2670.John George. Born on 10 Aug 1625. John died in Charlestown, MA, on 12 Sep 1666; he was 41.29
John was an inhabitant of Charlestown 29 Jul 1650, chosen chimney-sweep 1650/1. He and his family were allowed to remain in town until 2 Apr 1651. His will was noncupative, endtered and recorded 18 Oct 1666, divised to wife and six children, witness Thomas Osborn. Inventory taken 12 Sep 1666, £41.29
From Savage’s Genealogical Dictionary:25
John George, Charlestown 1657, had been in Mar 1641 apprentice for 8 years to Gov. Winthrop with his own consent, so that he may have been of full age, and a different person from him who was one of the founders of the first Baptist church in Boston 1665, d. 12 Sep 1666. Hutch. Coll. 399, shows the sad proceedings just before by the Court against him. His nuncupative will names widow Elizabeth, children Elizabeth Glazier, Martha Roe, or Row, John, Ruth, Hannah, and Mary. His widow married a. Harbour, and she had her children baptized Mary George, 15 Apr 1677; and John George, called young man, 5 Aug 1677. Mary married 11 Jul 1678, Joseph Dowse; Hannah married 25 Nov 1673, James Miller; and Ruth married 1668, Samuel Frothingham.
John married Elizabeth.
Elizabeth married first John George, second Henry Herbert. Sometimes her surname is given as Lee, but it’s not clear why.
2671.Robert George. Born ca 1628 in England. Robert died aft 1647.
2672.Susanna George. Born ca 1631 in Wrentham, Suffolk. Susanna was baptized in Wrentham, Suffolk, on 4 Dec 1631. Susanna died in Watertown, MA on 16 Jul 1694. Buried in Arlington St. Cemetery, Watertown.
On 10 Oct 1648 Susanna married Robert Harrington in Watertown, MA. Born ca 1616 in England. Robert died in Watertown, MA on 17 May 1707. Buried in Arlington St. Cemetery, Watertown. Occupation: Miller.
From Bond’s Watertown Genealogies:30
Robert Harrington. His name is the last on the list of proprietors made out 1642-44. He then owned a homestall, “given him by Thomas Hastings.” This gift renders it probable that he was a kinsman of Dea. Hastings. He was adm. freeman, May 27, 1663. ... Robert Harrington took the oath of fidelity, 1652. He was selectman 15 years, 1679-1700.
Various parents have been named for Robert Harrington but there’s not yet enough evidence to determine if any of them are correct. Y-DNA testing can be used to narrow down the possibilities. So far, that’s shown that Robert Harrington of Watertown, MA, and Benjamin Harrington of Providence, RI, are not of the same line of Harringtons in England. See Diana Gale Matthiesen’s page http://dgmweb.net/FGS/H/Harrington_immigrants_to_New_England.html
Check out E.W. Harrington’s The Harrington Family in America, 1907.
Check out Early Generations of the Family of Robert Harrington of Watertown MA 1634 and Some of his Descendants, by F. L. Weis, Worcester, Mass., 1958.