THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY

        Husband: Joseph Belknap
           Born: about 1630
        Married: before 1668
           Died: 14 NOV 1712 in Boston, Massachusetts (1)
         Buried: in King's Chapel, Boston, MA (2)
         Father: Abraham Belknap
         Mother: Mary
        Spouses: Ruth Williams; Hannah Meakins
     Occupation: Glover
           Wife: Lydia Ingalls
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Additional Information

Joseph Belknap:

Notes:
Joseph lived in Boston as early as 1658, when he was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. He was made a freeman in 1665. Joseph was a founder of the Old South Church in Boston, MA.

Joseph's will was dated 29 Nov 1710 and was proved 5 Dec 1712. Joseph had somewhere between 12 and 15 children! He had 4 children by Ruth Williams, one by Lydia Ingalls, and at least seven by Hannah.

Footnotes

  1. Edited by Frederick A. Virkus, First Families of America (1925), 2022.
  2. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, English Origins of New England Families (Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore, 1985), Series 2, Volume 1, page 172.

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