BUCKNAM, William

Abt 1602 - 1679  (77 years)

• Name	BUCKNAM, William
  Birth	Abt 1602	Ipswich, Suffolk, ENGLAND   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Mar 1679	Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Burial	The Old Yard, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
  Notes	[JohnEdgarMarch.ged] "Came to America in the Abigail, one of the fleet of 11 ships with 900 emigra nts, lead by John Winthrop, Puritan leader, who became Gov. of Mass and found er of Boston, both of the women whom he afterward married, coming in the same fleet, with their parents, although John Wilkinson is believed to have died during the voyage. In June 1630 The Puritans landed at Salem. m(1st) Pruden ce Wilkinson, dau., of John and Prudence Wilkinson. She died after a short ti me leaving one son."---(From "History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire" 1735 - 1 914 Chandler and Lee With Genealogy Records of the Principal Families) "Will iam Bucknam lived for a time near the entrance to Woodlawn Cemetery. He bough t land in what is now Chelsea, Mass in 1632 and the Mystic Side 1647 and in C harleston, now Everett, in Nov, 1664. There is a "Bucknam Street" which runs southerly from Belmont Street, parallel with Main St. near home of Dean Conve rse. Here most of the children were born. He seemed to be an unusually prospe rous carpenter in 1660. In that year he reconstructed the old Knower house. In 1667 when he made his Will, he refers to many things that were then modern and only the prosperous could have. He died 16 Mar 1678/9 full of years, and full of respect of his neighbors, and townsmen. He was buried with his wife Sarah, in the old "Bell Rock Cemetery", and the graves of many of their desce ndants can be seen there. He was a devout and sincere Christian, and instille d the fear of God into the hearts of all his family, taught all his children to read and write, which could not be said of all of MaIden's citizens of eve n a later date. Old records show that he was prominent in the Town Affairs, his judgment often sought, and his decision being regarded as final."---(Fro m an article written to be read and printed in connection with an organizatio n called "National Society of Puritan Descendants", 5 Dec. 1898) William arr ived in the country a single man as may be ascertained from the court deposit ion taken 16 DEC 1662 when Robert Lincoln stated, "I have known him, ever sin ce he came into the Country both single man and married man." One of the ear ly residents of Charlestown, William is recorded as having property within t he town limits in 1638. The Charlestown Land Records show where he possessed one dwelling house with a garden plot, butting northeast upon the streeteway, and bounded on the southeast by Edward Carrington. In 1649 he purchased from Francis Willoughby 20 acres on the Mystic side. The following year he purcha sed further land and meadows. On 2 April 1661, together with George Knower, he bought a forty acre and a fifteen acre lot of land at Malden from Capt. E dward Johnson and his wife, Susan. Sarah and William are buried in "The Old Y ard " in Malden. ***He immigrated in 1630 in Gov. Craddock's Fleet. He was a j oiner. He was brought to build the Craddock house, which is still standing as a museum, in Medford, Mass. He settled in Rumney Marsh (now Chelsea), then later in Malden, both in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He settled in Malden in 1647 and on what is now Bucknam Street in Malden (annexed to Everett) in 1 649. His will was made June 3, 1667, with a codicil February 5, 1678, and pr oved June 17, 1679. He mentions his first born son John, his wife Sarah that is now, and his first wife, John's mother. John was taken by his grandmother and served her as an apprentice till he as 21. He had a portion from his gran dmother instead of the portion due me in right of his mother, amounting to 20 . He gave his wife Sarah his dwelling; names his son Joses, her eldest son; h is son William, and my brother George "Knore". Son John to have 5. My other c hildren, viz.: Edward, Samuel, Mercie, Sara and Mehitable, 10 each. To son Sa muel, being weakly, 10. To daughter Elizabeth 10s., having given her her port ion at marriage. Wife Sarah to be sole executri
  Person ID	I008101	Kyle and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2010

  
  

  Family 1	WILKINSON, Prudence,   b. Abt 1615, ENGLAND d. Abt 1639, Massachusetts, USA (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	Between 1630 and 1634
  Children	1. BUCKNAM, John,   b. Abt 1635, Chelsea, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Jun 1705, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F01654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	KNOWER, Sarah,   b. 1622, St Clements', Eastcheap, London, ENGLAND d. Aft 1679, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age > 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1640	Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	+ 1. BUCKNAM, Joses,   b. 3 Jul 1641, Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Aug 1694, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   2. BUCKNAM, Samuel,   b. 1643, Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Jul 1658, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 15 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   3. BUCKNAM, Elizabeth,   b. 1644, Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Jul 1726, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   4. BUCKNAM, Mercie,   b. 14 Feb 1646/47, Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. Aft 1693 (Age > 47 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   5. BUCKNAM, Sarah,   b. Jul 1650, Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. Aft 1693 (Age > 44 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   6. BUCKNAM, William,   b. Jun 1652, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Sep 1693, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   7. BUCKNAM, Mehitable,   b. Jun 1654, Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Sep 1734, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   8. BUCKNAM, Edward,   b. Sep 1657, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 1679, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 21 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   9. BUCKNAM, Samuel,   b. 2 Aug 1658, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Sep 1658, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]   10. BUCKNAM, Samuel,   b. Feb 1659/60, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 Oct 1747, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F01653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S0016] "History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire" 1735 - 1914 Chandler and Lee With Genealogy Records of the Principal Families. [S0021] Middlesex Co. Probate, 1st series.