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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Messinger, Richard Taft; Harley Bryce Messinger; and Glen A Messinger. The descendants of Henry Messinger of Boston, 1637. (Yarmouth, Massachusetts: R.T. Messinger, c1994).
link Except for her given name Sarah, nothing is known of Henry's wife's parentage. The name Callowe (or Calloway) has been advanced by some, based on an item in Aspinwall's Notarial Records which states that on the 15th of November, 1647, "Mr. James Carie brought a token in a bagg closed up from Oliver Callow Mariner from Newfoundland to Henry Messinger, wch he Delivered to Sarah the wife of Henry Messinger, in presence of me Wm Aspinwall publ Notary, in whose presence it was by her opened, & at her request by me the said Notary tould, and was found to be the st summe of seven pounds sterl: Quod attestor virtute officig mei. 15 (9) 1647."
Another possible clue to Sarah's maiden name is to be found in her will, in which she chooses as overseers her "two Bellovd ffreinds" Simon Stone of Watertown and Abraham Williams of Marlborough, but related research has failed to find a connection. The name Ruth Williams, however, does appear. She was Mrs. Messinger's maidservant, and was admitted to the church 17 February 1671.
Sarah Messinger's death on 6 June 1697 at age 76 would put her birth date about 1621. She is buried in the Old Granary Burial Ground, on Tremont Street, a few hundred yards southeast of her home.
Children of Henry and Sarah, born in Boston:
JOHN, b.25 Mar, bp. 25 April 1641 SARAH, b.6 Mar, bp. 12 Mar 1643 "aged 3 days" SIMEON, b. 19 Mar, bp. 23 Mar 1645 "aged 4 days" MARYAH, b. 8 August, bp. 15 Aug 1647 "aged about 7 days"; m. John Thwing? ANNE, b. 20 Nov 1649 ANNA, b. 7 Jan, bp. 20 Jan 1650_ "aged about 13 days"* REBECCA, b. 26 Jan, bp. 27 Jun 1652 HENRY, b. 31 Aug, bp. 3 Sep 1654 LYDIA, b. 22 Nov, bp. 23 Nov 1656 PRISCILLA, b. 22 Nov, bp. 23 Nov 1656; d. 21 Jun 1657 PRISCILLA, bp. 12 Jun 1659; m. Regnall Odell or John Thwing? THOMAS, b. 22 Mar, bp. 23 Mar 1662 EBENEZER, b. 25 Oct, bp. 29 Oct 1665
- Aspinwall, William. A volume relating to the early history of Boston containing the Aspinwall notarial records from 1644 to 1651. (Boston, Massachusetts: Municipal Printing Office, 1903)
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link Aspinwall's Notarial Records states that on the 15th of November, 1647, "Mr. James Carie brought a token in a bagg closed up from Oliver Callow Mariner from Newfoundland to Henry Messinger, wch he Delivered to Sarah the wife of Henry Messinger, in presence of me Wm Aspinwall publ Notary, in whose presence it was by her opened, & at her request by me the said Notary tould, and was found to be the st summe of seven pounds sterl: Quod attestor virtute officig mei. 15 (9) 1647."
Sarah's Father may or may not be Oliver Callowe. In Newfoundland he sent her money by a token box in Boston. It is shown he married in 1655 to a Judith Clocke. No further evidence of their relationship is known. Other hints as to Sarah's maiden name are given in "Descendants of Henry Messinger of Boston, 1637."
- Sarah MESSINGER , in Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records
Case # 2378 Suffolk,Massachusetts,United States, 1697.
link on Ancestry and on AmericanAncestors Will of his wife Sarah Messinger:
Sarah Messinger's death on 6 June 1697 at age 76 would put her birth date about 1621. This provides further evidence that she and Henry were probably married in Boston rather than before leaving England, since she would have been only 15 or 16 when Henry arrived in 1637. She is buried in the Old Granary Burial Ground, on Tremont Street, a few hundred yards southeast of her home. SARAH MESSINGER'S WILL: "I Sarah Messenger of the towne of Boston in the Countie of Suffolk in the province of the Massachusets in Newengland Haveing an Estate of lands and Houseing with Movables left unto mee, and to be soaly att my Disposal, By the last will and testamen t of my Beloved Husband Henrey Mesenger senr Disceased as by his will Doth plainely appear; And Now Beeing stricken in years and under Many infirmities of Body; though intire in understanding, not Knowing the Day of my Death, Have Devised and Declared this as my last will and Testament, ffirst I Comend my Soul into the hands of god in Jesus Christ, or into the hand of my merciful Creator and Redemer; Secondlie I comit my Body to the Earth to bee Decently Buried att the Charg of my two Sons Simeon Mesenger and Thomas Mesenger, And as ffor that estate that I leave I will that it be Devided as ffolloweth, viz I will that my land my Houseing stands uppon bee eqaly Devided betwen my two sons Simeon Mesenger and Thomas Mesenger that either of them have an Eqal part of it; the parting line to be stated betwixt them from the highway on the westerly End to Mr Sandlyes ffenc on the easterly end, My son Simeon to have the left hand part Next Bomsteads with all the Houseing on that and the Coat of Arms the Mesenger Arms Hanging in the Parlour, with the Cow common belonging to the lot- to be his, his Heires executors Administrators and Assignes forever the other Half viz the Right hand part Next the Burying place I will and Give to my son thomas Messenger with all the Houseing upon that, to bee to him his Heires executors Administrators and Asignes forever, I will that they both have eqal Right to and benifit of, the pump, inless they other ways agree, I will that Ana Messenger my son Johns Daughter shal have my Best ffether Bed and Bolster and two pillows; I will that all the rest of my Houshold Goods bee Eqaly Devided amongst my own Daughters to each on of them theireEqual part, and if any one of my Daughters Dy before this Devition Bee made or my will take place, then that Estate that should have ben for her the mother shall bee Devided to her Children, I will that the Liveing creatures that shall be found at my dicease to bee mine shal be devided Betwen Simeon and Thomas my two sons abovesd; ffinaly I Apoint by two Sons, Simeon Messenger and Thomas Messenger to bee my Executors of this my last will and Testament, And my two Bellovd ffreinds Simon Ston of Wattertowneand Abraham Williams of Marlborough I Chuse to bee my overseers to see that this my will be ffulfilled, and if ther bee any just Debts made my mee and demonstrated so to bee my two Sons Simeon and Thomas abovesd shal pay them, And as a fful and Clear Demonstration that this is my Last will and testament and yt all other and fformer wills of mine are hereby Nulled and made void, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth of September in the year of our lord on thousand six hundred Nintie and four and in the Sixth year of their Majesties Reigne King William and Queene Mary Sarah Meseniger [sig] [Seal] Signed sealled and Delivered in the presenc of Wittneses- John Ward [sig] Suffolk - ss: Mr. John Ward, Mr Jonathan Whittney Jonathan Whitney [sig] and Josia Fisher, all personally appearing Josiah Fisher [sig] before me the subscriber, one of those made Justice of the peace for sd County, made oath that they were present and did see Sarah Messenger Seal & Deliver this instrument & declare it to be her act & deed Jer. Dumer Suffolk Ss By the Honble William Stoughton Esqr: Judge of Probate
Judge's attestation The within written Will being presented by Simeon Messenger and Thomas Messenger Executors therein named- John Ward Jonathan Whitney & Josiah Fisher and three witnesses thereto personally appearing before me, made Oath that they were present and did see Abraham Williams Signe the within writeen Istrumt in the presence & by the express direction of Sarah Messenger the within named Testatrix and that she the sd Sarah Messenger did Seale & publish the same as her last Will & Testament, being then of sound disposing mind to their best discerning and that they subscribed their names as Witnesses thereto in presence of the sd Testatrix Boston June 24 1697 Jurat Cor. Wm Stoughton [sig]
- Dunkle, Robert J., and Ann S. (Ann Smith) Lainhart. Inscriptions and Records of the Old Cemeteries of Boston. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, c2000).
link. See also MEMORIAL ID 89487500 on FindAGrave
CEMETERY : 1697 LOCATION : Boston,Suffolk,Massachusetts,United States CEMETERY NAME : Granary Bur. Gd. TEXT : Sarah [May Copy: “Michell.”] [Essex]: Messinger, Sarah, June 6, 1697, ae.. abt. 76 y.
- Boston,Suffolk,Massachusetts,United States, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699 (A Report of the Record Commissioners): Document 130. (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1883)
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Sarah Messenger Dyed 6 June 1697
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