The Last Will And Testament Of John Paybody Written 16 Jul 1649 - No document of any sort is appended to the copy of the will and the accompanying deposition of Mr. [John] Fernyside. Doubtless an inventory was taken duly, but has become lost. The copy does not give absolute evidence that the name was spelled exactly in this way in the original, though this would be usual with recorders; but it affords satisfactory evidence that the signature was an autograph and not a "mark."

Although there has not been discovered any family record of this Duxbury pioneer or other documentary evidence that Francis of Ipswich was his child, yet that theory is acted on in this work. John Paybody died at a time and place of which no record has been found. The Peabody Genealogy by Dr. Selim Hobart Peabody 1909
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The Newport Family - John Pabody [Sr.] had land at Little Compton, Newport Co., RI after William Pabodie had removed thither "may indicate" he was kinsman to brothers Lieut Francis Pabody & William Pabodie.
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Lieutenant Francis Pabody

Came to New England in the ship "The Planter"* - After 11 Apr 1635 departed London and arrived at Boston, MA Sunday 7 Jun 1635 Nicholas Trarice, Master Dates of Embarcation 2 Apr 1635 From St. Albons in Hertfordshier Francis Peboddy 21 years Husbandman*

1636: First town record of Francis, in describing the lands of Samuel Hall. Eight acres of planting ground, by an act of the Towne as in the old book Anno 1636, lying near the highway going to Labour in vaine meadowe, butting to ye East upon ye planting ground of John Seaborn and on ye North planting ground of Francis Pebody

1638: One of the original settlers of Hampton, NH, later moving to Topsfield, Essex Co., MA. Settled at Ipswich; proprietor there in 1636. Removed to Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH where he was a proprietor June 1640.

18 May 1642: Made Freeman, at Hampton; Admission to Hampton Church implied by Freemanship. Sold house and land there 1649-1650 and removed to Topsfield, MA.

4 Mar 1649/50: Seating in the Meeting House, assigned First Seat on the south side against the desk at Topsfield, MA.

Lieut. Francis PABODY died Feb. 19, 1697-8 Topsfield, Essex Co., MA - Will dated Jan 20 1695/6, proved Aug 7 1698 - Wife Mary to be executrix together with son John Pebody & Isaac Pebody executors of this my last will & testament. The above said premises were signed & sealed & declared to be ye last will & Testament of ye said Francis Pebody yr twentieth day of January in yr year of our Lord one thousand six hundred Ninety & five or six, in presence of us Joseph Capen Thomas Baker Ephraim Dorman Sen/r Signs his Will ffrancis Pabody *Note - His will is written by his pastor, Rev. Joseph Capen and signs his own will "Francis Pabody"

m [1] ca1640 Hampton, Essex Co., MA Lydia Perkins - [d/o Isaac "Issache" & Alice Perkins -his 2nd wife] born 1 Jan 1617/18 died bef 1649 Hampton, Essex Co., MA currently known as Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH

They had 5 children - Lydia, John, Joseph, William, Isaac

m [2] aft 27 Mar 1649 Widow Mary Wood - nee Foster

They had children - Sarah, Hepzibah, Lydia*, Mary, Ruth, Damaris, Samuel, Jacob, Hannah, Nathaniel

ref: The Pine Grove Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Topsfield, MA; Hotten's Lists*; +/++ -The Peabody Genealogy by Dr. Selim Hobart Peabody 1909; Lydia b 1654 is omitted, with a notation "she is not mentioned in her father's will", Francis Peabodie. A Lydia Peabodie b 1654, d/o Francis/Mary Foster is listed in the Ipswich County VR (have copy).
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Work In Progress - Jul 2021
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