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Ann Copp Saxton

Birth
Hatton, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
Death
23 Jun 1661 (aged 30–31)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Ann came to America from England June 17, 1635 on the ship Blessing, commanded by Capt. John Leicester, with her father William and step-mother Goodeth. Her mother, Ann (Rogers) Copp, died 1633 in Warwickshire, England.

Ann first married Hermon Atwood 11 Jun 1646 in Boston, Suffolk, MA and they were the parents of two children:
*John/1647 m. Sarah Travis; 2) Mary Long
Sarah/1650

*John was a Captain and Deacon;
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (collection of MA Vital Records:
Name: John Atwood
Baptism/Christening Date: 10 Oct 1647
Baptism/Christening Place: Boston, Suffolk Co, MA
Father's Name: *Hermon Atwood*
[ATWOOD Families of North America, Jul 2012]

After Herman died in 1651, Ann married Thomas Saxton and they were the parents of:
Thomas/1652
Mary
Samuel/8 Oct 1653 m. Elizabeth; 2) Susannah Adams
Joseph/9 May 1656
Nathaniel/29 Nov 1658 (unmarried)
Elizabeth/8 Jun 1661
Benjamin/18 May

"Copp's Hill Burying Ground is Boston's second oldest burying ground. It was first founded in 1659 as Windmill Hill. The area was named after shoemaker William Copp who once owned the land.

Also interred at Copp's Hill are the Mather family of ministers; shipyard owner Edmund Hartt; Robert Newman, best know for placing the signal lanterns in the steeple of the "Old North" Church on the eve of the Battle of Lexington and Concord; Shem Drowne, the weathervane maker who crafted the grasshopper atop Faneuil Hall; and Prince Hall, the anti-slavery activist and founder of the Black Masonic Order."
CityofBoston.gov
Ann came to America from England June 17, 1635 on the ship Blessing, commanded by Capt. John Leicester, with her father William and step-mother Goodeth. Her mother, Ann (Rogers) Copp, died 1633 in Warwickshire, England.

Ann first married Hermon Atwood 11 Jun 1646 in Boston, Suffolk, MA and they were the parents of two children:
*John/1647 m. Sarah Travis; 2) Mary Long
Sarah/1650

*John was a Captain and Deacon;
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 (collection of MA Vital Records:
Name: John Atwood
Baptism/Christening Date: 10 Oct 1647
Baptism/Christening Place: Boston, Suffolk Co, MA
Father's Name: *Hermon Atwood*
[ATWOOD Families of North America, Jul 2012]

After Herman died in 1651, Ann married Thomas Saxton and they were the parents of:
Thomas/1652
Mary
Samuel/8 Oct 1653 m. Elizabeth; 2) Susannah Adams
Joseph/9 May 1656
Nathaniel/29 Nov 1658 (unmarried)
Elizabeth/8 Jun 1661
Benjamin/18 May

"Copp's Hill Burying Ground is Boston's second oldest burying ground. It was first founded in 1659 as Windmill Hill. The area was named after shoemaker William Copp who once owned the land.

Also interred at Copp's Hill are the Mather family of ministers; shipyard owner Edmund Hartt; Robert Newman, best know for placing the signal lanterns in the steeple of the "Old North" Church on the eve of the Battle of Lexington and Concord; Shem Drowne, the weathervane maker who crafted the grasshopper atop Faneuil Hall; and Prince Hall, the anti-slavery activist and founder of the Black Masonic Order."
CityofBoston.gov


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  • Created by: Sue McDuffie:)
  • Added: Aug 27, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75611273/ann-saxton: accessed ), memorial page for Ann Copp Saxton (1630–23 Jun 1661), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75611273, citing Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Sue McDuffie:) (contributor 47122067).