Person:John Pabodie (2)

He was on a list of Freeman, March 7, 1636-7 and was granted 10 acres of land January, 1637 in "Duxburrow". He received another tract of land in 1640. His will is in the Plymouth records. John was on the list of proprietors of Bridgewater in 1645.

He probably arrived in the Plymouth Colony in 1635 or 1636, for his name appears on the list of freemen of the colony dated March 7, 1636/37, and he was admitted and sworn with others whose names were on that list on Jan. 2, 1637/8. John Peabody received a grant of 10 acres of land Jan. 1, 1637/8, "on Duxburrow side, lying betwixt the lands of William Tubs on the north side and those of Experience Mitchell on the south side, and from the sea in the west; and from Blew Fish River in the easte." Another tract, granted him Nov. 2, 1640, was 30 acres "with meadow to it" at North River. He was a member of the jury that convicted three young Englishmen of the murder of an Indian on Sept. 4, 1638, and of the "Grand Inquest" at the court June 4, 1639. He was one of the sureties on a neighbor's bond June 4, 1645. In 1645, John Paybody and his son, William, were among the original proprietors of Bridgewater, Mass. He was a witness with Thomas Winterton against Edward Richards when he was tried in court at Salem 4:9:1645, on a charge of making a false statement to them concerning shipboard killings. Richards was convicted and fined 10 shillings and ordered to acknowledge his sin before the congregation at Lynn.

Possible Relative

Selim Hobart Peabody theorized that John Pabodie of Duxbury was a close relative (possibly a first cousin) of John Peabody of Great Glen, Leicestershire^[4]. They were certainly not the same person, but named 3 of their sons the same, including Francis, which was a rare name at the time.

1.   Alden, Mrs. Charles L (Mary Langford Taylor). Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and descendants. (Salem, Massachusetts: Eben Putnam, 1897)
   p.3.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Will of John Paybody", in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
   12:312.

   [Called a "true copy", from Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. 2 of Wills, p. 41. Earlier, p. 11:198, a version from same source was printed, that appears to differ only in some minor spelling.]
   The last Will and Testament of John Paybody In and upon the Sixteenth of July in the year of our Lord 1649, I John Paybody of Daybroock in the Collonie of New Plymouth Planter being in perfect health and sound in memory God be blessed for it doe ordain and make this my last Will and Testament In manner and forme as followeth;
   Imprimis I bequeath my soule to God that gave it hoping to be saved by the Merritt of Christ my blessed Saviour and Redeemer as for my Worldly goods as followeth ;
   Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas my eldest sonne one shilling
   Item I give and bequeath unto Francis Paybody my second son one shilling
   Item I give unto William Paybody my youngest son one shilling
   Item I give and bequeath unto Annis Rouse my Daughter one shilling
   Item I give and bequeath unto John Rouse the son of John Rouse my lands att Carswell in Marshfield after my wifes decease.
   Item I give unto John Paybody the son of William my lott of land att the new plantation
   Item. I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods that are knowne to be mine leaving a Dead unto my wife Isabell Paybody whom I make my sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament
   Memorandum All these legaises [legacies] before sett down are to be payed by William Paybody my youngest son when they shall be demanded.
   [signed] John Paybody
   [witnessed] John ffernesyde.
   Boston New England the 27'h April 1667. Mr. John ffernesyed swore to the above.

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Peabody, Selim Hobart, and Charles Henry Pope. Peabody (Paybody, Pabody, Pabodie) genealogy. (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, publisher, 1909 (Boston, Mass. : Press of C.H. Simmonds & Co.))
   p. 1.
4. ↑ Peabody, Selim Hobart, and Charles Henry Pope. Peabody (Paybody, Pabody, Pabodie) genealogy. (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, publisher, 1909 (Boston, Mass. : Press of C.H. Simmonds & Co.))
   pp. xv-xvi.
5.   Source:Peabody, Selim H. Peabody (Paybody, Pabody, Pabodie) Genealogy, after an extensive search of English wills, concluded that nothing can be determined about John's origins. Origins in St. Albans appear to be based on the passenger list of the Planter, where John's possible/alleged son Francis came to New England, apparently separate from John, but this source says it has been shown that the St. Albans notation was only meant to apply to the Tuttle family on that ship.