Family:William Jeggles and Unknown (1)

The name of William Jeggles first wife is often said to be Mary, based on the totally undocumented work of Raymon Meyers Tingley.^[3] Tingley's work is frequently cited, although it is increasingly becoming considered unreliable unless supported by documentation from other sources. At present, the only known documented wife of William Jeggles is Elizabeth, often considered his second wife, again following Tingley. There is, however, no reason to believe that she is not his first wife, and no evidence of a marriage in Salem to support the claim that William married a wife there.

There was a Mary Jeggles who was most likely a member of William's family, but she could as easily be his daughter or his mother as his wife; there is not enough information to determine the relationship. (See discussions on William's page, and on Mary's page.) Similarly, there are serious problems and questions concerning the children listed in Tingley, at least some of whom appear to have resulted from, or been augmented by, creative speculation. In particular, the claim that Bridget Unknown, wife of John Rowe, was a daughter of William Jeggles ignores the differences in their places of origins and the times of their respective arrival in New England beyond credibility.

1.   Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009)
   p. 38.

   William Jeggles, ca 1590-1659, m. ca 1614, Mary [UNKNOWN];

2.   Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (1963)
   p. 850 (2011 edition).

   Jeggles, William1 (?1691-1659) & 1/wf Mary __ (-1636+); m 1614+/-
   (no sources listed)

3. ↑ Tingley, Raymon Meyers. Some ancestral lines: being a record of some of the ancestors of Guilford Solon Tingley and his wife Martha Pamelia Meyers. (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing Co., 1935)
   pp. 164-165.

   William Jeggles, of Salem, Mass, b. about 1590, d. May 1659, Salem, Mass. Married first, 1616, Mary __, member of church 1636. Married second, Elizabeth, d. summer 1667.
   Children:
   Capt. John Jeggles, b. about 1616, living 1659 in England
   Daniel Jeggles, b. about 1617, d. 10 April 1658, Salem, Mass, age 41
   Bridget Jeggles, b. 10 Jun 1916, Eng. Married first 10 June 1640 John Rowe.
   Capt. Thomas Jeggles, b. about 1621, England; living 1686.
   Elizabeth Jeggles, b. about 1623, England. Married abt 1642 Ralph Green of Malden who d. bed 1675. Their children: John Green, b. 22 Dec 1642, Boston, Mass; another child, b. Jan 1653, Malden, Mass.
   Hugh Jeggles, b. 1625, England, d. 3 Sep 1644, Salem, Mass, age 19
   William Jeggles, b. 1627, England, d. 12 May 1674, Salem, Mass, age 47. He came from Virginia.