, II (1640 - 1727)
Captain Nicholas Byram, II
Also known as: "Nicholas Byram, Jr."
Birthdate: September 20, 1640
Birthplace: Weymouth, Suffolk County (Present Norfolk County), Massachusetts Bay Colony
Denomination: Third Church of Christ, (Probably) Puritan or Congregationalist
Death: September 20, 1727 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
Burial: Old Graveyard, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (there is no gravestone marker)
Occupation: Sea Captain
Military Service: Veteran of King Philip's War 1675–1676
Parents:
Nicholas Byram
1610-1688
Susannah Shaw
1617-1687
Family
Spouse:
Mary Edson
1647-1727
Mary Byram
Birthdate: 1647
Birthplace: Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony
Denomination: (Probably) Puritan or Congregationalist
Date of Marriage: September 20, 1676
Place of Marriage: Third Church of Christ, Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony
Death: September 1727 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
Burial: Old Graveyard, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Deacon Samuel Edson and Susannah Bickley
See: Edson Family Line
Children:
1. Bethia Byram 1678-1685
2. Margaret Byram 1681-1685
3. Mehitable Byram 1683-1736
4. Infant Son Byram 1685-1685
5. Nicholas Byram, III 1687-1728
6. Mary Byram 1690-1767
7. Ebenezer Byram 1692-1753
8. Susanna Byram 1694-1783
9. Josiah Byram 1698-1760
10. Joseph Byram 1701-1744
About Nicholas Byram II
Biography
Nicholas BYRAM was born on September 20, 1640, in Weymouth, Massachusetts to Nicholas Byram and his wife, Susanna Shaw. He married Mary Edson on September 20, 1676, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. They had ten children in 22 years. He died on September 20, 1727, in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, having lived a long life of 87 years, and was buried there.
Military Service
He was known as Captain Nicholas Byram and took an active part in the defense
of the settlement. He also held many positions of trust in the town
government. Judge N. Mitchell wrote "Nicholas Byram Jr. was made a
freeman of Bridgewater, MA, by the Court of Plymouth May 29, 1670."
About the Indian fighting Mitchell wrote: "On Monday morning, May 21,
1676, a company of twenty-one men (including Nicholas Byram Jr.) went
out supposing to meet Captain Church and his men, but they came upon
the enemy (Indians) and fought with them, and took seventeen of them
alive, also much plunder, and they all returned and not one of them
fell by the enemy, and received no help from Captain Church."
"There was also another skirmish with the enemy in the south part of the
town, July 31, 1676, when some of King Phillip's special friends were
killed, among others his uncle, who fell by his side. John Adams and
Nicholas Byram Jr. are said to have distinguished themselves on this
occasion."
Nicholas refused to take shelter in the blockhouse, but occupied his
own house, which was some distance from the fort, during the time of
the King Philip's War.
Birth
Nicholas BYRAM was born on September 20, 1640, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to Susanna Shaw, age 23, and Nicholas Byram, age 30.
Marriage
Nicholas BYRAM married Mary Edson in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, on September 20, 1676, when he was 36 years old.
Death
Nicholas BYRAM died on September 20, 1727, in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, when he was 87 years old.
Burial
Nicholas Byram is buried in the Old Graveyard in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. There is no gravestone marker.
Children
Nicholas & Mary's children, born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts:
Bethiah, b. 27 Oct 1678; d. 20 Nov. 1685
Margaret, b. 26 Feb 1680; d. 20 Nov 1685
Mehitable, b. 28 Sept 1683
Unnamed child, b. 18 Feb 1685
Nicholas, b. 11 May 1687
Mary, b. 10 March 1690
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ayers, Charles. “Ancestors of Silas Ayers and Mary Byram Ayers : including the Alden, Ayers, and Byram families”. Forgotten Books. 2016 Reprint. (Pages not numbered)
↑ Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.
↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society. (1867) Volume 021, Pg 225. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2129/32608_234083-00252/179892?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/10675731/person/132105910516/facts/citation/562148501582/edit/record
↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
↑ Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Page 130. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3824/gpc_newenglandmarriages-0146/43034?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/10675731/person/132105910516/facts/citation/562148501219/edit/record
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 May 2019), memorial page for Nicholas Byram (11 Mar 1640–20 Sep 1727), Find A Grave Memorial no. 32761723, citing Old Graveyard, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Yvette Aune (contributor 47044096)
Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3. pg. 1186-1189)
[S62] BYRAMS IN AMERICA: 1988, John Arnold Byram,, (Name: Gateway Press Inc., 1001 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MN 21202, Baltimore, MD;).
[S357] Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, 2 Vols, New England Historic Genealogical Society, (Name: Boston, 1916. V. 2;).
[S392] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online.
Record for Nicholas Byram
[S633] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online.
Record for Nicholas Byram
[S1099] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Ancestors of Silas Ayers and Mary Byram Ayers : including the Alden, Ayers and Byram families.
Record for Nicholas Byram
References:
https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Nicholas-Byram-Jr/6000000003017345058
https://mdhervey.com/getperson.php?personID=I223&tree=tree1
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LDCS-XQG/nicholas-byram-ii-1640-1727
https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&pz=timothy+michael&nz=dowling&p=nicholas&n=byram&oc=1
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Byram-4
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Nana's 7x Great-Grandfather:
My 9x Great Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 10x Great-Grandfather:
Nicholas Byram (1610 - 1688)
Dr. Nicholas Byram, I
Also Known As: "Biram", "Bryan"
Birthdate: ca. 1610
Birthplace: Kent, England [uncertain]
Denomination: (Probably) Puritan or Congregationalist
Arrival: Nicholas Byram migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).
Death: April 13, 1688 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Dominion of New England
Burial: Old Graveyard, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Occupation: Physician, Trader
Parents:
William H. Byram
1585-1628
Mary Williams
1589-1640
Family
Spouse:
Susannah Shaw
1617-1687
Susannah Byram
Also known as: "Martha Shaw", "Martha Susannah Shaw", "Susanna"
Birthdate: ca. 1617
Birthplace: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Christened: Parish Church of St Matthew's, Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Denomination: (Probably) Puritan or Congregationalist
Arrival: [unknown]
Date of Marriage: October 1636
Place of Marriage: Massachusetts Bay Colony
Will: September 7, 1698
Death: August 21, 1687 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Dominion of New England
Burial: Old Graveyard, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Abraham Shaw, of Dedham and Bridget Best
See: Shaw Family Line
Children:
1. Abigail Byram 1637-1712
2. Experience Byram 1638-1712
3. Nicholas Byram II 1640-1727
4. Ebenezer Byram 1642-
5. Deliverance Byram 1644-1720
6. Josiah Bryam 1645-1646
7. Joseph Byram 1646-1647
8. Susanna Byram 1648-1742
9. Bass Byram 1649-1744
10. Mary Byram 1658-
About Nicholas Byram
Nicholas Byram migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).
Nicholas Byram of Bridgewater made his will 13 January, 1687. Bequests were as follows:
"I Ratifie unto my brother John Shaw of weymouth my whole Interest in the North adition which was granted by the Court to Bridwater Town & on lot of Meadow in a Place Called Poor meadow Joyning to the Meadow of William Brett . which he hath Possesed severall yeares" "to Each of my Children what land I formerly Gave unto them." "the Rest of my Estate .... I give [p. 17] give unto .... wife Susana" "I leave my aforesd wife Susana sole Executrix" The witnesses were Samuel Allen, Sr., William Brett and John Whitman.
The executrix presented the will at the court held 13 June, 1688, and it was probated on the testimony of Samuel Allen, Sr., and William Brett.
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NICHOLAS BYRAM'S INVENTORY
"The Inventory of Nicholas Byram of Bridgwater who deseaced the thirteenth day of Aprill 1688" was taken by "his wife Susana byram" who signed by a mark.
It was witnessed by Samuel Allen, Sr., and William Brett. "Susana Byram the wife of Nicholas Byram deceased" made oath to the inventory 16 June, 1688, before John Willis, Sr. "by Dedemus Potestatem Directed to the abovesd John Willice from the Inferiour Court of Comon Pleas held at Plimouth" 13 June, 1688, "the said John Willis was Impowered to adminester the oath abovesd to the above sd Susana Byram"
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Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-1691
Part Two: Topical Narratives
Chapter 13: Everyday Life and Manners:
As time went on, Plymouth Colony resolved some old problems and acquired new ones. The court could not satisfy all complaints. Though people were frequently punished for slander, in 1677 when Captain
Goulding, David Lake, and Thomas Lake complained that they were meeting with opposition and threatening speeches from neighbors to disturb them in their peaceful enjoyment of lands granted them by the court, the court said it would maintain their title to the lands, "but as for words, they must beare with them when they meet with them." In 1670 the court ordered that profits from fishing with nets at Cape Cod would go to provide a free school for the training of youth in literature for the good and benefit of posterity, and in 1678 it gave £5 from fishing profits to the schoolmaster at Rehoboth, and it
expressed an intention to have a grammar school in each town of the colony. People complained of high taxes, and some towns were using tax methods that the court found odd. In 1668, at the complaint of Mr.
Nicholas Byram that Bridgewater was overtaxing people with dormant lands and undertaking those who used the town's common lands, the court told the town to find some more equitable way. In 1670 the
court, in answer to the complaint of land owners at Rehoboth, ordered the town not to tax them more than thirty shillings for a £40 rating.
Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620-1691
Part Three: Biographical Sketches
Biographical Sketches
Smith, Ralph
... Moses Simonson arrived on the Fortune in 1621. Though not on the 1633 freeman list, he became a freeman no later than 7 March 1636/37 (PCR 1:53). He was in Leiden with the Separatists, and Winslow called him a member of the Dutch Church who could speak English and who took communion with the Separatist Church (Hypocrisie Unmasked, p. 63). He also went by the name Moses Simons, and on 13 December 1660 Moses Simons of Duxbury and his wife Sarah sold his right of lands in Bridgewater to Nicholas Byram (MD 34:85). He dated his will 17 June 1689, calling himself "aged and full of decay," and his inventory was taken 10 September 1691 (MD 31:60). He mentioned his sons Aaron and John; and his daughters Mary, wife of Joseph Alden; Elizabeth, wife of Richard Dwelly; and Sarah, wife of James Nash. He also had a son Moses, Jr. of Scituate, who predeceased him (Ply. Colony PR 3:2:62-63).
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Byrams in America, John Arnold Byram, 1988, pages 1-2
The exact reason or event which brought Nicholas to America will probably never be know. Aaron G. Byram, who documented the first Byram family genealogy, "The Byram Pamphlet" drew upon the writing of the family legend as written by the Honorable Nathan Mitchell in his "History of Bridgewater". Aaron wrote"Nicholas Byram was the son of an English gentleman who removed about the time of the birth of his son to Ireland. At sixteen his father sent him to visit his friends in England, in charge of a man who betrayed his trust, robbed him of his money, and sent him to "West Indies" (probably the island of Barbados) where he was sold to pay his passage. After his time of servitude expired, by the help of a few pieces of gold, said to have been sewd into one of his garments by his mother, he took passage to New England and married Susanna Shaw of Weymouth." Mark Bennett Byron III in his book "THE BYRAM CHRONICLE" writes: "The author does not question Nicholas' going to Weymouth MA or his
marriage to Susanna Shaw but believes that he has uncovered the record of his early arrival in America whether he came directly from England or via Barbados. In either event he landed in Virginia with Thomas Edghill and received 50 acres of land. Possibly the religious climate of Massachusetts Colony was more to his liking than that of Virginia where the established church was firmly entrenched. For this reason Nicholas probably traded his 50 acres of land in Virginia for passage to the MA colony.,"
He also states that the Virginia Colony have a land grant showing that on 23 Oct. 1637 - Thomas Edghill received 100 acres, Isle of Wight County. Upon a creed running SW of maine creek in the Pagan Baye,
adjoining next to John Walker's devdt. Westward toward the head of Vaster's Neck. 50 acres due to his personal adv. and 50 acres of 1 servant called Nicholas Byram."
Then in Northumberland County Records, on 5 Feb. 1651 - John Hawkin's will gives land to Abraham Byram and a yearling to Abraham's son, Thomas. "From the above, it would seem that a Nicholas and
Abraham were about the same age, possibly brothers and probably the grand children of Nicholas Byrom, the Cheshire Barrister.
Mark also gives a statement that Helen Byrom Griggs said. "Father also said that there was a tradition in the family that the young son of some early Byrom has been kidnapped by a sailor's press gang and had been taken to Barbados from wence he never returned but suggested his origin his origin in kent might have been mistaken for Kenion where the Byroms were established."
Nicholas may have taken the ketch "Increase" which sailed from Barbados to Boston but was damaged in a storm and arrived in Peqout (New London) Conn. From there he must have gone to MA. Nicholas settled in Weymouth, MA.
He was made a freeman by the Court, May 2, 1638. The term freeman was sort of an Aristocracy in New England. By 1670 there were only 1,100 Freemen out of a population of 25,000. They were voting members of their colony. A Freeman was required to have a certain amount of land of an income equivalent to the income received from that amount of land. He had the title "Mister", and could wear costly garments with ornaments of silver, gold, or lace threads.
In 1662 Nicholas purchased of Moses Simmons, Phillip Delano and of George Soule 3 shares, or the original purchase rights, of a tract of land which became Bridgewater. This amounted to seven square miles. He was the second settler. The purchase of "Duxbury Plantation" (Bridgewater) was made on March 23, 1640 by Miles Standish, Samuel Nash and Constant Southworth acting as commissioners appointed to make this purchase.
It would be interesting to learn where Nicholas acquired the cash for such a purchase. It is possible that the sale of this home in Weymouth, MA provided means to purchase the undeveloped land to the west. This trend, to move west to gain cheaper land continued for many generations and helped distribute the Byram family throughout America. Nicholas took an active part in the government of Bridgewater. He was elected a member of the grand inquest under Thomas Prince in 1664. He was appointed by the Court as one of the selectman of Bridgewater in 1666. He was appointed, with Samuel Edson and John Willis, Councillor of War with the Military Officers of the town in 1667 and he held other civil positions.
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Biography
When Nicholas was 16, his father sent him to the West Indies where he was sold to service to pay his passage. After his time expired (7 years - as an indentured servant) he made his way to Weymouth Colony of Massachusetts Bay, New England. In 1660, he bought three original proprietary shares (or purchase rights) in the town of Bridgewater. Soon after that, he and his wife and six children moved from Weymouth to Bridgewater.
A 1996 genealogy recommends skepticism of this entire tradition and points out that the earliest record of Nicholas is his Weymouth marriage to Susanna Shew.
5 October 1647: purchased Weymouth property of John Braybrook who had moved to Watertown.
13 Dec 1660: purchase the Bridgewater properties of Philip Delano.
13 Dec 1660: purchased from Moses Simmons and wife Sarah their property in Bridgewater.
1668: among a group of men assigned by the Plymouth Colony court to negotiate with Indians of the Titicut purchase. Successfully purchased such land in 1672.
Wrote will. Estate probated in 1688.
Sources
↑ Ayers, Charles. “Ancestors of Silas Ayers and Mary Byram Ayers : including the Alden, Ayers, and Byram families”. Forgotten Books. 2016 Reprint. (Pages not numbered)
↑ John Arnold Byram, Bryan's in America, second edition. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1996
↑ Anderson, citing SLR 1:85 and Weymouth History 1:197
↑ Anderson, citing PCLR 3:25]
↑ Anderson, citing MD 34:85 and PCLR 3:24
↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Vol 3:333, link for subscribers
↑ Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)link for subscribers
See also :
Great Migration 1634-1635, G-H. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume III, G-H, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003.
Plymouth County Probate Records, The Genealogical Advertiser (Lucy Hall Greenlaw, Cambridge, Mass., March, 1898) Vol. 1, No. 1, Page 20
Mitchell, Nahum. History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Kidder & Wright, Boston, 1840) Page 127
Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp. Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT, USA, 1999). Microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Gale Research, Farmington Hills, MI, USA, 2012)
Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, Vol. 3. pg. 1187). Repeats the origins tradition.
References:
https://www.geni.com/people/Nicholas-Byram/6000000004069795263
https://mdhervey.com/getperson.php?personID=I219&tree=tree1
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/MTCM-KLD/nicholas-byram-1610-1688
https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&pz=timothy+michael&nz=dowling&p=nicholas&n=byram
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Byram-11
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Nana's 8x Great-Grandfather:
My 10x Great Grandfather:
Laila Laemmel-Gordon's 11x Great-Grandfather:
William H. Byram (1585 - 1628)
Also Known As: "William Byrom"
Birthdate: ca. 1585
Birthplace: Kent, England
Denomination: (Probably) Puritan or Congregationalist
Death: 1608 in England
Place of Burial: England
Parents:
William Byram
1565-1628
Margery Parr
1565-
Family
Spouse:
Mary Williams
1589-1640
Mary Byram
Marriage: about 1608
Kent, England
Immediate Family:
Daughter of
References:
https://www.geni.com/people/William-Byram/6000000000934739013
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