Person:William Cleaves (2)

  • HWilliam CleavesAbt 1650 - 1714/15
  • WMartha EdwardsBef 1656 - Bef 1683
m. Bef 1676
  1. John Cleaves1676 - 1753
  2. Eleanor CleavesAbt 1678 - 1708
  3. Martha Cleaves1681 - 1725
m. 18 May 1683
  1. William Cleaves1686 -
  2. Hannah Cleaves1688 -
  3. Robert Cleaves1689 -
  4. Ebenezer Cleaves1691 -
  5. Benjamin Cleaves1693 -
Facts and Events
Name[2] William Cleaves
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1650 Possibly Maine, United States
Marriage Bef 1676 Based on birth of eldest known child
to Martha Edwards
Marriage 18 May 1683 Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United StatesAlso recorded at Beverly.
to Margaret Corey
Death[1] 27 Jan 1714/15 Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the End of Year 1849. (Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1906-07)
    Vol. 2, p. 402.

    CLEEVES, W[illia]m, sr., [died] Jan. 27, 1714-15.

  2. Aspinwall, Algernon A. "Grandchildren of the Passengers on the Mayflower", in National Genealogical Society quarterly. (Washington, District of Columbia: National Genealogical Society)
    Vol. 11, p. 3.

    William Cleaves b. abt 1650, d. 27 Jan 1714-15, m. (1) Martha Corey, m. (2) "her sister Margaret". "He owned land in Lyman, York County, Maine, and may have been a kinsman of the well known George Cleaves. William Cleaves, however, lived and died in Beverly, Massachusetts."

    Note: First wife was Martha Edwards not Martha Corey. Second wife was Margaret, daughter of Giles Corey.