Tho first Sibleys in this country came over from England in the Fleet, in A. D. 1629 — only nine years after the settlement of old Plymouth — and settled in the town of Salem. They were supposed to be brothers, and their names were John and Richard. They both had wives. They united with the church at Charlestown, Dec. 21, 1834 [sic, 1634, but is this the John of Charlestown?], and John Sibley took the freeman's oath sixth of May, 1635. He was a selectman of the town of Salem and went to the general court at Boston. He died in 1661, leaving nine children, five daughters and four sons. His sons' names are: 1, John, born March 4, 1648; was a captain, selectman, etc.; 2, William, born July 8, 1653; was a yeoman, butcher, etc.; 3, Joseph, born 1655; was a fisherman; 4, Samuel, born February 12,1657; his wife's name was Mary, of Salem.
