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Descendants of John Proctor


Generation No. 1

1.  JOHN1 PROCTOR was born Abt. 1595 in England, and 
died Abt. 1672 in Salem,
Essex, Massachusetts.  He married MARTAH HARPER June 
01, 1630 in Groton,
Suffolk, England.  She was born Abt. 1608 in Groton, 
Suffolk, England, and died
June 13, 1659 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

Child of JOHN PROCTOR and MARTAH HARPER is:
2. i. JOHN2 PROCTOR, b. October 09, 1631, Suffolk, 
England; d. August 19, 1692,
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.


Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN2 PROCTOR (JOHN1) was born October 09, 1631 in 
Suffolk, England, and
died August 19, 1692 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.  
He met MARTHA ??? Abt.
1655 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  Bay.  She was 
born in England, and died
June 13, 1659 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts  Bay.

Notes for JOHN PROCTOR:
  Estate of John Procter Sr. of Salem
                                   Essex Probate 
Docket # 22851

In the Name of God Amen!
Know ye whom it may Concerne that I John Procter., 
Senr of Salem, in Essex, in
N=England, Yeoman, being of a Sound mind. Do now make 
my Last Will & Testament,
in Manner & forme following:
Item primis! I Bequeath my Imortall Soule unto God in 
the Merits of the Lord
Jesus; & My-Body unto Decent Buriale at "the" 
Discretion of my Executor:
hereafter Named; and then Dispose of my Earthly Goods 
wch God hath Bountifully
Given me, thus: Viz my Debts are payed.
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I Will and Bequeathe an Equale proportion of my whole 
estate, when justly
valued, unto Each one of my Children. my two Eldest 
Sons shall have all my Land.
Into their shares; and what the Land may be valued at 
more than their, my two
Eldest Sons Equal portions, they my two Sons shall pay 
unto the Pest of my
Children; and they my two Sons, Viz: Benjamin Procter 
& John Procter junr I Do
hereby Confirmto and Appointe to be my Lawfulle 
Executors.
In Wittness & whereto I the AboveSaid John Procter 
Senr Read & Set to my hand &
Seale; Dated this Second Day of Auguste in "the" year 
of Grace one Thousand Six
Hundred, Ninety and two. 2 August 1692
JOHN PROCTER

Signed & Sealed in presence of
JOSEPH PROCKTER
PHILIP FOWLER
THOMAS CHOTE

Addition: "My request is that my brother, Sister & 
Joseph Prockter my brother
Viz; if any of my children be tacken away that their 
assigns be divided amongst
themselves."
Ye Honourb Bartho.(Bartholomew) Gedney, Esq.
Judge of (the) probate. Decr 3d 94

James WhiteMore oaths of he being present saw John 
Procter signe & Seale His
Will being read to him. & that he was of a Disposing 
mind to his best Discerning
& (that) he saw Phillip Fowler Joseph Procter & Thomas 
Chote
Signe as Evidences.

Attest S.Sewall Regr

Phillip Fowler Made Oath that he saw John Procter 
Signe Seale this Instrument &
heard him publish Declare it to be his last Will & 
Testament, says he was then
of a disposing mind to (the) best of his Discerning & 
(that) Joseph Procter &
Thomas Chote with himselfe signed as Evidences 
thereunto.

Sworn attest S. Sewall, Regr

Note: Between the writing of the original will and 
John Procter's trial, his
sons Benjamin and William were also arrested for 
witchcraft. The (obvious)
addition to the will, in Procter's own hand, was an 
afterthought. The horizontal
line drawn across the will, after the word "payed", 
was by Procter's own quill.

By Ye Honourb Bartho.(Bartholomew) Gedney, Esq. Decr 
10th 1694
Thomas Chote one of the witnesses to the within Will 
made oath that he was
present saw the within Subscriber John Procter sign 
Seale the within Instrument
and heard him publish Declare it to be his last Will & 
Testament that he was
then of a disposing mind to his best discerning and 
that Joseph Procter, Philip
Fowler and this deponent did then subscribe as 
witnesses thereunto.

Sworn the Day aforesaid
Attest: Steph:Sewall, Regr
Upon which with ye other Evidences Sworne This Will 
was proved Approved &
.Allowed.
Recorded
Examined

Source: Copied from the original.

Submitted by: Gloria Konikoff

Child of JOHN PROCTOR and MARTHA ??? is:
3. i. BENJAMIN3 PROCTOR, b. June 10, 1659, Ipswich, 
Essex, Massachusetts; d.
1717, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts.


Generation No. 3

3.  BENJAMIN3 PROCTOR (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born June 10, 
1659 in Ipswich, Essex,
Massachusetts, and died 1717 in Danvers, Essex, 
Massachusetts.  He met MARY
BUCKLEY December 18, 1694 in Salem, Essex, 
Massachusetts, daughter of WILLIAM
BUCKLEY and SARAH SMITH.  She was born Abt. 1664, and 
died November 05, 1748.

Child of BENJAMIN PROCTOR and MARY BUCKLEY is:
4. i. MARY4 PROCTOR, b. October 12, 1695, Salem, Essex 
County, Massachusetts.


Generation No. 4

4.  MARY4 PROCTOR (BENJAMIN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 
October 12, 1695 in Salem,
Essex County, Massachusetts.  She married ROBERT 
WILSON March 06, 1717/18 in
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, son of ROBERT 
WILSON and ELIZABETH COOK.  He
died May 1761 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Child of MARY PROCTOR and ROBERT WILSON is:
 i. ISAAC5 WILSON, m. ABIGAIL NEWHALL, November 09, 
1744, Danvers, Essex County,
Massachusetts.