Person:George Curwen (1)
Captain George Curwen
b.10 Dec 1610 Workington, Cumberland, England
d.3 Jan 1685 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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m. Est 1634
  1. John Corwin1635 - Bef 1638
  2. Samuel Corwin1635/36 -
  3. John Curwin1638 - 1683
  4. Jonathan Corwin1640 - 1718
  5. Abigail Curwin1643 - 1709
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m. 22 Sep 1669
  1. Susanna Curwen1672 -
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Name Captain George Curwen
Gender Male
Birth[1] 10 Dec 1610 Workington, Cumberland, England
Marriage Est 1634 Estimate based on date of birth of eldest known child.
to Elizabeth Herbert
Marriage 22 Sep 1669 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Elizabeth Winslow
Death[2] 3 Jan 1685 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Burial? Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United StatesBroad Street Cemetery
References
  1. ↑ Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    1:488.

    CURWIN, or CORWIN, GEORGE, Salem 1638, came with w. Eliz. (wh. had been wid. of John White), and d. Abigail from Workington in Cumberland, where he was b. 10 Dec. 1610, had John, b. 25 or 28 July 1638; Jonathan, 14 Nov. 1640, bapt. 17 Jan. foll.; Abigail, 30 Nov. 1643; Hannah, b. 1, bapt. 4 Jan. 1646; and Eliz. 2 July 1648. His w. whose fam. name was Herbert, it is said of Northampton, d. 15 Sept. 1668; and by sec. w. Eliz. Brooks, wid. of Robert, m. 22 Sept 1669, he had Penelope, b. 7 Aug. bapt. 2 Oct. 1670; Susanna, 10 Dec. 1672, bapt. Jan. 1673; and George, b. 1674, d. soon; was freem. 1665, rep. 1666, 7, 9, 70, 2, 4, and 6, a selectman, capt. in Philip's war, and d. 6 Jan. 1685, leav. large est. Abigail m. 28 Aug. 1663, Eleazur Hathorne, and, next, Hon. James Russell; Hannah m. 29 Dec. 1664, William Browne, and d. 21 Nov. 1692; Penelope m. Josiah Wolcott; and Susanna m. Edward Lyde of Boston, and d. early. More light is want. as to Abigail's sec. h. than the Geneal. Reg. affords, as also for the m. of Samuel Andrews to ano. ch. of Curwin's w.

  2. ↑ Curwen, George R. "Notice of the Curwen House and of Its Occupants", in Historical collections of the Essex Institute. (Salem, Massachusetts: Published for the Essex Institute by H. Whipple)
    2:229.

    Capt. George Corwin, b. England 10 Dec 1610, presumably Workington as he used the Arms of the Curwens of Workington Hall, d. Salem 3 Jan 1685, m. (1) Elizabeth, widow of John White, m. (2) Elizabeth, widow of Robert Brook and daughter of Gov. Edward Winslow.

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