Born to Thomas & Deborah (Hunt) Belcher in Aston, Juxta Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Married Catherine Allcock 11 Dec 1627 in Manchester, Lancashire. England. Their child: Samuel Belcher.∼I could not find the burial site for Gregory. He was residing in Braintree so is probably buried there.
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The New England Historic Genealogical Register Vol 60, p125+ states: He was born about 1606 in England and was probably the son of Thomas Belcher, baptized Mar. 30 1606 at Aston, County Warwick, England. There was a Gregory Belcher, yeoman, of Berkeswell, Co. Warwick who left a will dated Mar. 20 1620 in which he mentions wife Joane, son Thomas, sons in law John Bonney and William Cook, daughters Elizabeth Cook, Isabel Bonney, and Alice Pemberton.
Gregory Belcher came to New England about 1634 and soon settled at Braintree (now Quincy) and on Dec. 30 1639 was granted a lot of 52 acres at Mt. Wollaston for 13 heads, his family. The exact bounds has not been determined, but it was along Franklin St. just north of Pernis Hill.
He was made freeman of the colony May 13 1640 and was a selectman in 1646. In a deposition in June 1665 he calls himself aged about 60 years. (Essex County Court Files).
On Jan. 6 1657/8 he leased from heirs of William Tyng of Boston the Salter Farm in Braintree (now Wollaston) and on Jan. 15 1666/7 he was one of a group of five men who purchased the farm, his interest being 1/8 part. (S.D. 5:229). On Mar. 26 1670, he and his son in law Alexander Marsh purchased 200 acres of the Iron Works land, where the furnace stood (in West Quincy) and May 18 1671 they bought 40 acres adjacent to the above at Crane's Plain on the Milton line. (S.D. 7:172). He also leased April 1 1658 from Boston the Blue Hill lands in Braintree.
Gregory Belcher died Nov. 25 1674. His wife was Catherine (____) who died in 1680 leaving a will dated Sept. 3 1679, proved July 20 1680, mentioning son Josiah, son John, daughters Elizabeth Gilbert, Mary Marsh, grand daughter Mary Marsh, and son Moses who was to have "the whole house and land he now possesses which I declare his father gave him."
Gregory Belcher was one of the eight original members, founders of the First Church in Braintree (now Quincy) Sept. 16 1639, three months before his grant of land, so was probably residing here already on one of the large farms where he raised cattle. In 1659 he stated he had been in the country about 25 years and had about 80 head of cattle and petitioned for a grant of 1000 acres but it was not given to him. He was in Braintree before Aug. 1637 when his son Samuel was born.
Children of Gregory & Katherine, last three recorded in Braintree (Boston returns):
i.Josiah, about 1631
ii. Elizabeth, near 1632;
iii. John, about 1633.
iv. Moses, about 1635.
v. Samuel, Aug. 24 1637.
vi. Mary, July 8 1639.
vii.Joseph, Dec. 25 1641.
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The New England Historic Genealogical Register Vol 60, p125+ states: He was born about 1606 in England and was probably the son of Thomas Belcher, baptized Mar. 30 1606 at Aston, County Warwick, England. There was a Gregory Belcher, yeoman, of Berkeswell, Co. Warwick who left a will dated Mar. 20 1620 in which he mentions wife Joane, son Thomas, sons in law John Bonney and William Cook, daughters Elizabeth Cook, Isabel Bonney, and Alice Pemberton.
Gregory Belcher came to New England about 1634 and soon settled at Braintree (now Quincy) and on Dec. 30 1639 was granted a lot of 52 acres at Mt. Wollaston for 13 heads, his family. The exact bounds has not been determined, but it was along Franklin St. just north of Pernis Hill.
He was made freeman of the colony May 13 1640 and was a selectman in 1646. In a deposition in June 1665 he calls himself aged about 60 years. (Essex County Court Files).
On Jan. 6 1657/8 he leased from heirs of William Tyng of Boston the Salter Farm in Braintree (now Wollaston) and on Jan. 15 1666/7 he was one of a group of five men who purchased the farm, his interest being 1/8 part. (S.D. 5:229). On Mar. 26 1670, he and his son in law Alexander Marsh purchased 200 acres of the Iron Works land, where the furnace stood (in West Quincy) and May 18 1671 they bought 40 acres adjacent to the above at Crane's Plain on the Milton line. (S.D. 7:172). He also leased April 1 1658 from Boston the Blue Hill lands in Braintree.
Gregory Belcher died Nov. 25 1674. His wife was Catherine (____) who died in 1680 leaving a will dated Sept. 3 1679, proved July 20 1680, mentioning son Josiah, son John, daughters Elizabeth Gilbert, Mary Marsh, grand daughter Mary Marsh, and son Moses who was to have "the whole house and land he now possesses which I declare his father gave him."
Gregory Belcher was one of the eight original members, founders of the First Church in Braintree (now Quincy) Sept. 16 1639, three months before his grant of land, so was probably residing here already on one of the large farms where he raised cattle. In 1659 he stated he had been in the country about 25 years and had about 80 head of cattle and petitioned for a grant of 1000 acres but it was not given to him. He was in Braintree before Aug. 1637 when his son Samuel was born.
Children of Gregory & Katherine, last three recorded in Braintree (Boston returns):
i.Josiah, about 1631
ii. Elizabeth, near 1632;
iii. John, about 1633.
iv. Moses, about 1635.
v. Samuel, Aug. 24 1637.
vi. Mary, July 8 1639.
vii.Joseph, Dec. 25 1641.
Born to Thomas & Deborah (Hunt) Belcher in Aston, Juxta Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Married Catherine Allcock 11 Dec 1627 in Manchester, Lancashire. England. Their child: Samuel Belcher.∼I could not find the burial site for Gregory. He was residing in Braintree so is probably buried there.
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The New England Historic Genealogical Register Vol 60, p125+ states: He was born about 1606 in England and was probably the son of Thomas Belcher, baptized Mar. 30 1606 at Aston, County Warwick, England. There was a Gregory Belcher, yeoman, of Berkeswell, Co. Warwick who left a will dated Mar. 20 1620 in which he mentions wife Joane, son Thomas, sons in law John Bonney and William Cook, daughters Elizabeth Cook, Isabel Bonney, and Alice Pemberton.
Gregory Belcher came to New England about 1634 and soon settled at Braintree (now Quincy) and on Dec. 30 1639 was granted a lot of 52 acres at Mt. Wollaston for 13 heads, his family. The exact bounds has not been determined, but it was along Franklin St. just north of Pernis Hill.
He was made freeman of the colony May 13 1640 and was a selectman in 1646. In a deposition in June 1665 he calls himself aged about 60 years. (Essex County Court Files).
On Jan. 6 1657/8 he leased from heirs of William Tyng of Boston the Salter Farm in Braintree (now Wollaston) and on Jan. 15 1666/7 he was one of a group of five men who purchased the farm, his interest being 1/8 part. (S.D. 5:229). On Mar. 26 1670, he and his son in law Alexander Marsh purchased 200 acres of the Iron Works land, where the furnace stood (in West Quincy) and May 18 1671 they bought 40 acres adjacent to the above at Crane's Plain on the Milton line. (S.D. 7:172). He also leased April 1 1658 from Boston the Blue Hill lands in Braintree.
Gregory Belcher died Nov. 25 1674. His wife was Catherine (____) who died in 1680 leaving a will dated Sept. 3 1679, proved July 20 1680, mentioning son Josiah, son John, daughters Elizabeth Gilbert, Mary Marsh, grand daughter Mary Marsh, and son Moses who was to have "the whole house and land he now possesses which I declare his father gave him."
Gregory Belcher was one of the eight original members, founders of the First Church in Braintree (now Quincy) Sept. 16 1639, three months before his grant of land, so was probably residing here already on one of the large farms where he raised cattle. In 1659 he stated he had been in the country about 25 years and had about 80 head of cattle and petitioned for a grant of 1000 acres but it was not given to him. He was in Braintree before Aug. 1637 when his son Samuel was born.
Children of Gregory & Katherine, last three recorded in Braintree (Boston returns):
i.Josiah, about 1631
ii. Elizabeth, near 1632;
iii. John, about 1633.
iv. Moses, about 1635.
v. Samuel, Aug. 24 1637.
vi. Mary, July 8 1639.
vii.Joseph, Dec. 25 1641.
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The New England Historic Genealogical Register Vol 60, p125+ states: He was born about 1606 in England and was probably the son of Thomas Belcher, baptized Mar. 30 1606 at Aston, County Warwick, England. There was a Gregory Belcher, yeoman, of Berkeswell, Co. Warwick who left a will dated Mar. 20 1620 in which he mentions wife Joane, son Thomas, sons in law John Bonney and William Cook, daughters Elizabeth Cook, Isabel Bonney, and Alice Pemberton.
Gregory Belcher came to New England about 1634 and soon settled at Braintree (now Quincy) and on Dec. 30 1639 was granted a lot of 52 acres at Mt. Wollaston for 13 heads, his family. The exact bounds has not been determined, but it was along Franklin St. just north of Pernis Hill.
He was made freeman of the colony May 13 1640 and was a selectman in 1646. In a deposition in June 1665 he calls himself aged about 60 years. (Essex County Court Files).
On Jan. 6 1657/8 he leased from heirs of William Tyng of Boston the Salter Farm in Braintree (now Wollaston) and on Jan. 15 1666/7 he was one of a group of five men who purchased the farm, his interest being 1/8 part. (S.D. 5:229). On Mar. 26 1670, he and his son in law Alexander Marsh purchased 200 acres of the Iron Works land, where the furnace stood (in West Quincy) and May 18 1671 they bought 40 acres adjacent to the above at Crane's Plain on the Milton line. (S.D. 7:172). He also leased April 1 1658 from Boston the Blue Hill lands in Braintree.
Gregory Belcher died Nov. 25 1674. His wife was Catherine (____) who died in 1680 leaving a will dated Sept. 3 1679, proved July 20 1680, mentioning son Josiah, son John, daughters Elizabeth Gilbert, Mary Marsh, grand daughter Mary Marsh, and son Moses who was to have "the whole house and land he now possesses which I declare his father gave him."
Gregory Belcher was one of the eight original members, founders of the First Church in Braintree (now Quincy) Sept. 16 1639, three months before his grant of land, so was probably residing here already on one of the large farms where he raised cattle. In 1659 he stated he had been in the country about 25 years and had about 80 head of cattle and petitioned for a grant of 1000 acres but it was not given to him. He was in Braintree before Aug. 1637 when his son Samuel was born.
Children of Gregory & Katherine, last three recorded in Braintree (Boston returns):
i.Josiah, about 1631
ii. Elizabeth, near 1632;
iii. John, about 1633.
iv. Moses, about 1635.
v. Samuel, Aug. 24 1637.
vi. Mary, July 8 1639.
vii.Joseph, Dec. 25 1641.
