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An American Family History

Honorable Joseph Batcheller

Various Spellings of Batcheller-
Bachelder, Bacheldor, Bacheler, Bacheller, Bachelor, Bachelour, Bachildor, Bachiler, Bachilor, Batcheldor, Batcheldour, Batcheler, Batcheller, Batchellor, Batchellour, Batchelor, Batchclour, Batchiler and Batchilor

Children of Elizabeth and Joseph Batcheller
  • Mark Batcheller
  • John Batcheller
  • Elizabeth Batcheller Davis
  • Hannah Batcheller Warner
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    The Honorable Joseph Batcheller was born in Canterbury, England about 1610. He married his wife, Elizabeth in England. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Joseph and Elizabeth Batcheller.

    He immigrated to America in 1636 and he was listed as a tailor on the roll of persons who made the passage from Sandwich for the American plantations. 

    According to Perley, he was a mariner and lived in Wenham.

    He was made freeman (proprietor) in 1637. He was a deputy from March 16, 1637/8 to 1643. He was the first representative to the General Court in Boston in 1644.

    He died in March, 1647.  The church records said

    “In ye mesne space it pleased God to take to himself brother Batchel., a man wise, moderate, and very able to be helpful in such cases.”

    (the case was one of church discipline at the time). His son Mark was the administrator of the estate.
    Lady Day Before 1752 the year began on March 25th. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year, not the beginning.
    King Philip’s war was a bloody and costly series of raids and skirmishes in 1675 and 1676 between the Native American people and the colonials. King Philip was the Native American leader Metacom.

    Any man entering a colony or becoming a a member the church, was not free. He was not forced to work, but his movements were carefully observed to see if they followed the Puritanical ideal. After this probationary period, he became a "freeman." Men then took the Oath of a Freeman where they vowed to defend the Commonwealth and not to overthrow the government.

     

    (from The Essex Antiquarian edited by Sidney Perley)

    Joseph Batchelder2. He was a mariner, and lived in Wenham. He died before 1657; and his wife was also then dead.

    Children:—
    5—i. John.
    6—ii. Elizabeth, m. Capt. John Davis of Gloucester, 6: 10 mo: 1666; and d. Jan. 1, 1696-7.
    7— iii. Hannah, m. John Warner of Ipswich April 20, 1665; and d. between 1679 and 1696.
    8— iv. Mark, lived in Wenham; was constable, 1663 and 1666, trial juror, 1658, 1663,1664; and was killed.as a soldier in the company of Capt. Joseph Gardner of Salem, Dec. 19, 1675, in King Philip's war, in the terrible swamp fight with the savages. He was unmarried. His estate was valued at £131
    When the colonists arrived in America they continued to use British monetary units, namely the pound, shilling and pence for which £1 equalled 20s and 1s equalled 12d. The form lb is actually an abbreviation of the Latin word libra. li and £ were also used as abbreviations. In 1792 the dollar was established as the basic unit of currency.
         

     

         

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