William GIFFORD
SOURCES: 1. Ancestral File
2. IGI
NOTE: Died 21 Dec 1687/9 Apr 1687
Children may not be listed with the right marriage
Listed marriage date to Elizabeth GRANT 11 Feb 1635 - William
would have been only 11 years old.
DEATH: Ancestral file states that the will was probated 21 Dec 1687 and this date used for death date.
OTHER: Joined the Society of Friends (Quakers) shortly after arriving in Massachuttes. These Quakers suffered much. See Joseph Besse's "A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers."
OCCUPATION: Tailor
SOURCES: 1. 1998 Ancestral File
2. Archive Record
3. 1997 Ordinance Index
NOTE: William Gifford had eleven childen by his first wife, Hannah or Mary, possibly Mary Wing, and had twelve children by his second wife, Lydia Hatch.
FAMILY: NEHGS 1944: Vol 128,Pg. 255 states that "Amy was the daughter of Lydia as were the five younger children."
MARRIAGE: The NEGHS references cited state that William had 17 children, five by his second wife, Lydia Hatch. The reference also states that Lydia was the mother of Amy and the five younger children..NEGHS reference cited for Obadiah Butler (a son-in-law) also states that his wife was one of the 17 children of William Gifford. I have carefully reconciled all these numbers and names..............Bla 01/08/02
DEATH: WP date
FAMILY: NEHGS reference has other children for this father.
He married Patience Russell Abt 1642 at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts . Patience Russell was born at of Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Abt 1624 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
John Gifford
born Abt 1643.
Patience Gifford
born 1643/44.
Hannaniah Gifford
born 1645.
Mary Gifford
born Abt 1650.
William Gifford
born 16 Feb 1656.
Christopher Gifford
born 16 Jul 1658.
Robert Gifford
born 1659/60.
William Gifford died 21 Dec 1687 at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts .